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Musicbrainz DBCome stumble my mirth beaten worker
I'm Jezmund the family berzerker
I'm bought for the price of a flagon of rice
The wind buffs the cabin
You speak of your life
Or more willingly Locust the Lurker
Confuse what you can of the ending
And revise your despise so impending
'Cause I soak on the wrath
That you didn't quite mask
I'm getting it clearly through alternate paths
Or mixed in with the signal you're sending
But who can unlearn all the facts that I've learned
As I sat in their chairs and my synapses burned
And the torture of chalk dust collects on my tongue
Thoughts follow my vision and dance in the sun
All my vasoconstrictors they come slowly undone
Can't this wait till im Old?
Can't I live while I'm young?
But no peace for Jezmund tonight
I plug the distress tube up tight
And watch what I say as it flutters away
And all this emotion is kept harmless at bay
Not to educate somebody's fright
I'm Jezmund the family berzerker
I'm bought for the price of a flagon of rice
The wind buffs the cabin
You speak of your life
Or more willingly Locust the Lurker
Confuse what you can of the ending
And revise your despise so impending
'Cause I soak on the wrath
That you didn't quite mask
I'm getting it clearly through alternate paths
Or mixed in with the signal you're sending
But who can unlearn all the facts that I've learned
As I sat in their chairs and my synapses burned
And the torture of chalk dust collects on my tongue
Thoughts follow my vision and dance in the sun
All my vasoconstrictors they come slowly undone
Can't this wait till im Old?
Can't I live while I'm young?
But no peace for Jezmund tonight
I plug the distress tube up tight
And watch what I say as it flutters away
And all this emotion is kept harmless at bay
Not to educate somebody's fright
| Lazarus (Bethany) | Posted: Mar 09, 2013 - 10:00 Everybody in my church loves this song!!!! |
| Sasha2001 (The business end of Bloomberg's education machine.) | Posted: Mar 09, 2013 - 09:58 Think what you will of Phish, this track still smokes. |
| stalfnzo (Somewhere... out there) | Posted: Mar 09, 2013 - 09:54 Great song, but not nearly as good as live versions. |
| pwood | Posted: Dec 05, 2012 - 09:01 This song has one of the worst guitar solos iv'e heard in a while... |
| pwood | Posted: Dec 05, 2012 - 09:01 lily34 wrote: torture I'm with you! |
| lily34 (GTFO) | Posted: Dec 05, 2012 - 08:58 torture |
| George_Tirebiter (Phoenix) | Posted: Aug 01, 2012 - 15:57 Saw a bumper sticker years ago that was pointed to all those deadheads: "Jerry's dead. Phish sucks. Get a life." |
| thatslongformud (don't call it Frisco) | Posted: Mar 28, 2012 - 10:04 mcYammer wrote: Did Trey smoke up some More100s before recording this one? Sounds way too grizzled and lower-toned btw, Misterfixit: I feel your pain with the pissants in the hall, trying to ruin somebody's day to make their own full...and messing with kids and their education at the same time? Those kids needed to know you were human, and she wasn't helping by fulfilling the stereotype. I'm in Alt ed now and ANYTHING to keep the kids questioning and THERE is GOOD. Thank you for your service! They slowed down the tape after recording a much faster version (ala A Live One), which resulted in a the vocals lowered a step or two |
| ziakut (The Windy City) | Posted: Mar 27, 2012 - 20:34 I get the distinct feeling that these guys think they're all that. They are good, but not that good. |
| hubcapsally (Peeyay) | Posted: Jan 24, 2012 - 11:26 Meh. The only Phish I like are of the Swedish variety. |
| JalapenoJoe (Phoenix, AZ) | Posted: Jan 24, 2012 - 11:22 modemhead wrote: This gets an 8 just for having the word "vaso-constrictors" in the lyrics. I hate when my vaso-constrictors come slowly undone. |
| DanO-1 (Sandia Park, New Mexico) | Posted: Dec 23, 2011 - 17:36 Misterfixit wrote: Love this track. Had a high school teacher pal and we would spend a lot of time fishing during his off time in the summer. When late August rolled around, I would crank volume on this song as he would be whining about having to return to school soon. He still flinches when he sees a yellow bus.My disillusionment with secondary education occurred on the first hour of the first day of the first year I taught high school. When the new students entered our classroom, I had this track playing on the multimedia system. The principal ... a singularly unpleasant little piss-ant of a wizened child-hater was quickly alerted to this major infraction by one of her spies in the hallway. The old bitch was not pleased. See, I had been given classes of "difficult kids". They pretty much all came out OK at the end of the year, by the way ... some of them struggled, and earned an "A" for the first time in their entire school lives. The old bitch? still there. Me? I quit after 3 years. Cowardly. Anyway, nice memories and I still get emails and cards from the kids years later. Made it all worth while.. |
| to_the_eleven (the groove) | Posted: Oct 21, 2011 - 09:44 Well, you rated it a 6 and the average is 6.9.  Tippster wrote: Most over-rated band ever? |
| mcYammer (Beervana) | Posted: Oct 21, 2011 - 09:40 Did Trey smoke up some More100s before recording this one? Sounds way too grizzled and lower-toned btw, Misterfixit: I feel your pain with the pissants in the hall, trying to ruin somebody's day to make their own full...and messing with kids and their education at the same time? Those kids needed to know you were human, and she wasn't helping by fulfilling the stereotype. I'm in Alt ed now and ANYTHING to keep the kids questioning and THERE is GOOD. Thank you for your service! |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Oct 21, 2011 - 09:40 Misterfixit wrote: Love this track. My disillusionment with secondary education occurred on the first hour of the first day of the first year I taught high school. When the new students entered our classroom, I had this track playing on the multimedia system. The principal ... a singularly unpleasant little piss-ant of a wizened child-hater was quickly alerted to this major infraction by one of her spies in the hallway. The old bitch was not pleased. See, I had been given classes of "difficult kids". They pretty much all came out OK at the end of the year, by the way ... some of them struggled, and earned an "A" for the first time in their entire school lives. The old bitch? still there. Me? I quit after 3 years. Cowardly. Anyway, nice memories and I still get emails and cards from the kids years later. Made it all worth while.. A shame. You were the sort of way cool teacher that me and my mates appreciated when we were in secondary school, who made learning fun. The sort of teacher that's rarer than gold dust and ten times as precious. I can only think of 4 teachers in my whole five years incarceration in that day prison whom I respected and looked forward to learning from. The rest were just time-serving prison officers. |
| CamLwalk (Albany NY) | Posted: Oct 21, 2011 - 09:40 Brush with greatness.... Nector once made me gravy fries! MMMMMMmmmmm....gravy fries! |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Sep 19, 2011 - 18:00 I'll dance to this... |
| hencini | Posted: Sep 19, 2011 - 17:52 Misterfixit wrote: Love this track. My disillusionment with secondary education occurred on the first hour of the first day of the first year I taught high school. When the new students entered our classroom, I had this track playing on the multimedia system. The principal ... a singularly unpleasant little piss-ant of a wizened child-hater was quickly alerted to this major infraction by one of her spies in the hallway. The old bitch was not pleased. See, I had been given classes of "difficult kids". They pretty much all came out OK at the end of the year, by the way ... some of them struggled, and earned an "A" for the first time in their entire school lives. The old bitch? still there. Me? I quit after 3 years. Cowardly. Anyway, nice memories and I still get emails and cards from the kids years later. Made it all worth while.. Bummer. It's always a struggle working under someone like that— I've been in a similar place before... But it sounds like you might have been a breath of fresh air for those kids, tho... |
| DoctorHooey (/etc) | Posted: Jun 17, 2011 - 07:57 A guilty pleasure, but a pleasure nonetheless... |
| StoneyG (Just east of The Rockies; north of the 49th) | Posted: May 16, 2011 - 17:49 stalfnzo wrote: Not nearly as good as live versions Indeed! |
| Xstar (Florence, Kentucky) | Posted: Apr 15, 2011 - 04:12 Phish is like a fond taste for a certain cookie; made of everything you can get your hands on that tastes good yet only one or two ingredients were necessary to make it really good, and so it's a little much. They taste, not bad, but still average (7). |
| stalfnzo (Somewhere... out there) | Posted: Mar 14, 2011 - 16:59 Not nearly as good as live versions |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Feb 11, 2011 - 08:26 This song is cool... love it... |
| modemhead (Esse quam videri) | Posted: Dec 10, 2010 - 11:51 This gets an 8 just for having the word "vaso-constrictors" in the lyrics. |
| sailorgirl | Posted: Nov 08, 2010 - 16:55 Stefen wrote: Ditto. Ditto on the "I thought that was Frank Zappa"! Loved it!! |
| piefection (Hatetown USA) | Posted: Nov 08, 2010 - 16:53 Phish would be so much better if Trey never opened his mouth. |
| spudboy | Posted: Nov 08, 2010 - 16:52 Saw these guys in a Syracuse bar in 1988. I don't love their music but that was a top 5 show for me. These guys are excellent musicans. |
| More_Cowbell (Northern IL) | Posted: Jun 02, 2010 - 11:45 Tippster wrote: Most over-rated band ever? Most ridiculous comment ever |
| Tippster (Washington, DC) | Posted: May 01, 2010 - 18:31 Most over-rated band ever? |
| coloradobrophy (CO, USA) | Posted: Dec 26, 2009 - 15:14 more, more, more - bring on the LIVE stuff! |
| Stefen (West Hollywood, CA) | Posted: Dec 26, 2009 - 15:08 Coppertop wrote: Very Nice. and I thought it was Frank Zappa  Ditto. |
| df1489 (Lake Palestine, Tyler Tx) | Posted: Nov 25, 2009 - 05:00 The album art...Is that Carlos Santana?...hmmm |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Oct 24, 2009 - 19:26 This song is good for the ears... |
| Misterfixit (Nashville) | Posted: Aug 22, 2009 - 17:44 Love this track. My disillusionment with secondary education occurred on the first hour of the first day of the first year I taught high school. When the new students entered our classroom, I had this track playing on the multimedia system. The principal ... a singularly unpleasant little piss-ant of a wizened child-hater was quickly alerted to this major infraction by one of her spies in the hallway. The old bitch was not pleased. See, I had been given classes of "difficult kids". They pretty much all came out OK at the end of the year, by the way ... some of them struggled, and earned an "A" for the first time in their entire school lives. The old bitch? still there. Me? I quit after 3 years. Cowardly. Anyway, nice memories and I still get emails and cards from the kids years later. Made it all worth while.. |
| whtahtefcuk (Flagstaff, AZ, USA) | Posted: Aug 22, 2009 - 17:40 Super!!! |
| Misterfixit (Nashville) | Posted: Jun 20, 2009 - 07:53 The guys are simply awesome. All of their material is honking outstanding. You got to see them live to really appreciate them. |
| m4nt3ca | Posted: May 19, 2009 - 13:55 I agree. Must be played LOUD :) yeah |
| o2bnsv (Sun Valley, ID) | Posted: Oct 14, 2008 - 11:19 The countdown to Hampton 2009 is on! I can't wait to see some more Phish shows. There simply isn't another band around today that can capture the same live performance. |
| strawberryblonde (omaha,ne) | Posted: Oct 14, 2008 - 11:19  |
| Kittee (NC- Dreaming of the Mountains) | Posted: Oct 14, 2008 - 11:17 I think I will cook Phish for dinner tonight.  |
| hedgie (Pleasantville) | Posted: Sep 12, 2008 - 20:38 Anna Karenina? |
| zinzarin (Holland, MI) | Posted: Jul 11, 2008 - 14:52 snowak wrote: trey's voice is so weird in this tune- edited much?
The whole song was accidentally slowed down in the recording studio; they liked how it sounded, so they kept it for the record. (Of course, they don't even try to replicate this on-stage, thankfully.) |
| snowak (Colorado) | Posted: Jul 11, 2008 - 14:49 mattt wrote: I'm one of those who just doesn't get the whole Phish phenomenon, I guess. They're all right, but no one I'd drop out of life for and follow around the country.
-mt- guess you haven't met many "hippies" |
| snowak (Colorado) | Posted: Jul 11, 2008 - 14:47 trey's voice is so weird in this tune- edited much? |
| Dave_Mack (Two bus, zoo bus!) | Posted: Jul 11, 2008 - 14:46 Wizzuvv_oz wrote: Segue whiplash syndrome (SWS) from Keren Ann "In Your Back". Pfizer needs to develop a drug treatment for that.
This is the treatment. It's the Anti-Keren-Ann. |
| schrodingersdog (California) | Posted: May 09, 2008 - 16:21 Good stuff...now where'd I put my patchouli... |
| cirruss (Curacao, Netherlands Antilles) | Posted: May 09, 2008 - 16:19 Ja300Mes wrote: Play this song really loud in your car with the windows down - all of them. The world will once again seem right!
HELL! I'm playing it loud right now!!!!!!!!! WOO-HOO!!!!    |
| Ja300Mes (North Fork, Long Island) | Posted: Mar 07, 2008 - 19:21 Play this song really loud in your car with the windows down - all of them. The world will once again seem right! |
| Coppertop (San Diego, CA) | Posted: Mar 07, 2008 - 15:43 Very Nice. and I thought it was Frank Zappa |
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