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Old 02-21-2023, 08:29 PM   #181
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Dancing with the devil 'round a fire
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    Heaven or hell I'm going there with the GooGrux King.

    Dave Matthews = Satan confirmed!
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    Old 02-22-2023, 08:53 AM   #183
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    Yup if there is an all powerful being is is likely different than literally every explanation we have for it on Earth for the universe is massive.

    If you are your average God fearing Christian and can easily denounce the Gods of other religion's in the world but can't fathom how anyone else denounces the Christian God. Have a sit down and evaluate your myopic worldview.
    I think this philosophy has always been difficult for religious people. Even within denominations of Christianity. Beginning with the break away from Catholicism and Martin Luther. To Baptists, Episcopal, Methodists etc.. they all think each other are wrong in different theological ways based off different interpretations of the same book.

    How can we ever expect a more universal approach to other religions when they can't even agree on if music in church is evil or not lol. Seriously, went to a Christian College for a year and the church on campus is of a certain belief that think because there won't be intstruments in heaven that all the music in church should not include instruments. Not even an organ. They will not go to a church that has music in their service. This is based on someone's interpretation of the Bible. Just wild.

    However instruments for secular songs are ok, because that music will end up in hell anyways and we more or less just have to suffer it's existence and it's ok to enjoy it on earth.

    We are asking these folks to look at Muslims, Jews, Hindus and expect to find common ground?? Haha. Never.
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    Old 02-22-2023, 09:46 AM   #184
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    Has anyone ripped this for download (high quality)?
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    Old 02-22-2023, 09:48 AM   #185
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    Old 02-22-2023, 09:51 AM   #186
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    What if God...shuffled by?
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    Old 02-22-2023, 10:28 AM   #187
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    I dreamed I killed God, then I woke up.
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    I dreamed I killed God, then I woke up.
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    So everyone seems to like this song? Nobody hears these lyrics as really bad? Just curious and don't want to be a downer. But they are bad, no?
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    Old 02-22-2023, 11:22 AM   #190
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    So everyone seems to like this song? Nobody hears these lyrics as really bad? Just curious and don't want to be a downer. But they are bad, no?
    I think they're really good
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    Old 02-22-2023, 11:23 AM   #191
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    So everyone seems to like this song? Nobody hears these lyrics as really bad? Just curious and don't want to be a downer. But they are bad, no?
    The standards are very low for late stage DMB

    I personally think it's sounds like ChatGPT generated lyrics
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    None of these lyrics make me cringe, and some of them I actually really like so, for this period of Dave's songwriting, that's a huge triumph imo haha.
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    Old 02-22-2023, 11:30 AM   #193
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    I think they're really good
    I think so too. If you told me in 2000 that a 2023 Dave would be writing this song, I wouldn't be crestfallen. Also agree with your OATB and this as the best so far.
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    Old 02-22-2023, 11:33 AM   #194
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    Also, it's "no rope to hang the damned, no line to save the drowning man." Not the rum/drunken thing.
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    Old 02-22-2023, 12:12 PM   #195
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    So everyone seems to like this song? Nobody hears these lyrics as really bad? Just curious and don't want to be a downer. But they are bad, no?
    Not at all, no. I would not agree with that assessment. Do you like Break Free?
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    Old 02-22-2023, 12:53 PM   #196
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    This song is close to being great.

    Devil/Jesus line is just a "two sides of the same coin" thing. Devil STEALS, Jesus SAVES..both taking souls, doing the same thing...great lines from Dave there

    And obviously the DM lyric experience has always been a loss of innocence..but the chorus, closet, bed, monsters is just so damn cliche. Almost got this one..but those lines are not good.
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    This song is close to being great.

    Devil/Jesus line is just a "two sides of the same coin" thing. Devil STEALS, Jesus SAVES..both taking souls, doing the same thing...great lines from Dave there

    And obviously the DM lyric experience has always been a loss of innocence..but the chorus, closet, bed, monsters is just so damn cliche. Almost got this one..but those lines are not good.
    Right with you. I said above I could take or leave it, but found it stuck in my head the last day and actually really enjoy it. But it's definitely lacking "depth" in writing. Still better than a lot of the on the nose writing we get, and at this stage in Dave's career it's a good song.
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    It's kind of milquetoast. At least that version from the weekend is. It's in that The Only Thing middle of the road song. Not bad, not good, don't really need care if I ever hear it again, but not offended by it. I heard it Monsters twice and I may be ok with that amount until the record comes out.

    It's a lesser Bismarck/Too High hybrid. The rhythm dave is playing in on it is becoming too common place/predictable.
    I actually agree with this post. I think the song is middle of the road. I will say though, it does come across as having potential to be a lot greater than what we've heard in just the acoustic form. I'd definitely take Bismarck over it though, but I really like that one.
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    Old 02-22-2023, 04:37 PM   #199
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    The standards are very low for late stage DMB

    I personally think it's sounds like ChatGPT generated lyrics
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    Old 02-22-2023, 05:21 PM   #200
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    It's funny, there's no one thing that stands out as particularly amazing about this song for me, but man if it hasn't been stuck in my head more than any of the other new ones were when they debuted.

    I think the lyrics could've used a bit more work, but they do the job and I do really like a couple sections. It's just really damn catchy song and I keep going back to it. Excited to hear the studio cut.
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    I personally think it's sounds like ChatGPT generated lyrics
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    I like the song. It's catchy. I'm not gonna overthink it past that.
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    I like the song. It's catchy. I'm not gonna overthink it past that.
    That’s a good thing, because the lyrics are embarassing.
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    I was personally humiliated by the lyrics

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    Old 02-22-2023, 08:37 PM   #205
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    Do either of you like Break Free?
    The music is okay.
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    Old 02-22-2023, 11:33 PM   #206
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    That’s a good thing, because the lyrics are embarassing.
    Do you write lyrics?
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    That’s a good thing, because the lyrics are embarassing.
    What lyrics are embarrassing?
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    What lyrics are embarrassing?
    The lyrics of the song Break Free are very bad. Just like nearly everything else from the Batson era.

    But I do love Monsters and most of Dave’s lyrical efforts on the new songs from the new album so far.
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    The lyrics of the song Break Free are very bad. Just like nearly everything else from the Batson era.

    But I do love Monsters and most of Dave’s lyrical efforts on the new songs from the new album so far.

    The lyrics lack the subtlety of the genius of our old favorites like "Splish splash you and me taking a bath."
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    Break Free's lyrics are indeed pretty bad, let's be honest. I'm hoping they're by far the worst on the album, and so far they are, from what we've heard.
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