[meme] one hundred music things | "when your walk on role becomes a major part..."
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Powderfinger | Up And Down And Back Again | Odyssey Number Five
Released | 4th September, 2000
Genre | Alternative Rock
There's a reason Powderfinger's 'Odyssey Number Five' was voted the Hottest Australian Album Of All Time. Because it is. Jam packed full of international hits like My Happiness and My Kind Of Scene, it was nevertheless Up And Down And Back Again that truly captivated me. Less anthemic than the singles, track number six, first song back after the interlude, is profound in a way that I remember completely relating to at the time, and still do now... have you ever attempted to be yourself, when everybody wants you to be someone else... I mean, REALLY, BOYS?! REALLY?!!! You are actual perfection.
[lyrics]
come and rescue me
from in the water deep
careful now don't lose your aim
the road ahead is clear again
i haven't found it yet
you drift away so slow
in the ebb and flow
so I landed on my feet
the steadiness is bittersweet
it feels the same when you're pushed
out and away and into the crush
in all the hidden pleasures you find
in what you're looking for
i hope that you remember that pride
comes before a fall
i can barely see up and down and back again
despite what you believe I keep away from trouble
if who I am today's a sign of where I'm going
i'm ready to embrace
recreate the scene
of everywhere you've been
overcome the dreaded curse
a symptom of the universe
it feels the same when you're pushed
out and away and into the crush
i can barely see up and own and back again
despite what you believe I keep away from trouble
if who I am today's a sign of where I'm going
i'm ready to embrace
if everybody knows just who you are
when your walk on role becomes a major part
have you ever attempted to be yourself
when everybody wants you to be someone else
up and down and back again
going up and down and back again
[*sigh and small sob to finish*]
Powderfinger | Up And Down And Back Again | Odyssey Number Five
Released | 4th September, 2000
Genre | Alternative Rock
There's a reason Powderfinger's 'Odyssey Number Five' was voted the Hottest Australian Album Of All Time. Because it is. Jam packed full of international hits like My Happiness and My Kind Of Scene, it was nevertheless Up And Down And Back Again that truly captivated me. Less anthemic than the singles, track number six, first song back after the interlude, is profound in a way that I remember completely relating to at the time, and still do now... have you ever attempted to be yourself, when everybody wants you to be someone else... I mean, REALLY, BOYS?! REALLY?!!! You are actual perfection.
Click to view[lyrics]
come and rescue me
from in the water deep
careful now don't lose your aim
the road ahead is clear again
i haven't found it yet
you drift away so slow
in the ebb and flow
so I landed on my feet
the steadiness is bittersweet
it feels the same when you're pushed
out and away and into the crush
in all the hidden pleasures you find
in what you're looking for
i hope that you remember that pride
comes before a fall
i can barely see up and down and back again
despite what you believe I keep away from trouble
if who I am today's a sign of where I'm going
i'm ready to embrace
recreate the scene
of everywhere you've been
overcome the dreaded curse
a symptom of the universe
it feels the same when you're pushed
out and away and into the crush
i can barely see up and own and back again
despite what you believe I keep away from trouble
if who I am today's a sign of where I'm going
i'm ready to embrace
if everybody knows just who you are
when your walk on role becomes a major part
have you ever attempted to be yourself
when everybody wants you to be someone else
up and down and back again
going up and down and back again
[*sigh and small sob to finish*]