Comments on: Bliss ‘n’ Eso: Flying Colours

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[...] a year that saw the release of Bliss ‘n’ Eso’s monolithic Flying Colours, The Herd’s razorblade-laced production bonanza Summerland, Astronomy Class and their [...]

By: Morgan

Morgan — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:59:44 +0000

Well, I think with the global resources shortages, food riots and masses of refugees there are going to be very FEW people who suffer in the next century or so.

By: Alana

Alana — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:54:42 +0000

oh and why would they get hurt ? wouldn’t the people suffereing from poverty be the ones that would be getting hurt by the lack of empathy ?

By: Morgan

Morgan — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:47:14 +0000

Hmmm…

I thought I read it in the lyrics book, which has conveniently disappeared in the horrible mess that is my room… Gimme a couple of days to find it.

I think you’re right about the importance of working together in the song and our interpretations are hardly mutually exclusive :)

By: Alana

Alana — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:48:29 +0000

wow, thanks heaps i never thought of it that way. i thought it might’ve meant that trying to change this situation alone is an impossible challenge and you’d end up giving up as in the into and concluding verse they state how alone we cannot accomplish much but together we can mke a difference. i’ve just looked on 20 different sites and even some from citizen cope’s original but they all say pulling, where did you find the putting yourself away version ?

By: Morgan

Morgan — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 07:17:09 +0000

My interpretation is generally that the song is saying that human beings have placed themselves in a no-win situation. In short, between the state of the environment, global conflicts and a global shortage of food and water we need to re-assess the way that we deal with each other and the planet we live on.

I think you’re mis-hearing ‘pull away’. I belive the correct line is ‘putting yourself away’, which refers to being responisble for your own destruction.In short, being greedy, selfish and not having empathy for your fellow man is the same as standing in between someone who’s shooting a gun and the target they’re shooting at. Even if they miss the first couple of times, sooner or later, you’re going to get hurt.

I hope that answers your question.

By: Alana

Alana — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 06:55:52 +0000

i was wondering if you could help me understand the chorus to bullet and a target, i don’t understand what the bullet and target represents, who they are reffereing to and why and how they pull away.
please help.

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Astronomy Class: Exit Strategy « Wonderbread — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 03:21:56 +0000

[...] have noticed, since my review of Bliss n Eso’s Flying Colours album, that alot of people seem to be reaching our page by searching for Aussie Hip Hop and that [...]

By: Marty

Marty — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:08:41 +0000

I’m not the only one to notice the Dexter sound track on Dark Tower then, fantastic eerie sound track so to hear it mixed on this was awesome.

I really like this album, the comedy styles to some some songs and sound bites from the cricket where they crack up, fantastic.

I really like “Eye of the Storm”, “The Sea is Rising” and this is after maybe a couple of plays….

I picked this up on recommendation from a friend, I used to like aussie hip hop when i lived there. It’s been 2 years since then and since I am no longer there it’s very hard to pick up aussie hip hop out of context if you will, but this album brings me back to my time there…. superb!