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PostPosted: 23 Jan 2005, 11:56 
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is anyone else confused about the lyrics to this song? "If Then Else" is one of my favorite albums, absolutely brilliant IMO, but this song has always been the one unsure part of the album.

The magical air evaporates
whenever we float down from
the big plateau
We are here,

To let you know,
our rear view mirror
is full of meaning

Our endless trip is now in session
The twelve wheel drive
is overfloating with great experience

You've heard,
our rear view mirror
is full of meaning
Heating up,
coming down with the biggest flue

Our moves have set the evening
and we feel right, winding down
hanging on to silence
While equipment is digesting
in the underbelly of our ride
We believe,

And let you know,
our rear view mirror
is full of meaning

Does anyone know what these lyrics mean? "Our rear view mirror is full of meaning" ?! :-?


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Sorry but, what are you trying to mean?

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The song's about the happenings in Ft. Collins (Colorado) in 1999:

"... we were treated like animals. Really. They booked the Colorado-show without permission of the band or the band's management. When we arrived at Century Media Los Angeles we saw it was scheduled, and we tried to cancel it. It's very simple, we are just people like you, people who need a bed and some food, and I can tell you that sometimes we didn't even get something to drink!!!!!! Not even water!!!! We couldn't make the distance to Ft. Collins. We called the bookingsoffice, but they didn't want to cancel it. So we tried to do something IMPOSSIBLE. To drive all the way from San Fransisco to Colorado. Just to please the fans... That's a mere 800 miles/1250 km in 24 hours!! We managed to arrive at 22:30 local time. And I can tell you that we were sick. Very sick and incredible tired. Sick of the booking-guy, sick of the organisation, but above all, the inhuman trip to Colorado. We already had to fight a lot of miles and a big 'jet-lag'. OK. We arrived. Didn't have anything to eat the whole day. Just driving. Raymond, our tourmanager and Theo, our technician walked into the venue. They were treated like shit! Nobody had the decency to talk with our crew, nobody was in charge, (!) we could come back at 00:00, that's what the bar-lady said. ..."


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:-?

I did not know anything about this... :-?

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Hmm....that explains some of it, but I still don't understand why the rear view mirror is full of meaning. :surprised:


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Det_Nosnip wrote:
Hmm....that explains some of it, but I still don't understand why the rear view mirror is full of meaning. :surprised:


Isn't it??! :o
...ohh don't understand just enjoy :wink:
(sorry that's a philosophy of someone who doesn't understand English 100% sometimes not even 80%... :oops:

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Det_Nosnip wrote:
but I still don't understand why the rear view mirror is full of meaning. :surprised:


Saw things, clearer once you, were in my...
Rearview mirror...
Saw things so much clearer.

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The way I see it it's like :
"We drove a long long way for our gigs through the United States and now we return back home and look behind us and realize how many things happened."

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Hmm...that makes a bit more sense. Anneke has such an odd way with words sometimes. :)


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Markus wrote:
The song's about the happenings in Ft. Collins (Colorado) in 1999:

"... we were treated like animals. Really. They booked the Colorado-show without permission of the band or the band's management. When we arrived at Century Media Los Angeles we saw it was scheduled, and we tried to cancel it. It's very simple, we are just people like you, people who need a bed and some food, and I can tell you that sometimes we didn't even get something to drink!!!!!! Not even water!!!! We couldn't make the distance to Ft. Collins. We called the bookingsoffice, but they didn't want to cancel it. So we tried to do something IMPOSSIBLE. To drive all the way from San Fransisco to Colorado. Just to please the fans... That's a mere 800 miles/1250 km in 24 hours!! We managed to arrive at 22:30 local time. And I can tell you that we were sick. Very sick and incredible tired. Sick of the booking-guy, sick of the organisation, but above all, the inhuman trip to Colorado. We already had to fight a lot of miles and a big 'jet-lag'. OK. We arrived. Didn't have anything to eat the whole day. Just driving. Raymond, our tourmanager and Theo, our technician walked into the venue. They were treated like shit! Nobody had the decency to talk with our crew, nobody was in charge, (!) we could come back at 00:00, that's what the bar-lady said. ..."


full story is online on the website ;)

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Det_Nosnip wrote:
Anneke has such an odd way with words sometimes. :)

these lyrics were written together with Hans.

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oh wow. I always thought the song was in reference to the school shooting in Colorado. That's what I thought the "rear view window is full of meaning" statement was saying.....it will never be forgotten by the band. :oops:


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If you refer to Columbine tragedy, it happened after the release of if_then_else no?

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No, the Columbine incident happened April 20, 1999. If_Then_Else was released in July, 2000 if I'm not mistaken.


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then could have been linked.. but it's not ;)

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unlike NW's Kinslayer. that one was totally about it. so i thought colorado incident is about the same at first.

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What?! :o

I thought Kinslayer was just fantasy.

edit: just read the lyrics+liner notes...wow, this song means alot more to me now.


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I didn't know that about kinslayer!!!
And i didn't know either about colorado incident... :oops:
I'm so damn ignorant, i hate myself :(
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Burn wrote:
Markus wrote:
The song's about the happenings in Ft. Collins (Colorado) in 1999:

"... we were treated like animals. Really. They booked the Colorado-show without permission of the band or the band's management. When we arrived at Century Media Los Angeles we saw it was scheduled, and we tried to cancel it. It's very simple, we are just people like you, people who need a bed and some food, and I can tell you that sometimes we didn't even get something to drink!!!!!! Not even water!!!! We couldn't make the distance to Ft. Collins. We called the bookingsoffice, but they didn't want to cancel it. So we tried to do something IMPOSSIBLE. To drive all the way from San Fransisco to Colorado. Just to please the fans... That's a mere 800 miles/1250 km in 24 hours!! We managed to arrive at 22:30 local time. And I can tell you that we were sick. Very sick and incredible tired. Sick of the booking-guy, sick of the organisation, but above all, the inhuman trip to Colorado. We already had to fight a lot of miles and a big 'jet-lag'. OK. We arrived. Didn't have anything to eat the whole day. Just driving. Raymond, our tourmanager and Theo, our technician walked into the venue. They were treated like shit! Nobody had the decency to talk with our crew, nobody was in charge, (!) we could come back at 00:00, that's what the bar-lady said. ..."


full story is online on the website ;)


Is this story still on the site??

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Very interesting... I didn't know about this story, even if I understand some lyrics. :surprised: :roll:

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