24 February 2004 (Tuesday)
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Well, first off, I didn't expect to write a song like this tonight...it kind of came as a shock to me. I suppose it sums up some of my beliefs in a pretty straitforward manner...the title Ping Pong refers to the endless debate religious scholars have for their own opinions on what is truth and what it is that they believe. This song touches on the lack of tolerance people of different religions have for one another...I guess this song is meant to be a little provacative...I state a belief that I have that we don't really know what happens after death until we become one again with the earth. I make a statement that hints at with freedom comes ignorance...and I believe this to be true. We live in a world that will always have war and hurt and anger and misery and pain...but with those things come some of life's most beautiful, precious, uplifitng and satisfying moments...I believe in darkness and in light...yin/yang...good/bad...balance is probably the only thing I adhere to in terms of "rules" placed upon myself...I believe everything that happens to us in life has a reaction...and can be viewed as good or bad depending on how you choose to look at the situation. I've told people this before but I don't regret anything I've ever done in my life. I believe every action I've taken has gotten me to where I am today and I'm thankful for that alone. On a lighter, less philosphical note, I thought it was funny that I put "simple plan" in the song because they were on Conan OBrien as I wrote the song. This song may have came about as a subconscious statement to the hoopla surrounding the release of "The Passion" - the new movie portraying the last moments of Jesus Christ's life before his crucifiction. Anyway, I'll probably be back to lovely little pop ditties again tomorrow. In the meantime, enjoy this bare bones, sloppy demo...
Ping Pong
Words/Music By Matt Hopper
Life’s a mystery a massive puzzle we go to our grave alone
And if you think that you know the answer just try to prove me wrong
Yeah I know everybody has their own opinion and this is mine…
Do you know Buddha? Do you know Jesus? Do you know Islam?
Do you speak Hebrew? Do you know Latin? Would you drop the atom bomb?
Well, we all got some reasons
but I think they’re all wrong
back and forth like ping pong
I sure hope that there’s a God above and a Devil below
I want to meet them and find some answers when it’s my time to go
Is black is evil? Is white the purest love? Do we know our fellow man?
How does hatred breathe with holiness? Is our life a simple plan?
Faith will lead you, faith will guide you
On the right path for the soul
And here’s to freedom here’s to ignorance
Here’s to darkness and the light
Comments: 5
catchy as always. provocative is good. with freedom comes ignorance? that's pretty heavy...
whoa-o-o-o-o-o-oa angelina.
willis [10:41AM CST 25-Feb-2004]
finally got around to listening to this one.
the execution is well-done. the stripped down-edness(??) is really appropriate, as it's a real stripped-down sort of feeling.
i can't say i agree with the song, but i can't say i understand what it's saying, either. no real thesis... but that's the point, isn't it?
burr [03:03PM CST 26-Feb-2004]
Exactly Burr, of course you don't agree...that is the point. Willis, yes I am saying there is alot of ignorance in the world, and us "free" folk are some of the most ignorant around...
but the point of it is...ping pong.
hopper [04:37PM CST 26-Feb-2004]
with ignorance comes freedom... now that's easier to latch onto. the converse is still ping-ponging around my neural net.
willis [07:13PM CST 26-Feb-2004]
the point is ping-pong? the point is... serve.
burr [10:58PM CST 26-Feb-2004]