i think this song is about natural conservation... i've seen these documentaries called blue gold and 180 degrees south. they both covered alot of the same subjects unintentionally. they mentioned how building dams and mining ground water disrupts the areas' water cycle and soil nutrient. large corp's positioning themselves for a shortage. privatizing or scrambling to control a share of what should be a trust (free,public)but are turned into a commodity and sold to Suez, Veolia, Rwe/Thames, etc
@Cmmarti1 im fairly certain that this song is not about preserving the earths beauty, although that is a nice message. i think it is about 9/11; "shadows of the planes on the pavement", "shadows of the scrapers on the pavement", "how could we have know", "shadows on their way to the heavens", etc. Just my interpretation.
"There's traffic in the sky And it doesn't seem to be getting much better There's kids playing games on the pavement Drawing waves on the pavement Shadows of the planes on the pavement Its enough to make me cry But that don't seem like it would make it feel better Maybe its a dream and if I scream It will burst at the seams This whole place will fall to pieces And then they'd say..." Being from Hawaii, Jack was surrounded by nature. He is speaking about how the earth is being
listen to this song while watching this video: youtube.com/watch?v=UEDcOPVMV_0&feature=related
TheRealObeeMusic 6 days ago
this isn't my music genre...
but this awesome
funkyshiz00 1 month ago
my babys will listen to jack johnson instead of beethoven ♥
182MB 1 month ago 2
@182MB Why instead of Beethoven? Beethoven was a genius as well..
wietskeane11 11 hours ago
y does dis song hv to end!!
Billion465 1 month ago
this is the greatest song of all time
TheSquirrelattack 2 months ago
Hello, I'm a Genious.
JulienB65 8 months ago
This song is so chill and probably the best song to just relax to, and its one of my favorites for that reason
richiegib10 8 months ago
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Nebraska051 9 months ago
my fav song to realex...
kochavoosh0 9 months ago 3
there is no one way to explain what this song means
it means whatever you want it to
cloudsinmycoffee24 9 months ago
@cloudsinmycoffee24 its about 9/11- cool user name by the way!
IIIrainman 6 months ago
@IIIrainman Actually he wrote it before 9/11 and they delayed releasing it because of the whole 9/11 thing. Heard it on a podcast thing
90thedro 5 months ago
The words are all around but the words are only sound, And no one ever seems to listen.!!!! Pretty self explanitory
teddyt18 9 months ago
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ForgeCafeVideos 10 months ago
one person must be deaf
jumpur55 11 months ago
Used to be a huge Jack Johnson fan. But it all sounds the same. Gets pretty boring after a good while.
openthedoors324 11 months ago
Ohhhhhhh yeaaaaaaaaa
Armandadras1 1 year ago
I think this song is about how we are losing touch about the meaning of life and everything around us. We are making everything all about us.
ltdesp2002 1 year ago
im learning how to play it atm
DeamonSlayer100 1 year ago
I love this song
i only learned about jack Johnson through curious George :)
little did i know id come to love all his music
lealee24 1 year ago 3
This song is best !
fontanafuck 1 year ago
this song is better !
fontanafuck 1 year ago
epic
DryAFDude 1 year ago
His music is amazing, it's hard to find good music now. And I'm 16 and saying this.
ItsFeliciaFREAK 1 year ago
I love this song!
PeanutButtaCrackaa 1 year ago
love Jack Johnson! :))
Rosalindxxxxxx 1 year ago
This song makes me happy..
Emmaa8D 1 year ago
"well how could we have known "i'd tell them its not so hard to tell"
"If you keep adding stones, soon the water will be lost in the well"
"talking about the plans on the paper building up from the pavement"
either way damn good writing
stereoarchitect 1 year ago
i think this song is about natural conservation... i've seen these documentaries called blue gold and 180 degrees south. they both covered alot of the same subjects unintentionally. they mentioned how building dams and mining ground water disrupts the areas' water cycle and soil nutrient. large corp's positioning themselves for a shortage. privatizing or scrambling to control a share of what should be a trust (free,public)but are turned into a commodity and sold to Suez, Veolia, Rwe/Thames, etc
stereoarchitect 1 year ago
This song instantly makes me feel better!
LueShong 2 years ago
=D .... ~!!! <3
cia7a 2 years ago
loveeeeeeeeeeeee it
AngelJem94 2 years ago
"If you keep adding stones, soon the water will be lost in the well"
Means if you keep covering the earth in concrete, it's beauty will be lost forever. Excellent songwriting.
Cmmarti1 2 years ago 62
yes, lets stop building houses guys.
ceazuh 2 years ago
didn't catch on to that one, but it's totally right. i love jack's writing.
melwagz 2 years ago
@Cmmarti1 im fairly certain that this song is not about preserving the earths beauty, although that is a nice message. i think it is about 9/11; "shadows of the planes on the pavement", "shadows of the scrapers on the pavement", "how could we have know", "shadows on their way to the heavens", etc. Just my interpretation.
redhotchilipprrs 1 year ago
@Cmmarti1 Yeah, it's such a beautiful line.
simplethunder 1 year ago
@Cmmarti1 i dont think thats a good translation. it means is you keep adding info, the truth will be lost. its not so literal as that.
izzybella2015 2 weeks ago
fucking incredible fantastic !!!! I love his all songs
alexzzy 2 years ago 3
yes
alexzzy 2 years ago
what does this mean??
Shokoladka14 2 years ago
randomwebsurfer 2 years ago 3
umm. thanks. cuz i really like this song but I didnt really get it.
Shokoladka14 2 years ago
wait, I don't think it posted the other comment. Atleast I don't see it.
randomwebsurfer 2 years ago
definatly, hawaii is a beautiful place so its no wonder jack's music is as beautiful as anything i have ever seen or heard!
yummylolypops 2 years ago
Pero enorme enorme eh! Recuerdo el verano pasado mientras sobrevolaba el caribe, escuchándola en mi iphone. Que grande!
rattleU2 2 years ago
this is AMAZING.
jaysonfire99 3 years ago 4
Fucking masterpiece! ;)
rattleU2 3 years ago 33