All the clocks have stopped in Memphis. We're running away from a thief, God save our genes An explosion of art Higgs boson, himself, stood alarmed This machine is awake Dying trees in a fight. His miraculous music, for sure, is from something divine, from heaven. While the cleaning ladies sob into their mops The monkey has a gift that he is sending back to you He's saving them, the savages Create an account to credit all your contributions to your name, receive Cannot annotate a non-flat selection. Johnson will meet Lucifer in order to make a deal: Then he mentions how missionaries in Australia killed many indigenous people (or savages in the eyes of the missionaries) with smallpox and flu. Can you feel my heart beat? Can’t remember anything at all Those who not seek meaning. Sitting and singin’ the Higgs Boson blues, Who knows, maybe we can find some answers over there, Certainly, the book provides an insight into the formation of Push The Sky Away's denser lyrics, including Higgs Boson Blues, a phantasmagoria of … What do you think about the Mau Mau and Pygmy thing, I mean how does it fit in? Thanks for this. The first side is sad and dark because you see beyond the meaningless cycle of everyday life. Let’s drive to Geneva. It was on this earth in Lorraine Motel at Memphis where Martin Luther King Jr., an innocent individual, a warrior of the light, who sought freedom and equality, bled to death. He was brought up Anglican but didn't identify very much with the God that was presented to him. I take a room with a view, Again, he sees the world as a dark hell. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. And a hundred black babies runnin’ from his genocidal jaw And moves on to Amazonia Unless, you eat the forbidden fruit, the fruit of the tree of knowledge. In the lyrics, this particle can be regarded as a metaphor for God. It was discovered at CERN lab, Geneva, Switzerland. Something that gives meaning to our suffering. Original lyrics of Higgs Boson Blues song by Nick Cave. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com.Ben Eastaugh and Chris Sternal-Johnson. But in the Cave’s version of the story, Johnson is not going to sell his soul to the devil. Making the hot cots in the flop-house bleed. Up above, girls walk past, the roses all in bloom So I interpret the title as : The sad God. The moment you have your first bite from the tree of knowledge, you’re exiled from heaven to hell. A really well thought interpretation! A jealous husband whom Johnson flirted with his wife. Higgs Boson. ( Log Out /  Higgs Boson Blues 5 Comments / Higgs , Music , Science and Society Almost enough to make me believe in a benevolent force guiding the universe: Nick Cave, on his new album Push the Sky Away , has a song called “Higgs Boson Blues.” (Hat tip to Ian Sample .) "Higgs Boson Blues" was entirely improvised. I’m goin’ down to Geneva baby, gonna teach it to you, We can see two different sides in this world. ( Log Out /  I feel like another jigsaw falls into place. In these lyrics we can see it as a metaphor of the God. There’s a myth about Johnson says he sold his soul to Lucifer in order to become a great blues musician. Slightly unsettling, yet deeply satisfying! I wish I had friends like you who would pick songs apart with me, haha. And again, happy people up above are swimming in their pool. Higgs Boson Blues Posted on February 15, 2013 by Sean Carroll Almost enough to make me believe in a benevolent force guiding the universe: Nick Cave, on his new album Push the Sky Away , has a song called “Higgs Boson Blues.” (Hat tip to Ian Sample .) Lookin’ for a tune, Again, he mentions that the world is dark and that he is seeking a meaning and light in this darkness, by driving to Geneva (God’s place). He wants to teach it to those people who are, meaninglessly, living up above. Blues refers to the Blues music and… I love this song so much, to me it feels like Nick posing the question: "even though we can make giant leaps in technology, if … One can see god as a being that has the answers to everything; answers to all missing parts and the emptiness inside us, answers to all of our needs and all of our questions. Here, the ‘red right hand’ embodies the secret life of other people, as imagined by a paranoid sensibility – the man in the black coat is ever… In the Lorraine Motel, it’s hot, it’s hot This modern life, which she is the very symbol of, is the main reason for dolphins’ death. Robert Johnson and the devil man There is, no doubt, a ton of meaning that I could dig out of these rich lines. Miley Cyrus floats in a swimming pool in Toluca Lake She curses the queue at the Zulus You broke it down precisely as I have. The monkey has a gift that he is sending back to you ( Log Out /  ———-, I’ve been sitting in my basement patio We’ll see his teachings in the reminder of the lyrics. The Higgs Boson Blues. ———-, Who cares, who cares what the future brings? As the simulated rainy season begins Push the Sky Away is the fifteenth studio album by the Australian band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, released on 18 February 2013 on the band's own label Bad Seed Ltd. He got the real killer groove He talks in lot of his early interviews of a more personal identification with God, removed from the dogmatic trappings of church services. ———-, Oh let the damn day break I see Robert Johnson, In many Biblical notes, hell described as a lake of dark fire. Lucifer finally killed him with the help of a temptation, and a jealous husband. Here, he mentions one reason: All the clocks have stopped in Memphis now With his smallpox and flu "Beauty is truth, truth beauty,—that is all."

Can you feel my heartbeat? I’m driving my car down to Geneva It also gives me the impression that it is ahead of it's time, anticipating a future where we might make quantum leaps in discovery of the natural world that shake human cosmological views in time. smallwonderrobot, edited by DrunkFly, dickymoore. A Very Simple Explanation Of The Higgs Boson. Can’t remember anything at all. Maybe in this he is imagining that the CERN experiment failed and destroyed the world, the most extreme example of this... Nick Cave's relationship with religion and God has always been quite complex. I love this sort of imagery. It’s hot, that’s why they call it the hot spot. Sitting and singing the Higgs Boson Blues I'm tired, I'm looking for a spot to drop All the clocks have stopped In Memphis now in the Lorraine Motel It's hot, it's hot - that's why they call it the Hot Spot I'll take a room with a view Hear a man preaching in a language that's completely new Making the hot cocks in the flophouse bleed He’s saving them savages ( Log Out /  He's also talked a great deal over the years about his doubts, and in one interview said specifically, “I don’t think a person truly believes unless they doubt as well. Therefore one can say, after all, there was a fight between Lucifer and Johnson in real life. Why the earth a dark hell? ———-, Can’t remember anything at all In a recent interview with Alexis Petridis for The Guardian, Nick Cave explains the lyrics of ‘Higgs Boson Blues,’ which ends with the image of Miley Cyrus floating in a pool. They don’t care about the sad part of the world. I came upon a crossroad maybe we can change something Have you ever heard about the Higgs Boson blues Everybody bleeding to that Higgs Boson Blues Sitting and singing He got the real killer groove The Mai-Mai eat the pigmy, the pigmy eat the monkey Share your meaning with community, make it Mau Mau ate the pygmy Create an account to credit all your contributions to your name, receive My faith kind of swells up and subsides”. On his way, he sees Robert Johnson, which according to Eric Clapton was “the most important blues singer that ever lived”. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. Hannah Montana might be the best symbol of the corporate-created shallow celebrity. I’m driving my car down to Geneva. Sitting and singin' the Higgs Boson blues I'm tired, I'm lookin' for a spot to drop All the clocks have stopped in Memphis now And in the rain motel it's hot, it's hot That's why they call it the Hot Spot I take a room with a view Hear a man preaching in a language that's completely new, yeah Making the hot cocks in the flop house bleed Black road long and I drove and drove Especially second thoughts about alternate universes. ‘Higgs Boson Blues’ Wow! Let’s drive to Geneva…. Look here comes the missionary Explain your version of song meaning, find more of Nick Cave lyrics. Don’t know who’s gonna rip off who. Bm7)) - A - G Bm - E [Verse] Bm A G Can't remember anything at all Bm Flame trees line the streets A G Can't remember anything at all Bm But I'm driving my car down to Geneva E I been sitting in my basement patio Bm Aye it was hot up above E Bm Girls walk past, the roses all in bloom Bm A G Have you ever heard about the Higgs Boson Blues? The night was hot and black Blues is referring to the Blues music and at the same time to sadness. François Englert and Peter Higgs just received the Nobel Prize in Physics for laying the groundwork for the discovery of the Higgs boson. And you’re the best girl I’ve ever had Why God is sad? It was discovered at CERN lab, Geneva, Switzerland. She superficially mimics the African rain dance; what is the result? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. actually I meant to say, the Lorainne Motel in Memphis, I believe that it is too reductive to say that's just about drugs. Kylie Minogue) Lyrics. "Higgs Boson Blues"-----Higgs Boson particle (aka God particle) is the very fundamental particle that explain many things. Instead, there’s a fight between them. "Higgs Boson Blues" Track Info Written By Warren Ellis & Nick Cave Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Back to lyrics, then he mentions the sad God. 06 We Real Cool 07 Finishing Jubilee Street 08 Higgs Boson Blues 09 Push The Sky Away Sign up for the newsletter Be the first to hear about exclusive news, music and events from Nick Cave. Log in now to tell us what you think this song means. Change ). I love reading them as much as I loved hearing Cave sing them in that sombre tone. He’s on a pilgrimage to the land of God, Geneva. The lyric tempts us with revelation, but discloses no secrets save in the enigmatic refrain of his ‘red right hand’. A meaningless simulated rain. (So maybe that's why he says: "It's hot, it's hot, that's why they call it the Hot-Spot", Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Higgs Boson Blues, Where the Wild Roses Grow (feat. Sitting and singing the Higgs Boson Blues I'm tired, I'm looking for a spot to drop All the clocks have stopped In Memphis now in the Lorraine Motel It's hot, it's hot - that's why they call it the Hot Spot I take a room with a view Hear a man preaching in a language that's completely new, yeah And making the hot cocks in the flophouse bleed It has a delirious feeling to it. The rainy days always make me sad Lyrics submitted by –John Keats, 14 October , 2014 in Uncategorized | Tags: Bad seeds, Blues, Boson, Higgs, Higgs Boson Blues, interpretation, Lyrics, Meaning, Nick Cave, Higgs Boson particle — a.k.a the God particle — is a very fundamental particle that explains many things. Mama ate the pygmy Yet Cave is still telling us stories in songs such as Higgs Boson Blues ... and wait for the meaning and then meaning changes through the years. check amazon for Higgs Boson Blues mp3 download these lyrics are submitted by BURKUL4 browse other artists under N:N2 N3 N4 Songwriter(s): Warren Ellis, Nicholas Edward Cave Publisher(s): Embassy Music Corp. OBo Mute Song Record Label(s): 2012 Bad Seed Ltd Official lyrics by Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. A list of lyrics, artists and songs ... their roses all in bloom Have you ever heard about the Higgs Boson Blues? The irony is that the missionaries claimed that they are saving the indigenous people by introducing God to them, but they introduced illness and death to them. Finlay. This is another question to be asked from God. She cries for the dolphins. It’s super easy, we promise! It has been discovered in CERN lab in Geneva. I think the "higgs boson blues" might refer to the "double edged sword" you refer to, in that new ideas/knowledge or what ever always seems to come at some terrible cost. I like what you're saying. Who poisoned the wine? It is impossible to acquire divinity music from Lucifer. In the lyrics, this particle can be regarded as a metaphor for God. This world is indeed the heaven. Comment and share your favourite lyrics. It was discovered at CERN lab, Geneva, Switzerland. He got the real killer groove Don't understand the meaning of the song? But they are fake as crocodile tears. ———-, Hannah Montana does the African Savannah Don’t have an account? Here we see a comparison between the superficial meaningless modern world and the sad reality. Song Meaning"Higgs Boson Blues"-----Higgs Boson particle (aka God particle) is the very fundamental particle that explain many things. It has been discovered in CERN lab in Geneva. I’m tired, I’m lookin’ for a spot to drop “Higgs Boson Blues” Higgs Boson particle — a.k.a the God particle — is a very fundamental particle that explains many things. I'm. Higgs Boson Blues is an existentialist poem, looking around and asking questions of the human condition and who we are. Didn't know this, thanks for clarifying! Blues refers to the Blues music and, at the same time, refers to sorrow. I take a room with a view. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Aye, it was hot He is driving and driving toward the place where some people claim they have discovered God. The bright and blooming side belongs to the people who are enjoying their superficial life in this modern and machinery world. And cries with the dolphins With a ten dollar guitar strapped to his back, Next, he focuses on how AIDS firstly created because of poverty of the  people of Africa. He is escaping from the hellish world with the hope to find a refuge in Geneva.. I loved your views on it! But I’m driving my car down to Geneva, He is driving his car to Geneva, where God (Boson Particle) was discovered. Blues refers to the Blues music and, at … ———-, Driving my car, flame trees on fire But who he sees the darkness, crimes, and inhumanity, and, cares, belongs to the dark basement, down here. Hear a man preaching in a language that’s completely new. The pygmy ate the monkey And the Lorraine Motel is hot. Non-lyrical content copyright 1999-2021 SongMeanings, Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display. Althought I remember Nick mentioning how he used to go to Brighton (before he was married) just to lock himself in a hotel room and drink and sweat and stay away from drugs. The Higgs boson is an elementary particle in the Standard Model of particle physics produced by the quantum excitation of the Higgs field, one of the fields in particle physics theory. So he’s driving to Geneva to ask him: “why?”, Maybe this newly discovered God could offer a solution to all the madness that surrounds us. “Higgs Boson Blues” Higgs Boson particle — a.k.a the God particle — is a very fundamental particle that explains many things. I'm still at the "impression only" phase with this song. “Great lyrics. So, my interpretation of the title: The sad God. So here’s the confrontation of the Lucifer and Johnson. In these lyrics we can see it as a metaphor of the God. "We don't know the outcome, how long it will be, the trajectory of the lyric, so everybody is listening, playing off what goes on," Cave told Uncut magazine about the genesis of the track. Watch official video, print or download text in PDF. With his canon law, ———-, Well here comes Lucifer, It’s noteworthy to know that Johnson died because he drank a poisonous wine. Flame trees line the streets “Higgs Boson Blues” makes the recent, roundly celebrated discovery of the subatomic particle the unlikely linchpin of the showcase track from … That’s why they call it the Hot Spot It is named after physicist Peter Higgs who in 1964 along with five other scientists proposed the Higgs mechanism to explain why some particles have mass. With his Higgs Boson Blues In the lyrics, this particle can be regarded as a metaphor of God. The words are artfully phrased to create a crazy, conspiratorial black comedy, driven by a pulsing rhythm and a compelling narrative question: just who or what is this creepy bastard? I’m tired, I’m looking for a spot to drop. Nick Cave and bandmate Warren Ellis recorded it as they wrote the song. Higgs Boson Blues was my favourite song for a while, but has since been overtaken by Oh My Lord, however it stands at a very respectable #2. Blues is referring to the Blues music and at the same time to sadness. 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