One of the notable aspects of "Play", as opposed to other electronic albums of the time, was the way in which it combined old gospel and folk music rhythms with modern house sensibilities. Moby sampled heavily from the collected field recordings of Alan Lomax in songs such as "Honey," "Find My Baby," "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?" and "Natural Blues," while the track "Run On" was inspired by the traditional "God's Gonna Cut You Down." The album also has more purely electronic tracks, as well as the rock-influenced single "South Side" and the more ambient "Porcelain."
Inside the booklet included with the album, there are five short essays written by Moby, on topics such as veganism, fundamentalism, and humanitarianism. After the essays is a disclaimer written by Moby: "These essays are not really related to the music, so if you hate the essays you might still like the music, and if you like the essays you might hate the music. Who knows, maybe by some bizarre twist of fate you'll like them both."
Honey
Moby Lyrics
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I'm gonna rap that jack, sometimes
Get a hump in my back, sometimes
I'm going over here, sometimes
Way down yonder, sometimes
Gonna get my pal, sometimes
Moby's song "Honey" is a laid-back and dreamy tune that invokes a sense of longing and nostalgia. The opening lines "If my honey comes back, sometime/I'm gonna rap that jack, sometimes" can be interpreted in different ways, but it seems to refer to the singer's hopeful anticipation of his lover's return. "Rapping that jack" could refer to gambling, as it was a popular slang term for playing dice in the 1930s when the song's sample was recorded. There's a sense of excitement and risk-taking in the way he sings it, as if he's eager to take on any challenge to win back his lover's heart.
The next lines, "Get a hump in my back, sometimes/I'm going over here, sometimes," suggest a change in mood and direction. The "hump in my back" could be a metaphor for the burdens of love and the sacrifices one has to make to keep a relationship going. The singer could be saying that sometimes he feels weighed down by these burdens, but he's still willing to go where his lover takes him. The rest of the lyrics continue in this vein, with the singer expressing different emotions and desires, sometimes happy and sometimes sad, but always with a sense of yearning and hopefulness.
Line by Line Meaning
If my honey comes back, sometime
If my lover returns, at some point in the future
I'm gonna rap that jack, sometimes
I'll dance and celebrate, occasionally
Get a hump in my back, sometimes
I'll feel burdened and weighed down, occasionally
I'm going over here, sometimes
I'll move to a different location, occasionally
Way down yonder, sometimes
Far away from here, occasionally
Gonna get my pal, sometimes
I'll hang out with my friend, occasionally
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Mute Song Limited, Downtown Music Publishing, Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Gabriel M Jackson, Morgan C Robinson, Richard Melville Hall
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Anonymous
on Jltf 1
Here are the lyrics. Gee thanks a fucking lot for NOT giving the lyrics