The band's website once noted Cracker as "The only band to ever open for both Grateful Dead and Ramones," a unique distinction which is also indicative of the band's sound and style. Cracker comfortably mixes influences and sounds ranging from classic country music, psychedelia, punk and folk into their brand of "Americana" style rock.
Lowery and Hickman are inalterable constants. The band continues to tour (as a full band, and also as the "Cracker acoustic duo").
Seven Days
Cracker Lyrics
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So we were standing, like the last rock band on the planet
Of vapor trails and alpine skies
Oh brown liquor
Bug's got a job in the catskills
Met some fraulein along the way
Took her home, but then she had an episode
Though it did disturb him, he was strangely compelled
Seven days when I've been dreaming
Seven days and seven nights
Seven days when I've been dreaming
Of the real thing
Of the real thing
So we were standing around, fading in and out of fashion
While amerikids dug eurobeats
Well we know all of the doormen and other bartendresses
And there ain't nothing that you don't got that we don't need
Did I say that right?
Seven days when I've been waiting
Seven days and seven nights
Seven days when I've been dreaming
Of the real thing
Of the real thing
The song "Seven Days" by Cracker has a very dreamy quality to its lyrics, with its mention of "vapor trails and alpine skies," "green fields, yellow flowers, and brown liquor." The song talks about standing around like the last rock band on the planet, fading in and out of fashion, while Amerikids dug Eurobeats. The lyrics are a perfect representation of a person who is lost in their thoughts, reminiscing about things that never happened, imagining the perfect life they always wanted. The first verse describes a group of friends (or maybe a band) standing around in a beautiful place, enjoying the moment, while drinking brown liquor. The second verse tells the story of a friend named Bug, who met a Fraulein and had an episode that disturbed him, but still compelled him to keep going.
The chorus talks about seven days when the singer has been dreaming of the real thing. It’s interesting to note that the words “seven days” appear three times in the song, and the repetition of the phrase with the chorus gives a hypnotic effect. It feels like a mantra or a mystical ritual, like the singer is trying to manifest something into reality. The song highlights the desire to escape from reality and move to a place where living is easy, without any worries or constraints. The singer thinks of "the real thing" as an ideal life, free from any troubles.
Line by Line Meaning
So we were standing, like the last rock band on the planet
We were standing around, feeling like we were the only ones left who cared about the rock and roll culture.
Of vapor trails and alpine skies
We were surrounded by the beauty of nature - vapor trails and the blue of the skies over the mountains.
It's all green fields, yellow flowers, and brown liquor
All around us was the beauty of nature, and we were enjoying whiskey and taking it all in.
Bug's got a job in the catskills
My friend Bug got a job in the Catskills region of New York.
Met some fraulein along the way
While working there, he met a German woman.
Took her home, but then she had an episode
After bringing her home with him, she had some sort of mental breakdown.
Though it did disturb him, he was strangely compelled
Even though he was concerned, he couldn't help but be drawn to her.
Seven days when I've been dreaming
For seven days I've been dreaming about something.
Seven days and seven nights
I've been dreaming about it for a full week.
Of the real thing
I've been dreaming about something that is genuine and true.
So we were standing around, fading in and out of fashion
We were standing around, feeling like we were no longer relevant or fashionable.
While amerikids dug eurobeats
While American kids were into European-style beats and music trends.
Well we know all of the doormen and other bartendresses
We are familiar with all of the bouncers and female bartenders at the places we frequent.
And there ain't nothing that you don't got that we don't need
There's nothing you have that we don't think we need.
Did I say that right?
Was that last sentence phrased the right way?
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: DAVID LOWERY
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