Music, like a pack of sardines, a pair of shoes, a blow of wind, a human be… Read Full Bio ↴Music, like a pack of sardines, a pair of shoes, a blow of wind, a human being, is not as simple as an object. Music might be a subject that tells stories. Most of the time, it is the story itself. Giving human air to breathe the words through its intangible sounds, providing probabilities to wide interpretations.

It was in the mid of 2005 in Jakarta. They are Baskoro, Nandie, Kago, and Bana. Producing alternative sounds, colaborating into a band. Today, as the feast of music is celebrated worldwide, stands a bowl of Dried Cassava. Offering you salty imaginations yet with the bitter sweets of life. Not to fill up the guts but simply to feed the eager to listen. Prepare to feel with ears, to listen with minds, to experience as a being. Tasty as it is, this is Dried Cassava; four beings to celebrate the pleasure of music and the privilege of doing it. What’s there to take is not yours nor mine, yet the mind’s to decide.

Funktosay
Dried Cassava Lyrics

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funktosay, is the word that i can throw
You may say i have been here to see those light bulbs in your hair
and what i really want to say is
that something went wrong
When the truth jump off this ship
You can sing into your hearts and

Say that nothing is easier

When you leave your thoughts to know
We make a new act

There's something better to won
Ever coming back to set things right
I never wanna be my own into this after life
When you come into this meeting with all your "funny heads"
That i can take away your thoughts
and run my own this space ship that will

Sat
Everything i know is taken back
From in my head to yours
Taken back

Hey, not that i don't want to be
Not that i don't want to be
Cause i know.
My skin is coming back on and on and on

and i wonder if i could go back
We talked about it, find our place

Overall Meaning

In "Funktosay," Dried Cassava uses stream of consciousness lyrics to explore complex themes of identity, truth, and control. The repeated phrase "funktosay" seems to represent a desire for something to be expressed, while the metaphor of "light bulbs in your hair" can be interpreted as a symbol for the ways in which we mask and obscure our true selves. The line "something went wrong" suggests a sense of loss or betrayal, and the idea of "jumping off a ship" implies an escape or departure from a difficult situation.

The lyrics go on to encourage the listener to embrace uncertainty ("Say that nothing is easier / When you leave your thoughts to know") and to trust in the possibility of new beginnings ("We make a new act / There's something better to won / Ever coming back to set things right"). The line "I never wanna be my own into this after life" could be interpreted as a rejection of individualism or a fear of being alone, while "funny heads" could refer to people with unconventional or non-conformist ideas.

Line by Line Meaning

funktosay, is the word that i can throw
I have a message to convey and I'll do it using funky music

You may say i have been here to see those light bulbs in your hair
You might think I'm observant with a keen eye for detail

and what i really want to say is that something went wrong
My true intention is to highlight that there's a problem that needs fixing

When the truth jump off this ship, You can sing into your hearts
Once the truth comes to light, you'll be able to express yourselves honestly

and say that nothing is easier. When you leave your thoughts to know, we make a new act
It's easier to move on and start fresh when you let go of negative thoughts and create something new

There's something better to won, ever coming back to set things right
There's more to be gained by moving forward and making things right

I never wanna be my own into this afterlife
I don't want to face the afterlife alone

When you come into this meeting with all your 'funny heads'
When you come to the meeting with all your unique perspectives

That I can take away your thoughts and run my own this spaceship that will sat
I can influence your thinking and take control of this situation to reach a satisfactory outcome

Everything I know is taken back from in my head to yours, taken back
I'm sharing what I know with you and vice versa

Hey, not that I don't want to be, Cause I know. My skin is coming back on and on and on
I'm not denying who I am because I understand myself better than anyone

and I wonder if I could go back. We talked about it, find our place
I wonder if I could return to a past time. We discussed and need to find our rightful place

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