Under the Lemon Demon name, Neil has released seven full length albums and two EPs. Neil is also known for being the creator of a genre of Flash animation called "Animutation" which is characterized by unpredictable montages of pop-culture images set to music, often in a language foreign to the intended viewers. He is also known from his YouTube channel, 'NeilCicierega', most famous for his Potter Puppet Pals series.
Ask For Nothing
Lemon Demon Lyrics
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I let it go just like a balloon.
I'll never need to know.
No need to waste time holding the string.
I already know that I love everything.
I ask for nothing,
I don't know nothing,
but I know I'm trying.
It's not the nothingness at the end
so much as message nothingness would send.
I just like the feeling imagining
that every balloon comes back without a string.
I ask for nothing,
but maybe I'm lying.
I don't know nothing,
but I know I'm trying.
It's not for nothing,
that I believe nothing really dies.
Something will always be something.
Not yet asleep but lying in bed,
looking at the ceiling, looking in your head.
It's like the ocean, thoughts can run deep.
Forget it-- Hey you, wake up and go to sleep.
I ask for nothing,
but maybe I'm lying.
I don't know nothing,
but I know I'm trying.
It's not for nothing,
that I believe nothing really dies.
Something will always be something,
in my eyes,
in my eyes,
in my eyes,
in my eyes,
in my eyes,
in my eyes,
in my eyes,
in my eyes,
in my.....
The lyrics of Lemon Demon's song Ask For Nothing reflects the desire to detach oneself from the worries of the everyday world and embrace positivity. The first set of lines seems to suggest a willingness to let go of questions - "I ask a question, I let it go just like a balloon" - to avoid wasting time and energy fretting over the answers. The reference to the balloon and the string highlights the importance of detachment, where the absence of strings represents an ideal state of being unencumbered by attachments. The last two lines of this stanza imply that the singer already knows that they love everything and, therefore have no need of further knowledge.
The chorus "I ask for nothing, but maybe I'm lying. I don't know nothing, but I know I'm trying" is a clever play on words, suggesting that while the singer claims to ask for nothing, they may be lying to themselves. The statement "I don't know nothing, but I know I'm trying" is similarly paradoxical, as it suggests that the singer is unsure of anything, except that they are making an effort. The lines continue to emphasize a positive outlook.
The final stanza of the song talks about the internal struggle to quiet the mind, represented as lying in bed, looking at the ceiling, and exploring one's own thoughts. The reference to the ocean here reiterates the idea that thoughts run deep, but it's easy to get lost in them. The final repetition of "in my eyes" suggests an internal focus on the positive, where the singer seeks to see the good in everything.
Line by Line Meaning
I ask a question,
I inquire about something,
I let it go just like a balloon.
I release the question and don't hold on to it,
I'll never need to know.
I am okay with not having the answer,
No need to waste time holding the string.
I don't want to invest time and effort trying to hold on to something that is fleeting,
I already know that I love everything.
I am content with accepting and appreciating everything as is.
It's not the nothingness at the end so much as message nothingness would send.
What concerns me more than nothingness itself is the message that would be conveyed by nothingness.
I just like the feeling imagining that every balloon comes back without a string.
The thought of every balloon returning without a string makes me feel good.
I ask for nothing, but maybe I'm lying.
I claim to not ask for anything, but it's possible that I am deceiving myself.
I don't know nothing, but I know I'm trying.
Although I don't know everything, I am making an effort to understand and learn.
It's not for nothing that I believe nothing really dies.
There is a reason why I believe that nothing truly disappears or vanishes.
Something will always be something.
There will always be something, even if it's not what we expect or recognize.
Not yet asleep but lying in bed, looking at the ceiling, looking in your head.
Although I am not yet asleep, I am laying in bed and thinking, maybe even thinking about you.
It's like the ocean, thoughts can run deep.
Thoughts can be vast and profound like the ocean.
Forget it-- Hey you, wake up and go to sleep.
I acknowledge that I should let go of my thoughts and just go to sleep.
Something will always be something.
There will always be something, even if it's not what we expect or recognize.
in my eyes, in my eyes, in my eyes, in my eyes, in my eyes, in my eyes, in my eyes, in my eyes, in my.....
This repetition is expressive rather than informative. It could convey the idea that the artist's perspective is unchanged or that they are overwhelmed by the abundance of possibilities.
Contributed by London P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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