Originally formed as an … Read Full Bio ↴"Fun Funky Jazz Rock" from College Park, MD
Originally formed as an acoustic duo in fall '07, Pigeons has since added drums and bass to create the full band sound that you love today. Having played many shows throughout College Park, Baltimore, and New York, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong has continued to build on their jazz-rock sound and bring out their best in the live concert setting through seamless live improvisation and a well-worked collection of original and cover songs.
More recently they've had the opportunity to open for UMD's annual spring concert for rapper Ludacris and have played shows in Nashville and Virginia.
They'll show you a good time.
Shared the stage with: The Brew, Strange Design, Telepath, EOTO, The Virginia Coalition, Codename, Lion Turf, Sugar Junkie, Fire in The Hole, Vespertine Movement, Zelazowa, The Flying Eyes...
Horizon
Pigeons Playing Ping Pong Lyrics
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Slip down the rows, til I find my seating
The crowd’s coming in waves
While I intently gaze
And give in to the haze
Then my world starts beatin’
…Celebrate the people you love…
The lyrics to Pigeons Playing Ping Pong's song Horizon describe the experience of walking into a live music concert, and being surrounded by an energetic crowd. The singer of the song walks into the show, hangs his coat, and slips down the rows of people until he finds his seat. As the crowd begins to arrive, he becomes lost in the moment and begins to gaze intently at the energy of the crowd. He gives in to the hazy atmosphere of the concert, and then his world starts "beating," implying that the music has begun and he is swept up in the excitement and energy of the moment.
The final line of the song is "Celebrate the people you love," emphasizing the importance of connecting with others and sharing experiences with those who mean the most to us. Overall, the song captures the excitement and energy of attending a live concert, while also emphasizing the importance of relationships and connection.
Line by Line Meaning
I walk into the show, finally hang my coat
Entering a musical event, getting rid of my coat and being welcomed by the ambiance.
Slip down the rows, til I find my seating
Moving through the aisles until I acquaint myself with my designated seating location.
The crowd's coming in waves
The audience is coming in interchanging groups and clusters, never-ending flow, like the waves of an ocean.
While I intently gaze
Gazing attentively, reflecting on the diverse crowd and anticipating what will follow.
And give in to the haze
Relinquishing myself to the atmosphere of the performance, to be completely absorbed and subsumed.
Then my world starts beatin'
My heartbeat is amplified with excitement, and my body is overpowered by an extraordinary feeling.
...Celebrate the people you love...
Enjoy and commemorate the presence of the people you care about and who are accompanying you.
Contributed by Adeline H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@Noname--
@@williamroberts 3 years late but I'll answer honestly: Some guy gave me an unknown amount of LSD. I didn't know him. They were just walking around passing out tabs. I'd estimate it was 10 strip and I was supposed to share it with someone. Not sure. I ate it with a beer like an idiot then remembered I was the DD for my buddy. The dude came back around about 5 minutes later and I asked him: "Hey man, any idea how much you gave me?". He shrugged his shoulders, didn't say a word and folded back into the crowd of people. Never saw him again.
I've never came up that fast on LSD in my life. So I think it was a lot. I'm serious when I say I was already feeling it within 10-15 minutes despite swallowing it whole instead of letting it sit under my tongue. However much it was it was really strong and clean. I've done my share of L and I know good L. At the time I had a tolerance for such things so I shouldn't have been feeling so gone off a typical 10-strip.
I planned on having one beer and maybe smoking some pot. I started to peak near the middle of their set. By the time dude was playing the legend of zelda theme on guitar I was in my own little world. After that we got to see The Mantras who I didn't know at the time. I was "old" compared to the group I came with and had no idea about any bands we'd be seeing as I don't get out of my little hick town much. By the time I went to this show I'd slowed down a lot and hadn't gone to anything in years. My friend had to twist my arm to get me to agree to driving him up there. I'm happy he convinced me.
The entire building reeked of pot and wax. Random people kept offering me dabs. Coolest show I've been to. Been planning on going back for years but never got around to it then covid happened.
I cherish that night because the friend that invited me died just a couple of years later. I end up coming back to this album all of the time because of him and the night. I want to see them live again but I rarely go out to shows anymore. Same deal with LSD it's something I haven't taken in many years. That was the last New Years of my 20s. I'm nearly pushing 40 now. Time flies.
If you're wondering we got home okay. I really hate to admit it but I drove us to a hotel with all that L in my system. No idea how I pulled it off without getting arrested. The steering wheel kept melting in my hands and I went the first 5 blocks without headlights. Scared the fuck out of two random people we were giving a ride to that didn't want to pay for a ride share. I had three people barking directions in my ears and couldn't take it anymore. I told them all to shut up and that I only needed one person talking to me because I was on 10 hits of LSD. Car got real quiet after that. Somehow I got it to the hotel without stalling it. In my mind there was a life and death struggle going on between myself and that car. It was a unfamiliar car and on top of it a manual which I hadn't driven in years. But with my passengers cheering me on we managed to get there. Even stopped at a gas station along the way. They could have gotten out then if they wanted but they all came back. Everyone said my driving was really good. My friend tells me all the time that the group we ended up with tells that story about the random dude on a 10-strip driving them.
We ended up sharing a room with like 10 other random people I'd never met before. They were cool. When I walked in to the room there was a cereal bowl filled with MDMA. Anyone could partake if they wanted. I ate some but I didn't really feel it because I'd taken some a few weeks before and was on so much LSD at the time. Sat up until noon the next day with them then drove us back home after I'd sobered up and came down.
I'd do it again but the next time I go to a show I'll probably avoid taking drugs handed to me by a random person. I wish I knew his name and the names of the people I hung out with. Can't remember them at all. Hopefully, maybe I'll meet them again someday. Nice people all around. No idea what kind of group of people I ended up with but all of them were fucking loaded. Every time someone pulled out a wallet they had stacks of $100s. Just casually carrying around thousands of dollars in cash. I was broke as fuck at the time without a dollar to my name. Lucky for them I'm not into stealing because they were leaving it laying around. Felt like I was getting tested or something. Kept having to leave the room because the L was putting me in that paranoid state as I was around people I didn't know. They all probably think I'm a weirdo.
Oh by the way my Grandmother loves this band to. I bought this album and she heard it playing in my car one day. I had to get her a copy because she requested to hear it so much. I don't tell her about my LSD adventures in Ashville. :)
@justinbrink7425
If you're struggling let this song be an anthem and inspiration to keep striving forward no matter the obstacle! To a better day!
@BrosWithHeads
This song makes me reminisce the simple times when I was in high school getting away with almost everything and taking every second chance for granted.
@1LittleBlackBox
Doodoo doot doo. Doodoo doot doo. Doodoo doot doo.
@raider50000
The guy who sells me acid showed me this song
@jaywilm89
lol i just showed the guy that gives me acid this.
@Lazzie_the_Psilocybe_Deity
The guy who sells me bud told me about these guys
@ericpullen1768
Like battery acid? >.>
@raider50000
eric pullen no battery LSD.......
@ericpullen1768
Def bunk
@christopherforde7527
The woman I’m getting to know in life sent me this tonight and I’m sitting, staring out the window, jamming this. Life is good