Ween self-released several cassette albums from their formation until 1989. Afterward, they put out three officially-released lo-fi albums: GodWeenSatan: The Oneness (1990); The Pod (1991); and Pure Guava (1992). For Pure Guava, the band signed with major label Elektra Records. The album spawned the single "Push th' Little Daisies", which was a chart hit in Australia and the United States. Under Elektra, the band released four professionally-recorded albums: Chocolate and Cheese (1994); 12 Golden Country Greats (1996); The Mollusk (1997); and White Pepper (2000). They later returned to independent labels for their albums Quebec (2003) and La Cucaracha (2007). After a 28-year run, Freeman quit the band in 2012, citing the need to focus on his alcohol and drug addiction issues. Ween reformed in late 2015 and toured extensively with no stated plans to release new recorded material.
For their first ten years of existence, Ween performed live as a duo backed by a Digital Audio Tape. With the release of Chocolate and Cheese, they expanded to a four-piece act, later adding a fifth member as well. Their live members include Claude Coleman Jr., Dave Dreiwitz, and Glenn McClelland. Ween also collaborated extensively with Andrew Weiss, who joined the band as a bassist in 1989 and also produced five of their nine studio albums. Despite never receiving much mainstream recognition, Ween developed a large, devoted cult following and garnered critical acclaim.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ween
Studio albums: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ween_discography
GodWeenSatan: The Oneness (1990)
The Pod (1991)
Pure Guava (1992)
Chocolate and Cheese (1994)
12 Golden Country Greats (1996)
The Mollusk (1997)
White Pepper (2000)
Quebec (2003)
La Cucaracha (2007)
She Wanted To Leave
Ween Lyrics
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Three men came aboard my ship and took my true love from me
I couldn't believe
She wanted to leave, she wanted to leave
I've loved you so long, since you were a child
I've cared for your every need, I've tried to make you smile
When all the while
Go gather the guns, we'll blast them at sea
She begged for me not to shoot
For "My true love is here with me,
And I've never loved thee,
And now I must leave, and now I must leave."
So go fetch a bottle of rum dear friends
And fill up my glass to the rim
For I'm not the man, I used to be
Now I'm one of them
The lyrics to Ween's song "She Wanted To Leave" tell a story of a man who had lost his true love to three men who came aboard his ship. The singer, who had loved the woman for so long, couldn't believe that she would abandon him in such a way. The woman had apparently been planning to leave for a while, despite the singer's love and care for her.
The man's anger at the situation is reflected in the next lines, where he orders the men to gather the guns and attack the ship. However, the woman pleads with him not to shoot, revealing that her true love was one of the three men who had taken her. In that moment, the man realized that he had never really been loved by the woman and must now leave.
The final verse of the song sees the singer accepting his fate, acknowledging that he is no longer the person he used to be. The song is a sad reflection on lost love and the bitterness that can arise from it.
Line by Line Meaning
Three men is all they were.
Only three men visited me while I was at sea.
Three men out at sea.
Three men were sailing on the sea where I was present.
Three men came aboard my ship and took my true love from me.
While I was on my ship, three men boarded it and took my beloved one with them.
I couldn't believe
I was unable to comprehend or accept what had happened.
She wanted to leave
My beloved one had the desire to leave me behind and go away.
She wanted to leave.
My beloved one asked to leave me.
I loved you so long.
I have loved and cared for you for a very long time.
Since you were a child.
I have loved and cared for you since you were young.
I've cared for your every need.
I have taken care of you and fulfilled all your needs.
I've tried to make you smile.
I have done everything I could to make you happy.
And all the while
Throughout that time.
You wanted to leave
You were always willing to leave me and move on.
You wanted to leave.
You expressed your desire to leave me.
Go gather the guns.
Get the guns ready for attack.
We'll blast them at sea.
We will fire our guns while sailing on the sea.
She begged for me not to shoot,
My beloved one pleaded with me not to use firearms.
"For my true love is here with me."
She said that her true love was with her.
I've never loved thee
I have never loved you.
Now I must leave
I have to depart now.
Now I must leave.
I need to leave this place.
So go fetch a bottle of rum dear friends and fill up my glass to the rim.
Bring me some rum, my dear friends, and fill my glass to the top.
For I'm not the man I used to be
I am different than what I was before.
Now I'm one of them.
Now I am one of the people who caused grief and sorrow to others.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: AARON FREEMAN, MICHAEL MELCHIONDO, MICHAEL MELCHIONDO, JR.
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@terriblycharismaticduck2717
Three men's all there were
three men out at sea
three men came aboard my ship
and took my true love from me
I couldn't believe
she wanted to leave
she wanted to leave
I've loved you so long
since you were a child
I've cared for your every need
I've tried to make you smile
when all the while
you wanted to leave
you wanted to leave
Go gather the guns
we'll blast them at sea
she begged for me not to shoot
for "my true love is here with me,
and I've never loved thee,
and now I must leave,
and now I must leave."
So go fetch a bottle of rum dear friends
and fill up my glass to the rim
for I'm not the man, I used to be
now I'm one of them.
@kallebanan1924
that oneguy
This is my guess on which drugs he took:
Im dancing in the show tonight: fucked
The mollusk: MDMA
Polka dot tail: Weed
I'll be your Jonny: Meth
Mutilated lips: Acid
The blarney stone: Alcohol
It's gonna be alright: He's pretty much just miserable at the moment, he's lost in his drug use and wants to get back with his true love
The golden eel: Codeine
Cold blows the wind: Morphine
Pink eye: Heroin, he's trying to breathe, and his dog is barking at him to get up. He likes heroin a lot so he gets hooked on opiates for a while
Waving my dick in the wind: Coke
Buckingham green: Psilocybin
Ocean man: Ocean salt, salt, bath salts maybe? Doesn't really fit the music though
She wanted to leave: Girl left him
@d74g0n
That last line "....Now, I'm one of them" gets me every time.
@Tovenaar13
To me that means u have to look over your shoulder in your next relationship.
@BlemishesNow
d74g0n i always thought it meant he's just another guy to her, just another bad memory. One of them
@anothersphere
It works well in a few ways but I like it most in the pirate sense - he's now embittered and rampant on the high seas, plundering other ships/women. Maybe with pain deep below...but drowning that in beast mode.
@Blyledge
A lyric women will never understand.
@diggyboo
you sure it's a relationship? "since you were a child" makes me think it's his daughter but maybe they were just young lovers and carried it into adulthood
@Bob-zt2mj
An elderly sailor, realizing his time is nearing its end, tosses the mollusk into the sea off a pier and watches his ship sail away into the fog...
...During the "I'm Dancing in the Show..." reprise: Years later, a young child stumbles upon the mollusk shell while walking along the beach. He picks it up and walks away. Just like the album/story also began.
This is what I picture. One of my favorite albums ever.
@brucedinkledein7911
i like that and maybe all the songs in between are about his adventure sailing like blarney stone and polka dot tail
@ChrisSuperDude
A few years ago, I tried writing a musical based off "The Mollusk" that I was gonna pitch to Gene and Dean, the whole thing fell apart when I stopped smoking pot but your take would've been a perfect part of it.
@neonlemurs4865
What's the leading consensus on the albums narrative?