https://yellowcakephx.bandca… Read Full Bio ↴1) D-beat punk band from Phoenix, Arizona.
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2) Yellowcake is the improvising trio of Jacob Lindsay, Scott Looney, and Gino Robair.
"In common are the trio's unusually broad palette of sounds from their respective instruments, quick ears, and iconoclasm. Where they really excel is in their ability to augment or finish each other's phrases, and to find and blend complementary sounds...an absolute delight of careening sounds, drama and good humor."
-David Slusser, Transbay Calendar
Drag
Yellowcake Lyrics
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It works much better if I let it drag me around
I'm sorry if I'm losing ground
It works much better if I let it drag me around
Based on these lyrics, Yellowcake's song "Drag" appears to be about giving up control and surrendering to the forces that are pulling you down. The first line, "I'm sorry but I can't hold on," suggests that the singer has been trying to fight against these forces but is now giving up the struggle. The second line, "It works much better if I let it drag me around," implies that they have come to realize that resistance is futile and that it's better to simply go with the flow.
The second half of the chorus continues this theme: "I'm sorry if I'm losing ground / It works much better if I let it drag me around." Here, the singer acknowledges that giving up control may have consequences (such as losing ground), but that ultimately it is still the best course of action.
Overall, the song seems to be a meditation on the power of surrender and accepting the things that one cannot change. It may also be interpreted as a commentary on the pitfalls of trying to control every aspect of one's life, and the freedom that comes with letting go.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm sorry but I can't hold on
I apologize, but I am unable to persist
It works much better if I let it drag me around
It is more effective if I allow it to take me along
I'm sorry if I'm losing ground
I apologize if I am deteriorating
It works much better if I let it drag me around
It is more effective if I allow it to take me along
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: IKE TURNER
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