Koi No Yokan thread

[pony_01]

I think "she breaks her horses with strange distant voices" is really lame and it doesn't make any sense to me.

its about an alien ride her horse or ufo that creates strange voices like what happened recently in some country that heard strange voices. lol

[laurapalmer]

I think "she breaks her horses with strange distant voices" is really lame and it doesn't make any sense to me.

probably one of the best lines on the record, lyrically.

[BillyNo.9]

I don't mind that lyric about "watch and raise your babies".  I think "she breaks her horses with strange distant voices" is really lame and it doesn't make any sense to me.

It's about a horse whisperer with schizophrenia.

[brian.]

I don't mind that lyric about "watch and raise your babies".  I think "she breaks her horses with strange distant voices" is really lame and it doesn't make any sense to me.

It's about a horse whisperer with schizophrenia.

The lyrics for Swerve City really paint a trippy picture in my head, I think they're rad.

[Jacob]

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so random gibberish is better than something personal and heartfelt?

[lungdamage]

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my misheard lyrics version is '"I promise to watch and rape your babies."

[DeftonesNZ]

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I enjoyed his more abstract lyrics as well but I think some of the new stuff is really beautiful ,where some people hear beauty others hear cheese maybe one day the lyrics will fit your state of mind and they will all make sense.

[scatterbrain]

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my misheard lyrics version is '"I promise to watch and rape your babies."

Holy shit,I just spit eggnog all over my phone and my bed.

[MuffBiscuits]

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To me this is just proof that Adrenaline has BY FAR the worst lyrics of any Deftones album, Koi No Yokan included.

[DeftonesNZ]

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To me this is just proof that Adrenaline has BY FAR the worst lyrics of any Deftones album, Koi No Yokan included.

Adrenaline is not all that bad but i don't why he just that as an example of good lyrics it doesn't make any sense

[Gee]

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To me this is just proof that Adrenaline has BY FAR the worst lyrics of any Deftones album, Koi No Yokan included.

Adrenaline is not all that bad but i don't why he just that as an example of good lyrics it doesn't make any sense

This is probably one of the best lines on the record.

"Verve is his curse, because he wanted to meet Christ, alone". Love this one as well.
"Drink one more and I could flow right in her". This one is also good and I gotta say pretty fun.

[DeftonesNZ]

I'm not saying you have a disease i'm saying lyrics have so much to do with what your life situation is,you sound like me a couple of years ago i would of said KNY was gay back then

[DeftonesNZ]

whatever man i feel sorry for you

[Electron§]

I agree with Ves and all his choices for the what lyrics he mentioned from all the albums before KNY (despite the fact that maybe I would have substituted self titled's best lyric for "Somethings wrong with you... and I hope we never do meet again").

Koi No Yokan's lyrics are atrocious compared to the old stuff. I don't see how anyone could really complain about the lyrics to any of the albums BEFORE Diamond Eyes. Most of them painted really vivid pictures in my head, even the ones that don't make sense. 

[Gee]

Lyrics since DE tend to be more simple and sometimes yeah, a bit naive. Sometimes they're bad. Like I said I really don't like Romantic Dreams for that reason.

Yet that line in Poltergeist "I love you to death like you love this game" hits me every time. It also depends of the mood of the song, the context, the way it's sung, etc.

All in all you can feel Chino's positive state of mind in hy lyics lately. Doesn't mean he has to get lazy, but I feel happy for the guy.

[xToxin]

adrenaline adrenaline adrenaline adrenaline adrenaline adrenaline adrenaline adrenaline adrenaline adrenaline adrenaline adrenaline adrenaline

TERRY DATE TERRY DATE FUCK YOU DEFTONES.

i mean it's cool jk jk jk jk dont kill me please.

[xToxin]

deftones were never about lyrics just cryptic passages that help to elevate the feel of the song that being said the dudes are old men now, last time i seen them they were on stage with walkers and wheelchairs,, truth.

[from_musings]

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it's actually "i want to be much THAN more" i hope it doesn't ruin anything for you

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yeah it's pretty terrible. not to mention hard to keep a promise like that when you're a world touring rock star ^

[lahemi]

[...] Most of them painted really vivid pictures in my head, even the ones that don't make sense. 

Especially the ones that don't make sense.

[sky]

Looks like somebody likes the old albums and hates the new ones.
For me, I like some of the old and the new.
But yeah I respect all your opinions.

It's all about personal taste. Deftones are just doing their thing. If you can't dig their new stuff, relax and don't listen to it.
In fact why would you listen to a track you don't like? Just skip it and hope that one day they'll do something you'll like that would sound like White Pony or anything that sounds awesome to you.