Guitarists Mickey “Dean Ween” Melchiondo and Aaron “Gene Ween” Freeman, bassist Dave Dreiwitz, drummer Claude Coleman Jr. Last night was the second time Ween performed The Mollusk in its entirety following a gig on Jin Bend, Oregon. The quintet played their 1997 studio album, The Mollusk and more at Chicago’s Douglas Park. This part makes me think it's about mushrooms, but it could just be abstract, as poison nut can just mean that taking anti depressants to feel good is poisonous.īut the title, along with the general theme of the album, so heavily sounds like it's about anti depressants.Ween returned to the stage on Sunday night at Riot Fest for their first performance since way back on December 16, 2018. Most people are not ok, and they're slackin' cause the job ain't done The velvet bag is just where it comes from.

Talking about putting them in the jacket of the person you love is a lyric I can't really decipher, could be about the person you only really 'Love', not yourself, being the person who supplies you, because you associate them with making you feel good. I put 'em back in the jacket of the one I loveĬarry that velvet sack full of pretty colored marblesĪnd I'll ask you for 'em back, when I'm ready and doneīeing done could mean when they're done with their life, giving up again because the pills (Happy Colored Marbles, 'marbles' that are happy colored and make them feel good again), or done feeling good about life. Happy colored marbles that are rolling in my head It sounds like it's describing all the people (Most people are not okay) who are depressed, who think about ways to improve their lives or others, but just can't, instead choosing to let their depression take them over. Most people are not ok, but they're taking their siestas in the sun

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