Trivial point - but I'm going to make my objections to the stated lyrics for "A Large Room with no Light" - Specifcially, the written lyrics of one portion of the song are said to be:

"Did U ever feel that life was like lookin' 4 a penny
In a large room with no light?
A sophisticated man reduced 2 company in no-win situations
That aren't right"

I just don't hear the bolded words. Insead, it seems clear what is actually being said is: "A sophisticated mass-produced cacophony of no-win situations that aren't right." Anyone see my point (note, i didn't ask for people to question my mental health).

Let the venomous attacks by anonymous orgers begin!!!!

And Please -- no one needs to remind me what a trivial, meaningless, and pointless thread this is -- the whole notion of posting anything on Prince.org assumes it is inneffectual and, in any grander scheme of things, pointless. So save yourself some words.

You're right - it was much easier to make out since he released the live version in 2009. The original bootleg version had such poor quality that some words were hard to figure out.

Technically, there are no "stated" lyrics, as anything you've read is just an interpretation.

YOU ONLY GET THE KIND OF PEOPLE

THAT OPEN THEY MOUTH

JUST TO SWALLOW

PEE

welcome to the rat race

I thought the lyric was "a sophisticated mass-produced cacophony of no-win situations that aren't right"

and I think it's an incredible line at that. not sure when I've ever heard that word used as a lyric before.

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Nvncible1 said:

YOU ONLY GET THE KIND OF PEOPLE

THAT OPEN THEY MOUTH

JUST TO SWALLOW

PEE

welcome to the rat race

I think it's "just to swap feet".

LMFAO.

billymeade said:

You're right - it was much easier to make out since he released the live version in 2009. The original bootleg version had such poor quality that some words were hard to figure out.

Technically, there are no "stated" lyrics, as anything you've read is just an interpretation.

Funny, until I heard the updated version, I always heard the line, "A picture of a woman with a DRINK in her hand" as "A picture of a woman with a DICK in her hand".

PicassoFace said:

billymeade said:

You're right - it was much easier to make out since he released the live version in 2009. The original bootleg version had such poor quality that some words were hard to figure out.

Technically, there are no "stated" lyrics, as anything you've read is just an interpretation.

Funny, until I heard the updated version, I always heard the line, "A picture of a woman with a DRINK in her hand" as "A picture of a woman with a DICK in her hand".

meeeeeeeeeeee tooooooooooooooooooo!!!!

Jatrig said:

"A sophisticated man reduced 2 company in no-win situations that aren't right"

"A sophisticated mass-produced cacophony of no-win situations that aren't right."

interesting, either way it means the same thing

I just like the damn song original and 09

This is one of my fave unreleased P songs. I've always thought he was saying "sophisticated man reduced to company...," but you've given me some food for thought. That other line is "swap feet," not "swallow pee," lol.

I always heard sophisticated mass cacophony etc, in the original. Never liked the original much but really enjoy the new version.

I always used to hear the line "A picture of a woman with a dick in her hand"

Nvncible1 said:

PicassoFace said:

Funny, until I heard the updated version, I always heard the line, "A picture of a woman with a DRINK in her hand" as "A picture of a woman with a DICK in her hand".

meeeeeeeeeeee tooooooooooooooooooo!!!!

co-sign.

I will always believe that's the real lyric. I don't care what shitty 2010 Prince has to say about it.

crazydoctor said:

Nvncible1 said:

meeeeeeeeeeee tooooooooooooooooooo!!!!

co-sign.