Fat Ninja

I’ve been a huge Incubus fan since I caught them opening for 311. I’ve been listening to their new album, Light Grenades, all day today, and it’s fantastic. There’s a weird, almost Coldplay kind of sound that lingers under some of the tracks, particularly the one titled Dig. That’s not to say that Light Grenades isn’t the Incubus I’ve come to love, because it is, but I’ll try to post a review of the album sometime.

At any rate, I posted this really to share the lyrics for the track Dig. Incubus’ Brandon Boyd has always floored me with his skills as a songwriter. As a poet I’ve always found that his abilities have possessed some elusive quality that I’ve never felt that I’ve mastered. His diction just taps into and captures the human condition so perfectly. As powerful as his words are, when he actually sings them it just rips right through my spirit like some violent gust of emotion. It’s honestly enough to bring tears to my eyes sometimes.

Dig is just such a song, and it really got me to thinking about my relationship with my wife, and the fact that we often to have remind each other of who we are. It’s just too easy to funnel all of our anger and frustrations in life, channeling it and hurling it at the ones we love. But we are dutybound in those moments. It is up to us to remember the person we love, and remind each other of who that person is and what’s at stake. I love you, Laura. I hope you read the lyrics, but you really have to hear the song.

We all have a weakness
But some of ours are easier to identify. Look me in the eye,
and ask for forgiveness.
We’ll make a pact to never speak that word again.
Yes, you are my friend.
We all have something that digs at us,
at least we dig each other.

So when weakness turns my ego up
I know you’ll count on the me from yesterday.
If I turn into another
dig me up from under what is covering
the better part of me.
Sing this song
remind me that we’ll always have each other
when everything else is gone.

We all have a sickness
that cleverly attaches and multiplies
No matter how we try.
We all have someone that digs at us,
at least we dig each other.

So when sickness turns my ego up
I know you’ll act as a clever medicine.
If I turn into another,
dig me up from under what is covering
The better part of me.
Sing this song!
Remind me that we’ll always have each other
when everything else is gone.
Oh, each other when everything else is gone.

Lyrics by Brandon Boyd

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