Schnazz Posted September 1, 2005 Report Share Posted September 1, 2005 I've been listening to Tell Me Why so many times now and for the life of me, I can't figure out what this lyric means: "... got rice under Buddha lazy" What's "Buddha lazy" ? I understand the whole we got more stores then they got rice, and I know who Buddha is, but the lazy part's seriously throwing me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Amor Posted September 1, 2005 Report Share Posted September 1, 2005 I wonder that myself. AT first I thought it was Buddha, lazy but that still even with the comma doesn't really make sense 2 me. :hmm: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesSyde Posted September 1, 2005 Report Share Posted September 1, 2005 i have no clue either. i've wondered what that lyric meant myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cristigolo Posted September 1, 2005 Report Share Posted September 1, 2005 i don't have a clue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeaceAngel Posted September 1, 2005 Report Share Posted September 1, 2005 I don't know what that means either, I've always wondered what it meant. :hmm: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhoon20 Posted September 1, 2005 Report Share Posted September 1, 2005 Just a guess, maybe he's meaning we got rice for granted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnazz Posted September 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2005 After googling, I came across something called "The Lazy Way" :davidblaine: , it doesn't really seem to clear anything tough, so I'm still confused. :wtf: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooseKnuckles Posted September 1, 2005 Report Share Posted September 1, 2005 i thought the lyric was "rice on the buddha lazy"..not that that helps..i dunno wat it means Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fresh_from_sofia Posted September 1, 2005 Report Share Posted September 1, 2005 yeah and i dont know for sure but i think the whole thing ... it's kinna symbolic - how much the Аmericans got more than the ppl living in India (or just the ppl with religion - buddhism) :shrug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenetic Posted September 1, 2005 Report Share Posted September 1, 2005 I mighet be wrong, but i recall something in buddhism abut lazyness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fresh_from_sofia Posted September 1, 2005 Report Share Posted September 1, 2005 I mighet be wrong, but i recall something in buddhism abut lazyness. ← huh ?!? hell no man , i was talking about how the ppl dont have nothing ... i dont think they are lazy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzy Julie Posted September 1, 2005 Report Share Posted September 1, 2005 the only way we can find the answer to this is to study buddhism, now all i need to do is find my school books from about 11 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissAshley Posted September 1, 2005 Report Share Posted September 1, 2005 i can't really explain it either but i took it mean that food is in abundance in certain places, and in other places people are starving to death...I don't know what "rice under Budda Lazy" means but I'm guessing that there's LOTS of something there, but we have even more stores and people are going without food...i don't know if i'm making sense, so i'll stop lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Polar Bear Posted September 1, 2005 Members Report Share Posted September 1, 2005 (edited) Im not 100% sure but I think it is a reference to the less fortunate people in the third world countries. The reason I say this is because one of there main substance for living is rice. I think what Will is trying to say is we have got more stores in America or rich countries, than the third world countries have got grains of rice. Edited September 1, 2005 by Polar Bear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnazz Posted September 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2005 Yea, the entire line is effectively saying (like ya'll said) "we have more stores than poor nations have rice", basically a comment about the US's rampent consumerism in contrast to other area's of the world that are struggling to eat. But why "Buddha lazy" ? Is "Buddha lazy" a doctrine of thought? Why does that line end with the word "lazy" ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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