Paper Bags?

[ella1432]

In Runaway, what does the line
"Paper Bags and Angry Voices"
mean? :mike: :lol: :D :P :unsure:

[emmmers]

I'm guessing it just sounded cool and fit in well with "angry voices". It actually sounds really awesome and its one of those orignal lyrics that Meteora lacks.

[HARLEYsheXda]

Originally posted by ella1432@Feb 25 2004, 01:04 PM
In Runaway, what does the line
"Paper Bags and Angry Voices"
mean? :mike: :lol: :D :P :unsure:
angry voices in the paperbag, maybe... :D

i dont know... ask this guy here!... :mike:

[The very worst part of you]

Maybe a description of a scary, empty place...

[Adam]

Paper bags and angry voices
Under a sky of dust

I think it mean under the sky of dust (aka all around him)
he is aware of wats going on around him so he can hear people shouting at each other and see things like paperbags flouting in the breaze

[EvolutionaryFuse]

Originally posted by LPForgottenHybrid@Feb 26 2004, 08:01 PM
Paper bags and angry voices
Under a sky of dust

I think it mean under the sky of dust (aka all around him)
he is aware of wats going on around him so he can hear people shouting at each other and see things like paperbags flouting in the breaze
i like this idea, i think what he's trying to say is under all the anger and sadness little things can make things look so much better

[The Modfather]

Originally posted by HIT_THE_FLOOR+Feb 26 2004, 03:09 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (HIT_THE_FLOOR @ Feb 26 2004, 03:09 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin--LPForgottenHybrid@Feb 26 2004, 08:01 PM
Paper bags and angry voices
Under a sky of dust

I think it mean under the sky of dust (aka all around him)
he is aware of wats going on around him so he can hear people shouting at each other and see things like paperbags flouting in the breaze
i like this idea, i think what he's trying to say is under all the anger and sadness little things can make things look so much better [/b][/quote]
Absolutely. That's exactly what I think it means. He's describing the area around him.

[EvolutionaryFuse]

Originally posted by The Derek+Feb 26 2004, 08:45 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (The Derek @ Feb 26 2004, 08:45 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Originally posted by -HIT_THE_FLOOR@Feb 26 2004, 03:09 PM
<!--QuoteBegin--LPForgottenHybrid@Feb 26 2004, 08:01 PM
Paper bags and angry voices
Under a sky of dust

I think it mean under the sky of dust (aka all around him)
he is aware of wats going on around him so he can hear people shouting at each other and see things like paperbags flouting in the breaze
i like this idea, i think what he's trying to say is under all the anger and sadness little things can make things look so much better
Absolutely. That's exactly what I think it means. He's describing the area around him. [/b][/quote]
yer its a great lyric just like grafitti decorations

[limited_edition]

i think its good lyrics anyway....i think its some think to do with the angry voices he wishes where in the paperbag

anyway good song!! :D

[Mark]

When some people become panicked, such as through an argument which contains "angry voices", they hyperventilate. Paper bags are often used to treat hyperventilation by breathing in and out of the bag, calms the person down. But you could be right about the desolation in the streets and paper bags blowing around.

[The Modfather]

Originally posted by Mark@Feb 26 2004, 06:01 PM
When some people become panicked, such as through an argument which contains "angry voices", they hyperventilate. Paper bags are often used to treat hyperventilation by breathing in and out of the bag, calms the person down. But you could be right about the desolation in the streets and paper bags blowing around.
I thought that too. I mean I should know, I had panic attacks. :lol:

[Anya]

Now that I think about it, I think I can actually have a picture in my mind of how the scene looked in the lyrics.


Graffiti Decoritions underneath a sky so gray

It reminds me of a person standing in the streets, loud parades, with grafitti thrown all over the place. Everyone's have a great time, except 'this person'. For all the people everythings so fun and cheery..but for him/her well..'the sky's gray'. Ya know?


And it makes me think, that what he's talking about is that he feels un noticed. Kinda reminds me of the slow motion and stuff..kinda like how they were pushing through the crowds of people in 'From the Inside' and how Mike and Chester were in slow-mo and everyone was moving past them quickly. And the paper bags blowing around, like one of you said, I forget who.

I like that lyric..

[EvolutionaryFuse]

have you seen american beuty, and the guy who records the plastic bag floating in the wind, thats what it reminds me of, a powerful scene from a simple object that we take for granted and how it can be viewed as timeless event

[Kæton]

Maybe it's about a grocery bagger in a dusty mart bagging groceries. And like, they're not doing it correctly, so they're yelling at him :P.

No? Okay :unsure:.


:lol:

Just kidding.

[EvolutionaryFuse]

Originally posted by Keaton@Feb 27 2004, 12:36 AM
Maybe it's about a grocery bagger in a dusty mart bagging groceries. And like, they're not doing it correctly, so they're yelling at him :P.

No? Okay :unsure:.


:lol:

Just kidding.
lol mayb they are robbers in a grossery store, they steal it (in paper bags) they hear angry voices "you little scum bags" and they run away

guilty by association
you point th finger at me again


lol there noway in hell of this ever being true hahahaha :lol:

[Glenn]

I think it means that angry thoughts are locked in someone's head. It's saying that the angry voices are stuck in paper bags and can't get out.
I love those lyrics.

[LornVourkolakas]

Originally posted by ella1432@Feb 25 2004, 01:04 PM
In Runaway, what does the line
"Paper Bags and Angry Voices"
mean? :mike: :lol: :D :P :unsure:
Paperbags could be taken as a way of being something you're not. Aka: Like putting a bag over your head. Or like, hiding from something while others are taking you out.

So like, it's like saying " I wanna run away" is another way of saying you want to escape the paperbags. Wanting to escape from the life you've lived. You know, the life filled with lies and such.

[HARLEYsheXda]

Originally posted by LornVourkolakas@Feb 27 2004, 02:41 AM
Paperbags could be taken as a way of being something you're not. Aka: Like putting a bag over your head. Or like, hiding from something while others are taking you out.

So like, it's like saying " I wanna run away" is another way of saying you want to escape the paperbags. Wanting to escape from the life you've lived. You know, the life filled with lies and such.
this one here make sense... ;)

[emmmers]

Once again, "Graffafiti decorations" and "Paper bags" are just the kind of lyrics that Meteora lacks. They're lyrics that makes you think and are totally original, instead "hey! i know how to rhyme heal and feel!" (w00t)

[elie2]

Originally posted by Mark@Feb 26 2004, 11:01 PM
When some people become panicked, such as through an argument which contains "angry voices", they hyperventilate. Paper bags are often used to treat hyperventilation by breathing in and out of the bag, calms the person down. But you could be right about the desolation in the streets and paper bags blowing around.
Mark, I think has provided the most close-to-logical explanination of this lyric. I'm just going to branch off a bit though...

Basically, throughout the song, alot of problems are stated, and then short-sweet answers to these questions. "Paper bags and angry voices."

Like Mark said, when people hypervenelate, often times it is proper to stabelize breathing through an instrument, such as a paper bag. But this meaning can go one of two ways:

1) Like Mark said, after a heated argument, one may be short of breath through the "angry voices", and need a paper bag.

2) Mike may be referring to simply telling the angry voices, and the people who are projecting them, to just "shut it" by using a paper bag (you obviously can't speak, or be understood with a paper bag on your mouth).


As for the idea of paper bags floating in streets...that's not a vivid picture, if you get my drift. I mean, if he (Mike) wanted to get that picture across, then it would have been some other object that can be atleast somewhat visible in one's mind.

When's the last time you saw a paper bag floating down a street? Usually, it's either a plastic bag, or an object completely different.

[riddle]

Originally posted by Mark@Feb 26 2004, 11:01 PM
When some people become panicked, such as through an argument which contains "angry voices", they hyperventilate. Paper bags are often used to treat hyperventilation by breathing in and out of the bag, calms the person down. But you could be right about the desolation in the streets and paper bags blowing around.
I always thought along those lines, you know, sniffing substances in paper bags and stuff. I always thought the whole song was about being in with a bad crowd and wanting to get away from it. It fits in with graffiti decorations and angry voices. A sky of dust was always to me symbolising the inner city, with dusty, smog-filled air, where those "bad crowds" always hang around. Yeah, that's my thoughts.

[ella1432]

yeah. your ideas are all great (apart from the robbers in the market thing-what the f*ck?) but i kinda thought it might be that he wishes he could put something over his head (like a paper bag?) to shut out all of the angry voices?
i have no idea
someone ask :mike:
:lol: :D :P (w00t)

[Glenn]

Originally posted by LornVourkolakas+Feb 26 2004, 10:41 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (LornVourkolakas @ Feb 26 2004, 10:41 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteBegin--ella1432@Feb 25 2004, 01:04 PM
In Runaway, what does the line
"Paper Bags and Angry Voices"
mean? :mike: :lol: :D :P :unsure:
Paperbags could be taken as a way of being something you're not. Aka: Like putting a bag over your head. Or like, hiding from something while others are taking you out.

So like, it's like saying " I wanna run away" is another way of saying you want to escape the paperbags. Wanting to escape from the life you've lived. You know, the life filled with lies and such.[/b][/quote]
That one makes the most sense.

Mike: Hey paperbag head get over here!
Chester: But I wanna F*cking run away!
lol

[trufflepigs]

i believe it means whatever you want it to mean. i dont believe there is no wrong explanation. you all think im weird but im just a very opinionated person.

[ella1432]

i don't think trufflepigs is wierd i think what u say is tru. :mike: :lol: :D :P

[riddle]

Originally posted by DuffsterLP@Feb 29 2004, 05:15 PM
Mike: Hey paperbag head get over here!
Chester: But I wanna F*cking run away!
lol
:lol:

[JJ]

Originally posted by DuffsterLP@Feb 27 2004, 02:13 AM
I think it means that angry thoughts are locked in someone's head. It's saying that the angry voices are stuck in paper bags and can't get out.
I love those lyrics.
so true... very deep lyrics in runaway. i love this track its one of my favourites

[Matt]

Originally posted by LornVourkolakas+Feb 27 2004, 02:41 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (LornVourkolakas @ Feb 27 2004, 02:41 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin--ella1432@Feb 25 2004, 01:04 PM
In Runaway, what does the line
"Paper Bags and Angry Voices"
mean? :mike: :lol: :D :P :unsure:
Paperbags could be taken as a way of being something you're not. Aka: Like putting a bag over your head. Or like, hiding from something while others are taking you out.

So like, it's like saying " I wanna run away" is another way of saying you want to escape the paperbags. Wanting to escape from the life you've lived. You know, the life filled with lies and such. [/b][/quote]
I was going to say It's like someone hiding with a paper bag on their head... :mellow: (e.g. Me!)