Right to the Ways and the Rules of the World
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| Song by Ween | |||||
| from the album The Pod | |||||
| Released | September 20, 1991 | ||||
| Length | 5:04 | ||||
| Label | Shimmy-Disc Records | ||||
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"Right to the Ways and the Rules of the World" is a song by Ween from the 1991 album The Pod.
Song Details[edit | edit source]
Recording and Composition[edit | edit source]
"Right to the Ways and the Rules of the World" is a psychedelic progressive folk song. Due to tape speed manipulation, the studio version is in the key of G# minor, while live performances play it in A minor.
The lead vocals are sung by Gene Ween.
Meaning[edit | edit source]
Speaking about the lyric "incense and myrrh", Gene Ween says he was actually thinking of "frankincense and myrrh".[1]
Live Performances[edit | edit source]
Played live as early as 1992, "Right to the Ways and the Rules of the World" has never been more than an occasional inclusion in Ween's live sets. However, Gene Ween has been known to play the song quite commonly at solo acoustic shows.[2]
Personnel[edit | edit source]
Dean ween - Co-Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Bass
Gene Ween - Co-Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboard, Drum Machine
Andrew Weiss - Sound Mixing
Lyrics[edit | edit source]
Monsters that twinkle like cats in the night
The cosmic conceiver continues his plight
A war of the heavens, what's wrong and what's right
Right to the ways and the rules of the worldRight to the ways and the rules of the world
Spraying the children with incense and myrrhThe hopeless confessions of minds unsure
Spraying the children with incense and myrrh
Right to the ways and the rules of the worldRight to the ways and the rules of the world
I tried to come over and see you todayI tried to come over to want you to say
I wanted you say to come today
Right to the ways and the rules of the worldRight to the ways and the rules of the world
Mindlessly hoping she bore for their mindsHolding the sacraments, secrets unkind
Chewing the curdles of cream from the rain
Right to the ways and the rules of the worldChewing the grits
Right to the ways and the rules of the world[3]
Song Themes[edit | edit source]
Screaming, Sung by Dean Ween, Sung by Gene Ween, Tape Speed Manipulation, Uncommon Time Signature
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Ween Cuisine: Classic Food Moments in Ween Songs, Paste, 2015
- ↑ https://brownbase.org/every_time_played.php?band=all%20bands&song_id=164
- ↑ No official lyrics available - lyrics transcribed from the audio