Talk:Epic (song)

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Amazing, nobody knows what it is yet? :P

masturbation? sex? raping?

I think it's life.

--Cacumer 00:57, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

I read an interview with Mike Patton where he said that the song has no meaning whatsoever. But I can't find it anywhere, so no way am I adding it to the article... talk about unsourced! -- DocSigma 14:33, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
I think I found what you're referring to. According to fnm.com, Mike Patton said the following:
I think that too many people think too much about my lyrics. I am more a person who works with the sound of a word than with its meaning. Often I just choose the words because of the rhythm not because of the meaning.
There's no other reference to this quote on the web, but I think we can trust fnm.com as being a reliable source on this particular subject. --DrLeebot 00:35, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

Hahaha, but that would be quite a good answer! Maybe there's a Google Video or YouTube somewhere with that interview. I think I probably can find some relevant text, but it would most likely not be Mike's own words. Still, no subject / no meaning seems to lead to best stuff about life, remarkbly Seinfeld. --Caue (T | C) 00:44, Thursday 2006-07-27 (UTC)
I think it should be said that at the end of this song there is a piano solo that was originaly done by Midnight Oil, in the song Tin Legs and Tim Mines!--24.15.31.42 03:39, 11 July 2007 (UTC)Angela Taylor 10 Jul 2007, 22:45

"It's It" is an ice cream novelty made in Burlingame, California, south of San Francisco. Under torture these guys will admit that's where they got the idea. Here's a shot of the building, which tens of thousands of people - including some rock musicians - drive by every day: http://www.itsiticecream.com/location.cfm —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.40.19.30 (talk) 06:49, 29 September 2007 (UTC)

Does anyone else think the voice that says "What...is...it?!" at one point in the song sounds just like Zorak? Mike R (talk) 15:36, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Faith No More - Epic.jpg

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[edit] Lyrical themes and theories

Although it was commercially very successful, "Epic" was a very complex and unusual song by the standards of the early '90s. Some perceive the lyrics as a reference to masturbation.[1] The lyrics also possess themes of rape. Other sources indicate that the lyrics may intertwine with people not being able to achieve what they want. Such as an accomplishment or goal. This contests to the "masturbation" conception stated above. Although, many people feel that the video for the song explains the second theory better. Which is not about sexual deviance at all, but more along the lines of people not acquiring what they desire most. For example, the fish at the end who dies without water.

There is also the possibility that the song's pervasive 'it' is a variable for whatever is the 'it' in modern culture. Various senses are tantalized throughout the song to give it a broader appeal. Any pop culture trend that disappears as quickly as it appears seems to fit as 'it'.

This entire section was original research, as far as I can tell. The reference looks promising, but is merely a link to the lyrics themselves, with no hint of interpretation. Lusanaherandraton 06:56, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

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