what the heck is this classic song really about?

[STANG KILLA SS]

i have no clue. just seems like random babbling

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[slickwillie]

No idea, but it is a classic"thumbsup"

Holy Diver
You've been down too long in the midnight sea
Oh what's becoming of me

Ride the tiger
You can see his stripes but you know he's clean
Oh don't you see what I mean

Gotta get away
Holy Diver

Shiny diamonds
Like the eyes of a cat in the black and blue
Something is coming for you

Race for the morning
You can hide in the sun 'till you see the light
Oh we will pray it's all right

Gotta get away-get away

Between the velvet lies
There's a truth that's hard as steel
The vision never dies
Life's a never ending wheel

Holy Diver
You're the star of the masquerade
No need to look so afraid

Jump on the tiger
You can feel his heart but you know he's mean
Some light can never be seen

Holy Diver
You've been down too long in the midnight sea
Oh what's becoming of me

Ride the tiger
You can see his stripes but you know he's clean
Oh don't you see what I mean

Gotta get away
Holy Diver
:???:

 

[STANG KILLA SS]

yeah we all know it. but heard it on the radio this morning and really listened, and i was like WTF is this about? sounds like random babbling of a child learning to talk lol. like john madden putting random sentences together.

 

[CmdrZod]

A diver proposing to a under water tiger?







































:lmao:

 

[Robotboy]

like john madden putting random sentences together.

Isn't that the truth

 

[EeePee]

sounds like random babbling of a child learning to talk lol.

Yep, that's my impression of Ronnie James Dio, more or less.

 

[ROLANDROCKSHOP]

1..
"Riding the tiger is a proverb whose meaning is that the only place where you cannot be eaten by a tiger is when you're riding it..."

2..
"Ronnie is singing about doing heroin. Tiger is slang for heroin, which makes those black cc measurment lines on the syringe its "stripes", and as a bonus, the heroin is clean."

just a quick google search..

my bet is the heroin..

 

[johnnyh66]

my bet is the heroin..

I'm pretty sure all songs are about heroin :shock:

 

[ROLANDROCKSHOP]

sex..drugs..rockn roll..:mrgreen:

 

[paintballer9876]

The hits seem to be written about sex while they are all on drugs the good songs are ones written about drugs while on drugs and the crappy ones are are everything while sober.

 

[JeremyH]

Satan.

What song isn't about Satan?

:lol:

 

[EeePee]

This one isn't.



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[EeePee]

Oh wait, it's metal, it comes from hell. Well, that doesn't mean it's about Satan...

 

[DwaneO]

Yep, that's my impression of Ronnie James Dio, more or less.

Yet you like Tenacious D ?:shock:
Must be deaf :lmao:

 

[EeePee]

Jack Black makes me laugh. And Dave Grohol is on the drums. It's entertaining because it's not serious, like Dio tried to be.

I guess...

 

[Benzbuildr]

Ya gotta Love Dio!"thumbsup"
R.I.P

 

[Zod Rhombus]

Yep. Like a rainbow in the dark.....

 

[JasonInAugusta]

Satan.

What song isn't about Satan?

:lol:

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[TexasSP]

like john madden putting random sentences together.

Yep, that's my impression of Ronnie James Dio, more or less.

x3 :lmao:

 

[NoobCrawler]

Oh you know, you can see his stripes but you know he's clean. That means...you can pet it.

That song is awesome, yet ridiculous. :ror: Maybe the writer thought if he sung the song like he did, people wouldn't be sure of what he's saying.

Isn't Du Hast by Rammstein the same way?