It’s so strange that it actually reminds me of the Doors. Haunting, a little spooky, it is nothing short of a snake-charming song. “You want to know how deeply my soul goes/ Deeper than bones, deeper than bones” (I Want You) – This ethereal ode to wanting someone feels like it was written in another dimension. Get more 90s or get more modern day Jim Morrison- you can’t.Ģ. Even if you can’t tell what the hell they’re saying. If you need proof of the poets here, check this song out. It fits together so perfect and the words are so bright. But this one discernable lyric is like a constellation. “Be a dream in color even on a winter’s night/Thinking Georges Seurat, afternoon bathed in light/Get your joy no matter who says it’s right/Their cover’s blown, find the story of your own” (Camouflage) – At one point in an interview, Stephan Jenkins was quoted admitting that he actually doesn’t know what all the screaming lyrics in “Camouflage” are, which is pretty funny. Amazon / Third Eye Blind – Never Let You Goġ.
For anyone who has ever felt a connection to their music, here are some of their greatest, most beautifully poetic lyrics.
Stephan Jenkins graduated with a BA in English from UC Berkeley in 1987, and his lyrics are poetry to me. Granted, their latest tours have only consisted of two original members of the band, Stephan Jenkins and Brad Hargreaves, it doesn’t lessen my love for the music they created in the 90s/early 2000s.
Have you ever looked at a work of art or heard a piece of music that made you say, “Hey, that’s ME, only outside of me”? If I had to pick one thing that represents me outside of myself, it would be Third Eye Blind’s lyrics. I get some weird looks when I say that Third Eye Blind is my favorite band of all time, but it’s the truth.