Right now she is in a swamp, not saying anything.
In the literal context, Lump is just one woman against the world (“small things”). Had the tumor been malign Ballew would not have been able to continue making music and “rockin’ out with the band”. “birds could land” exaggerates the gravity of the situation. But the news deeply saddened Ballew, until it was revealed that the tumor is benign. The size of the tumor may have been small. Is lump fast asleep or rockin’ out with the band? Small things so sad that birds could land Ballew wonders why he got a tumor at all. Referring to it as “sorta rotten and insane” is an attempt at mocking the self. It is also important to note that “Lump” also refers to the benign tumor inside songwriter’s Chris Ballew’s head. That could explain why she was sitting by the swamp.
Lump was probably retarded, or mentally incapable to understand complex issues. Perhaps the reason why Lump did not compete in the world was her inability to do so. Verse 2 – What does it mean?Īnd the one she got was sorta rotten and insane She could not survive in this world of cut-throat competition. It also implies that the swamp swallowed up Lump. But he also considers the fact that in the present Lump could be dead. The singer remembers Lump in his memories (“She’s in my head”). The chorus celebrates Lump, as the woman who turned against the tide. These “piranhas” are confused by Lump’s nonchalance towards struggling. “Passing Piranhas” may refer to people fighting to rise above each other (like the competition in a corporate setup). Lump is immune to competition and does not want to step over others to flourish in life. And the impact of this competitiveness (“Mud”) would also impact someone as good-natured as Lump.īut it does not. She totally confused all the passing piranhasĪ harsh environment like a swamp would require its inhabitants to compete with one another for survival. Lump, with goodness in her heart, seems out of place in this selfish, cruel world. Although many creatures live in swamps, it is not an ideal environment for human beings. “Boggy marsh” could be a commentary on the modern world which is akin to a lifeless swamp. An onlooker might think she is devoid of emotions. The girl named (or nicknamed) “Lump” is all alone in a swamp. Later, the line made it to the final cut of the song as the outro. Ballew could not recall saying anything of that sort. In one of the tapes, he heard himself saying “Is this Lump out of my head? I think so”. So he mixed the two ideas and created the song.īallew was cleaning his room while listening to mini-cassette tapes of different ideas he had come up with. He also had a vision of a woman sitting by the swamp in his mind. The song title Lump is inspired by Chris Ballew’s benign brain tumor. They made the news official a year later. In 2015, the Presidents of the United States of America were disbanded. In their decades-long career, the band released 6 studio albums. The band’s original members include Chris Ballew (Vocalist and Bassist), Jason Finn (Drummer) and Dave Dederer (Guitarist). Lump has also been featured in video games like Rock Band 2, Band Hero, Saints Row IV and Just Dance. Commercially, the song performed well and reached the number one spot on the Billboard’s Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song experiments with the genres of alternative rock and grunge music. It was released as a single off the band’s 1995 self-titled debut album. Lump is a song by the American band the Presidents of the United States of America.
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