Raspberry Rug
Harpers Bizarre Lyrics

Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴  Line by Line Meaning ↴Lately it seems I've had such colourful dreams
The sounds that ring in my ear are so delightful

Faces on the wall, they only spoil me
'Cause they talk among themselves but never to me
No place I know of all the places to go can match my

Raspberry Rug, sit on my Raspberry Rug

And I will tell you of how I came to find it

I bought it in Japan from a Japan rugman
On a Japanese sampan, was also runs ten
He didn't quite understand why I'm such a fortunate man

He thought about a Raspberry Rug, a plain old Raspberry Rug
A regular Raspberry Rug, an everyday Raspberry Rug

Overall Meaning

These lyrics are from the song 'Raspberry Rug' by Harpers Bizarre. The song is about the singer's colourful dreams and how they recently procured a raspberry-coloured rug from a Japanese rug merchant on a sampan. The singer talks about the faces he sees on his wall, but they only talk among themselves, never to him. He says that no place he knows can match his raspberry rug and then invites the listener to sit on it while he tells the story of how he got it.

The lyrics seem to be about the singer's desire for human interaction as represented by the disconnect he feels with the faces on his wall. The colourful dreams may signify a desire for a more exciting life or the importance of imagination. The raspberry rug, in contrast, represents a tangible object of comfort and luxury that the singer treasures above all else, indicating that material possessions can also bring joy.

Line by Line Meaning

Lately it seems I've had such colourful dreams
Recently, my dreams have been incredibly vivid and lively

The sounds that ring in my ear are so delightful
I am constantly hearing pleasant and soothing noises

Faces on the wall, they only spoil me
The portraits hanging on the wall are just there for decoration and do not engage with me

'Cause they talk among themselves but never to me
The pictures seem to have conversations amongst themselves without including me

No place I know of all the places to go can match my
There is nowhere I have been to that can rival the place I hold dear

Raspberry Rug, sit on my Raspberry Rug
Come join me and sit on my favorite rug known as the Raspberry Rug

And I will tell you of how I came to find it
I can share the story of how I discovered this amazing rug with you

I bought it in Japan from a Japan rugman
I purchased the Raspberry Rug from a rug dealer in Japan

On a Japanese sampan, was also runs ten
I acquired it while on a Japanese boat called a sampan that had ten other passengers

He didn't quite understand why I'm such a fortunate man
The rug dealer could not fathom why I was so fortunate to own such a beautiful rug

He thought about a Raspberry Rug, a plain old Raspberry Rug
The rug dealer considered the Raspberry Rug to be a common and basic type of rug

A regular Raspberry Rug, an everyday Raspberry Rug
He believed it to be just an ordinary, everyday rug

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