2007-01-07 08:14:37 · 5 answers · asked by corey 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
According to Harrison, inspiration for the song arrived from reading the I Ching, which, as he put it, "seemed to me to be based on the Eastern concept that everything is relative to everything else, as opposed to the Western view that things are merely coincidental."
Taking this idea of relativitism to his parents' home in North England, Harrison committed to write a song based on the first words he saw upon opening a random book. Those first words were "gently weeps", and he immediately began the song. The initial incarnation was not final, as Harrison would state, "Some of the words to the song were changed before I finally recorded it."
2007-01-07 08:19:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well never really thought about the lyrics, i'd have guessed its an artistic way of saying making your guitar tone powerful & emotional. Something similar to that of Gary Moores ''still got the blues'' intro.
2016-05-23 04:18:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
he opened a book, and the first words he saw was "gently weeps"
2007-01-07 09:06:31 · answer #3 · answered by ƎIΝΟƆ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a metaphor for how George is so sad about the state of world.
2007-01-07 08:25:40 · answer #4 · answered by ThinkaboutThis 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Who knows, Harrison did a lot of drugs.
2007-01-07 08:21:30 · answer #5 · answered by irishman 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋