It’s called “Waterfalls” because TLC are advising you not to chase them. Don’t do that is just such a bizarre message for a huge pop song, a cautionary tale all the more effective for being totally subliminal, given that everyone listening is too busy doing the dance from the video where TLC are turned into Avatar-via-1994 water people. The song’s as “conscious” as any conscious rap you’d care to name, and like 50,000 times more fun than conscious rap.
