This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
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Of course, having assumed it was MLK, it could be Kennedy:
the "parade" is the cars going past and if you take the official stance to be true, Kennedy's assasin was in a high building which always seems pretty dark (ie "hiding from the sun") on TV documentaries!
The "outside" would here be the people who had come out to greet Kennedy in Dallas Texas and obviously they would be happy if they were JFK supporters! And like MLK the "for a second" is referring to how quickly things turned to dismay that he had been murdered.
The shot was definately "heard around the world," being heavily covered in the media for days.
The only thing I could link to Lennon was the "waiting for your fame" which is pretty self-explanatory really!
"waiting for your fame" I believe is referring Lee Harvey Oswald.
When I saw this played live in concert, at one point on huge video displays, the projected 1963. I don't dispute the John Lennon comment, but wonder if they are making this song a bit more generic about assasination in general (Kennedy in 1963 etc).
Cool song about the assassination of JFK. Sound very basic but it works.
The song is about the assassination of JFK. This is well attested. No mystery about it.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dare_(album)#.22Seconds.22
Surely it's about the shooting of Martin Luterh King Jr - the line
"After the parade has gone"
surely referrs to the rally he addressed the day before (March 3rd 1968)
furthermore,
"Outside Was a happy place Every face had a smile like the golden face For a second"
The "happy place" could be referring to the fact that the Civil Rights acts had been passed if you take "outside" to mean the African-Americans in the Civil Rights struggle. Then "for a second," of course is longer in real life, but for the purpose of the song, but obviously when MLK was murdered, this would have upset many people, regardless of the happiess that must have been felt after the Civil Rights Acts were passed.
When played live the song is often accompanied by background slides of John F Kennedy.
Great song...as already stated its about the assassination of JFK. I prefer this darker sound to the poppier songs they made.
ALL ABOUT THE DEATH OF JOHN LENNON.