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.
A child without an eye
Made her mother cry, why ask why?
She kept her child clean
On Buckingham Green
The children saw the eye
As a sign from God
Descending from the sky
It was alright to dream
Of Buckingham Green
Summon the queen
Spoke the child of eye it's time to fly
Turning fire to steam
On Buckingham Green
A child without an eye
Made her mother cry, why ask why?
She kept her child clean
On Buckingham Green
Made her mother cry, why ask why?
She kept her child clean
On Buckingham Green
The children saw the eye
As a sign from God
Descending from the sky
It was alright to dream
Of Buckingham Green
Summon the queen
Spoke the child of eye it's time to fly
Turning fire to steam
On Buckingham Green
A child without an eye
Made her mother cry, why ask why?
She kept her child clean
On Buckingham Green
Lyrics submitted by weezerific:cutlery
Buckingham Green [DVD] Lyrics as written by Michael Melchiondo Aaron Freeman
Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing
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you are all missing the point completely. if Gene and Dean saw how you all were seriously analyzing the lyrics they'd be laughing out loud.
the song is an obvious take on late 70's to early 80's prog-rock ala early-Genesis/ELP/King-Crimson with just a touch of Ozzie and two toes over the line into early Iron Maiden territory.
What makes the song hilarious is that it lampoons this genre to a T by spewing out overly dramatic, yet completely meaningless lyrics, for all of one verse... then spirals off into the most maudlin, drawn out guitar solo accompanied by tympany and strings... then brings you back for a conclusion of a merely one more verse, while giving you the sensation that some all-important, massively built-up saga is finally coming to a close.
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nailed it. I think this applies to most ween songs.
Haha Yea Fongaboo, yea it is obviously just a parody.
This post gave me a better appreciation of the song.
@fongaboo I was thinking the same thing. I came here because I wanted to confirm that the lyrics are essentially meaningless. Spot on with the Ozzy comment. It's almost as though Gener was doing an impression of him. All of that said, it's an impressively well composed song.
@fongaboo the irony of you saying others missed the point lol<br />