| Bruce Springsteen – Empty Sky Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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The song is a parallel between what we all lost on 9/11 and the very personal loss of one individual. We all woke up to an "Empty Sky" the towers that once marked the south of Manhattan Island were conspicuously absent. And if someone lost their true love in this incident, they also woke up to "an empty impression" in the bed where he/she used to be. They were torn between wanting just one more kiss from their loved one and the need for revenge "an eye for an eye" as the Boss says. The reference to the plains of Jordan, One tree of evil, One tree of good refers to the division of the Muslims and the Christians which went back to Cain and Abel. Perfect prose.... |
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