| Joel Plaskett – Beyond, Beyond, Beyond Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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I'd say the song is very obviously about Joel's childhood in Lunenburg, NS. Growing up with friends, playing in crappy bands, etc, and his friend Judy. Obviously Joel eventually leaves his small town for bigger things, but never forgets his friends and family he left behind. Judy was tragically taken before her time, hence comparing the two journeys through Gallows Hill that take place in the song, comparing the first line "I do not know any who's buried here" to "someone that we know and love is buried here". Also, Judy is referenced in On & On & On in the verse about those that Joel's lost "I sing a verse now For those come and gone And left this earth now And we’re stuck here rolling on I can still hear Tappen tap I can still hear Judy’s laugh Helen’s making movies And my Granny Kay, she’s baking cookies They’ve come and gone now" Just the look on Joel's face when singing this song live was enough to prove to me that everything he talked about the 'anger left to kill' and 'flowing like rivers deep' that he's one of the most honest musicians both musically and emotionally I've ever had the opportunity to see and hear. |
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