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| Grateful Dead – Franklin's Tower Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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Wow. I've always heard about the Ben Franklin/Liberty Bell references but never got the link to the bomb/FDR. Very cool. Thanks for sharing! |
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| Grateful Dead – Blow Away Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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There's not much to interpret here. Brent's lyrics are typically pretty straight-forward and usually involve heart break, misery and a bit of anger/distrust for the woman in question. That said, this song is beautiful and powerful. |
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| Grateful Dead – Box Of Rain Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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While it's true that Robert Hunter wrote the lyrics, Box o' Rain is certainly a deeply personal song to Phil written directly as a response to his father's impending death. |
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| Grateful Dead – Althea Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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Thanks Sugaree for that great insight. The Hamlet references have always stuck out most notably to me although, I've always thought it was Ophelia who mused about death before her own suicide and used the phrase, "To sleep, perchance to dream". I'm gonna guess you're right about that, but but it would jive with the line from the song. "It may be the fate of Ophelia, Sleeping and perchance to dream..."
I've been a fan of the dead for years and this has always been one of the songs that moves me the most.
I think the song is ultimately about love that never really got started and then just slipped away due to one or both participants being to self-focused and non-comittal to make anything happen. The song speaks to me though, anywhere there is something that I desperately want but don't reach out and grab, usually because I'm too busy staring at my navel. |
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