| George Harrison – Run of the Mill Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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Clearly this song has a moral component, and just as clearly the entire album--just as George's life, starting with his visits to India--has a spiritual component. But to say that George was so arrogant as to write a song from the point of view of God or put words into the mouth of God ... well, you just aren't paying all that close attention to George or to what's been said about him. To do that requires the hubris of the kind of person who would write scripture. George was much too humble for that. When George said things like "everyone has choice when to or not to raise their voices," it was an expression of opinion or conviction (and not too much of a stretch at that). Even when he said things like "by chanting the names of the LORD then you'll be free," all he was saying was, "works for me." He'd never play God and write "chant my name and you'll be free." |
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| George Harrison – Run of the Mill Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| I happened to hear this song immediately after hearing selections from Derek and the Dominoes' album "Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs," also released in 1970, the title track of which was of course written about George's wife Patti. It got me to wondering if these lyrics might have also been written with Patti in mind. In the absence of information about exactly when George wrote these lyrics, we can only speculate. | |
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