| Figures on a Beach – Accidentally 4th Street (Gloria) Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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I always thought "the sun rose in the west today" referred to a (potential) nuclear explosion. To me, an explosion in "the west" would refer to America, also tying in the next lyric "accidents in the land of the free". I think your analysis is pretty spot on for the rest, and I'll add to it that I think the criticism points specifically toward Ronald Reagan (the pseudo-fascist hero machine) as well as modern America at the time. Remember, this song was written in the mid 80's. Politics aside, Reagan was viewed my many as warmongering and likely to get us all killed with his game of chicken with the Soviet Union. The song refers to the glossy sheen the administration put around the whole defense build up, glorifying war, while referring to having grown up in the Vietnam era where they showed the real cost of war on tv. Overall, I think the song is referring to Reagan's military build up, the glorifying of war while ignoring poverty at home, and the potential for nuclear disaster. Of course this is completely subjective, it's just sort of what the song meant to me. |
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