| Right Away, Great Captain! – I Was a Cage Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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From Andy: The last song on The Eventually Home is called “I Was A Cage” and that’s him standing and overlooking his wife in bed with his brother about to kill her. That’s where the second record left off. The third one picks up exactly there with him. Instead in the heat of the moment he kills his brother and he makes his wife watch. In the first song it’s told that a farmer’s wife heard the murder [of his brother], the children saw the murder, and the farmer’s wife turns the sailor in and he goes to prison. There’s a mention of a trial, but it’s more implied that he’s sentenced to death. It’s a recounting of his mistakes and his triumphs while speaking with his family and the captain’s ghost for the final time. It’s a man and his last thoughts before he meets death. It’s a stationary album because he isn’t doing anything but sitting in a cell. It definitely goes back to the first album in terms of the storytelling process with thoughts rather than actions. He murdered his brother and has to pay for his sins, but he has to reconcile his own thoughts about his life before he dies. It’s a really dark adventure in this guys mind that takes place during his last week alive. |
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