| Tom Waits – Filipino Box Spring Hog Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| I think this song is about murdering somebody for some kind of trespass against the narrator and then burying them in a ditch, and maybe recovering it to dispose of the body by feeding it to, potentially, dogs. | |
| The Real McKenzies – Smokin' Bowl Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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A great song that celebrates a rebels freedom and equates church and state with authority (a means of control) posing the question of liberty from a rebels perspective. The first verse is celebratory, smoking a bowl as a toast among rebels who enjoy the coveted metaphorical fig in the chorus of the song.. In the chorus the fig (metaphor) is protected by law / liberty's a glorious feast. ~ The court was erected for cowards but who are the cowards, those who are weighed (ie. the rebels) or those who weight the scales of justice? Also, a church serves the interests of a clergy. In both cases authority is an institutionalized means of control to serve the interest of a higher class. So the question of liberty. Who gets the fig? Is freedom rebelry or an institution. Liberty's a glorious feast. Both sides will tell you that, but everybody wants their fig. All in all, Folky and Rocky, with Punk attitude. |
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