| John Denver – Rocky Mountain High Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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John was not an atheist but not a Christian either. He says in his autobiography that he was spiritual rather than religious that he didn't follow any one religion, although he had great respect and even longing for those that did.He also said the closest to the way he felt was the North American Indian belief in the Great Spirit .Being born in his 27th years refers to his dicovery of the beauty of the Rockies where he lived for the rest of his life. When he says you can talk to God I believe he is speaking of discovering God in nature. The line 'He lost a friend and kept his memory is also explained in his autobiography as being about an actual incident when a friend was killed in a moterbike accident in Colorado. I've always been a bit puzzled by the line And they say that he got crazy once and tried to touch the sun. I think that bit might be drug related even if the song in general isn't or it could be a reference to Icarus who flew too close to the sun and burnt his wings. Other songs of John's refer to Greek legends. If I am right about that reference it is ironic now when you consider how he died. |
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| Kris Kristofferson – Casey's Last Ride Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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I've always thought Casey was a married man who was having an affair and he is going on one last visit to the other woman to end it. He still loves her and is feeling very sad, but the affair must end because he now has a young family. The choruses tell us how the other woman is feeling. She is deeply in love with Casey and lives for the times they can be together which have been getting less often. She gradually comes to realise that he has come to end the affair. |
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