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Rush – The Trees Lyrics	4 years ago
@[abelulz:38905] Only if you think "hatchet, axe, and saw" are a good thing from the Tree's point of view. I think the forced equality is being presented as a bad thing.

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Rush – The Trees Lyrics

4 years ago

I love Peart's lyrics, but he's creating a straw man here. The Maples are arguing for equal opportunity, but Neil gives them and the Oaks equal outcome through "hatchet, ax, and saw". If you go along with the idea that society privileges certain people based on their gender, race, nationality, and so on, you would have to agree that a straight white male from an affluent country is more Oak than Maple.

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They Might Be Giants – Birdhouse in Your Soul Lyrics	4 years ago
I think it's a mistake to look for symbolism in TMBG lyrics. To me, they're surreal, not symbolic.

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Rush – The Big Wheel Lyrics	4 years ago
The Wheel of Karma? The deliberate switching of the usual endings of "leap of faith" and "twist of fate" are very clever.

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Rush – Anagram (for Mongo) Lyrics	4 years ago
This has always seemed like nothing more than fun word play by Peart. My only question is "Who is Mongo"? Is it an anagram of someone in Neil's life? I never thought to associate it with the Candygram from Blazing Saddles, but it makes sense now!

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