| Grateful Dead – Mountains Of The Moon Lyrics | 3 years ago |
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Many years ago when I was 16 I played this song for a friend and asked "wtf do you think it's about"... Think of the story it's telling. The first stanza someone is on a journey. Conquering mountains and death. Going to meet the jade merchants daughter, likely for marriage. Tom Banjo is a confirmed legendary banjo player who associated with Dave Grisham, an odd duck. I imagine they are alluding to Tom Banjo having an affair with the jade merchants daughter in the second stanza. In the third stanza we see the contrast of cities (civilization) and agricultural (simple living). Add Tom Banjo (agricultural) and whatever royalty is marrying the jade merchants daughter (a prince/civilization). The rest of the song fits together beautifully on its own when viewed from this vantage point. It's about the death of living simply and humbly, in exchange for our civilization. Sorry Tom. We'll get back to you eventually... |
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