| The Band – The Weight Lyrics | 2 years ago |
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@[smuggler:46257] I agree that it seems to represent the responsibility each of us have, or should have, in life. I don't know if it was intended this way, but I interpret it as the narrator telling Fanny (God) that he will help care for people he meets along the way or people he already knows in life (put the load right on me). Each person mentioned in the song needs help in some capacity. Some are people he actively tries to help (Carmen - who is either with someone unsavory or she is about to get into some trouble herself and he tries to get her away from the Devil). Some are people he just has casual conversations with (when the narrator talks to Luke, who is dying, and asks him about his either younger wife or daughter. Luke asks the narrator to keep her company when he is gone.) Some seek him out (Chester, who can't care for his dog). Since we don't know what the outcome of each of the interactions, it is unclear if the narrator did help each person. However, maybe Carmen did not know the danger she was around or about to get into and by avoiding the narrator, she changed her plans and, perhaps, the course of her life. Maybe Luke had a burden on him with wondering about how to take care of his young wife or daughter. Perhaps the narrator said he couldn't stay but he would check up on Anna Lee from time to time. Maybe that eased Luke's concerns, allowing him to die peacefully. Maybe the narrator took Chester's dog, which would have helped out Chester and the dog. Perhaps the narrator gave the dog to someone else or maybe he gave Chester money to help care for the dog. In any event, whether the narrator ended up helping or not, he tried and trying to help/checking in with people, is enough. He is looking out for others as God would = Fanny (God) sending the regards. |
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| The Band – The Weight Lyrics | 2 years ago |
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@[smuggler:46255] I agree that it seems to represent the responsibility each of us have, or should have, in life. I don't know if it was intended this way, but I interpret it as the narrator telling Fanny (God) that he will help care for people he meets along the way or people he already knows in life (put the load right on me). Each person mentioned in the song needs help in some capacity. Some are people he actively tries to help (Carmen - who is either with someone unsavory or she is about to get into some trouble herself. He tries to get her away from the Devil, but it doesn't work). Some are people he just has casual conversations with (when the narrator talks to Luke, who is dying, and asks him about his either younger wife or daughter. Luke asks the narrator to keep her company when he is gone.) Some seek him out (Chester, who can't care for his dog). In each situation, the narrator can not help entirely, even though he tries or wishes he could, but trying to help/checking in with people, is enough. He is looking out for others as God would = Fanny sending the regards. |
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