| King Crimson – Epitaph Lyrics | 2 years ago |
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This has also always been my interpretation. I'm old now, but when I was a teenager this song always gave me a sadness, not simply about man unable to survive a nuclear war, but about all of life being destroyed. This was released in 1969. The film 'Silent Running' (1972) is unrelated, but evokes similar feelings. No spoilers, but in that film the Earth is destroyed and all that remains is a spaceship with one man and some robots. Epitaph is a plea to reason. Anyone born after July 1945 has had to come to terms with the very real possibility that all life on Earth is in jeopardy. Yes, the sun will absorb Earth in 7.5 billion years, but that's a long time. And religions all have an end of days, but that's just make believe, not science. After 1945, the real threat became possible, ourselves. And even if all mankind is destroyed, by us, at least if animals survive, then there's a sad hopefulness. But if we destroy it completely, then there's nothing more tragic and disappointing. |
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| King Crimson – Neal And Jack And Me Lyrics | 2 years ago |
| @[omfgitsdtc:46796] Yes, this is the answer. "Absent lovers" likely just means the "singer" is feeling lonely, just as the Beats were all quite lonely and independent. | |
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