| Steeldrivers – Sticks That Made Thunder Lyrics | 1 year ago |
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This song is clearly referencing the American Civil War from the perspective of a very tall tree that is remembering a terrible battle of many years ago. His “roots are deeper than the bones, the others” The “color of the sky in winter” is gray, the color of the Confederate soldiers’ uniforms. “Blue as the night” are the Union soldiers’ uniforms. “They fell through the whole day and night.” Obviously the soldiers were dying in battle. The “colors flew high as they danced in the sky” are the flags of each of these warring armies that the tree saw as they came over the hill. The “sticks that made thunder” are their rifles. The “little white trees that don’t bend in the breeze” are the crosses marking the graves of the soldiers, “the ones that will never return.” It is a hauntingly sad song with an absolutely captivating tune that I cannot seem to get out of my mind. In spite of this, it is still one of my favorite Steel Drivers songs. |
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