| Don Henley – The End of the Innocence Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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Well, of course you can all have your theories about virginity and stuff, but oh man, I'm pretty sure that's not what Don Henley had in mind when he wrote it...if you haven't noticed, Mr. Henley is a very very politically and socially conscious activist. The song is about the Reagan era and the Iran-Contra Affair (Even the video for the song shows pictures of Reagan and Oliver North). The first verse is about the Innocence of America - the fairy tale America that we all live in, where things are perfect and picturesque, small town goodness and sweetness, the innocence of the American childhood, the American Dream. But that innocent picture is an illusion, shattered by the lies and misdealings of the leaders of our country. The lawyers had to "clean up all the details" of Oliver North and Reagan's misdealings, which smeared and tarnished America... "Oh beautiful, for spacious skies" (America the Beautiful) But now those skies are threatning - (This has nothing nothing to do with a woman's virginity) "They're beating plowshares into swords, for this Tired Old Man that we elected King" - Who makes up our soldiers? People from innocent small town America, the farmers, the mid-westerners...the Tired Old Man is Reagan And the last verse is a beautiful homage to regret, how we have to leave behind our Innocence and say goodbye to it, but that American Dream, that Innocence will always be in our hearts... Please trust me on this analysis - I first heard this song as a 9 year old girl visiting Texas - this song is my most favourite song in the whole wide world - I've spent the past 17 years thinking about this beautiful song...when I die, they'll be playing it at my funeral ;) I get a kick out of it too, because now I'm a lawyer ;) |
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| U2 – Crumbs From Your Table Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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I think that this song is about the United States and how they bullied the Third World into putting Intellectual Property Rights into the Uruguay Round Table negotiations on GATT (the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade). What happend is that the US forced the Third World to sign on to the GATT Agreement, which led to the creation of the WTO and the TRIPS agreement. The TRIPS agreement contains very very strong Intellectual Property Rights, including the forced adoption of product patents with a term of 20 years -so countries like India and Brazil, which had been the source of cheap generic drugs for the Third World (specificallyl anti-retrovirals for HIV/AIDS) are no longer permitted to mass produce generic versions of any new drugs, which means that African countries will not be able to get cheap versions of any new HIV/AIDS drugs (at least not through India/Brazil).... So as for the song: From the brightest star (Meaning the US) Comes the blackest hole (Black hole of Death?) You had so much to offer (As in the US could have led the world in offering cheap HIV drugs to Africa) Why did you offer your soul? (The US is the devil...) I was there for you baby When you needed my help (THe rest of the world has often supported the US) Would you deny for others What you demand for yourself? (Why does the Third World have to suffer and die) Cool down mama, cool off Cool down mama, cool off You speak of signs and wonders I need something other I would believe if I was able But I’m waiting on the crumbs from your table You were pretty as a picture (America the Beautiful) It was all there to see Then your face caught up with your psychology With a mouth full of teeth You ate all your friends And you broke every heart thinking every heart mends I think its pretty self-explanatory |
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