| Citizen Cope – D'Artagnan's Theme Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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In no way do I give my interpretation as fact, but I think you are all wrong. I don't believe this song has anything to do with the wars America is involved in. I believe this song is about a woman. Its about loving a woman he cannot be with. I don't believe every song an artist writes has direct literal meaning to the words they use. When Cope talks about "Babylon" I believe he's speaking about a woman who he is in love with who lives in New York City. Take Cope's background of living in NYC and D.C. and his hip hop background. I am an hip hop head. I have been for over 20 years. In the hip hop world many hip hop artists refer to NYC as "Babylon." They refer to New Jersey as "New Jerusalem." This song speaks to me as the song writer is very lonesome for an woman who either left him, or left her, and he can't get her out of his head. I know for myself that there is a certain woman in my life that things are incomplete, we are on 2 different sides of the nation, and no matter how much I try to get her out of my head, the battle continues. I've tried dating other women, I've tried sleeping with other women, boozing to forget her, working vigorously to forget her, and nothing works. I wish she would fade away. She was my diamond that I still lay awake for. I do believe the song writer is comparing his love to D'Artaganan, but not in the since of American wars, but war of the heart for a woman he still loves but cannot have. The lyrics, "I've been minding, To my field of timing,Too bad your timing, It just never came." these are key to understanding this song as a song about lost love. Just my opinion though. Interpret the song however you like. |
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