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Three hours from sundown
Jeremy flies
Hoping to keep
The sun from his eyes
East from the city
And down to the cave
In search of a master
In search of a slave.
Three hours from London
Jacomo's free
Taking his woes
Down to the sea
In search of a lifetime
To tell when he's home
In search of a story
That's never been known.
Three hours from speaking
Everyone's flown
Not wanting to be
Seen on their own
Three hours is needed
To leave from them all
Three hours to wonder
And three hours to fall.
Three hours from sundown
Jeremy flies
Hoping to keep
The sun from his eyes
East from the city
And down to the cave
In search of a master
In search of a slave.
Jeremy flies
Hoping to keep
The sun from his eyes
East from the city
And down to the cave
In search of a master
In search of a slave.
Jacomo's free
Taking his woes
Down to the sea
In search of a lifetime
To tell when he's home
In search of a story
That's never been known.
Everyone's flown
Not wanting to be
Seen on their own
Three hours is needed
To leave from them all
Three hours to wonder
And three hours to fall.
Jeremy flies
Hoping to keep
The sun from his eyes
East from the city
And down to the cave
In search of a master
In search of a slave.
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I think this song is about the existential search for meaning in life. The lyrics are redolent with searching - for a purpose ("a master"), control ("a slave"), stories to tell.
Three hours from sundown is close to the end of a day. Returning home ("to the cave") from whatever meaningless existence the characters have - they reflect on what their lives are for. It is a rather dark, uncomforting song, but then so is the quest for the meaning of your life.
When the sun goes down and they "fall" (into darkness?) eveything takes on a hopeless inevitability. And the fleeting possibility of being in control of our fates disappears... until the next day's end.
@groundcontrol1 I think your comment here is expressing much of my own impressions of the song, and even more detailed :-) A quite meaningfull interpretation; thanks!
@groundcontrol1 I think your comment here is expressing much of my own impressions of the song, and even more detailed :-) A quite meaningfull interpretation; thanks!
'Three Hours' was written for a friend of Nick (Jeremy). The lyrics are ever so slightly mysterious in their poetry. So much so, that same friend didn't have the faintest idea what the song was actually about.
Yes that's true. I read the same in Nick's biography by Patrick Humphries.
Yes that's true. I read the same in Nick's biography by Patrick Humphries.
Obviously, none of you are Italian. "Jacomo" is really spelled "Giacomo."
My theory is that Nick was describing traveling to The Cavern (the cave) where groups like the Beatles played "And down to the cave In search of a master In search of a slave" True artists are looking to learn from masters and become slaves to the art, and Masters are actually slaves to the art enshrining the new blood to enrich the art and themselves with new techniques and values. the 3 hours is the travel, the anxiety, the quest.
You are Spot ON, this has always been my theory too. The cave was the where the Beatles were discovered, the slaves were looking for a mentor, and new blood was essential to the progression. Thank you Beatnick
You are Spot ON, this has always been my theory too. The cave was the where the Beatles were discovered, the slaves were looking for a mentor, and new blood was essential to the progression. Thank you Beatnick
That first verse reminds me of Batman for some reason. If Batman's name were Jeremy it would make perfect sense. So maybe Drake was saying his friend was like Batman?
yeah, probably
yeah, probably
I have no clue what this song is about. Like so many of drake's song's the lyrics are so mysterious. The impression that I get from the song is that he's trying to show how people relate to each other in a funny ways. One guy seems to have just gotten out of jail, he's saying Jacomo's free, he's been in the dark and he's going to the beach and the sun, the other guy is trying to get away from the sun he's going to a cave. That's what I get from it. People relate to this world in different ways but in the end they are still looking for some form of comfort or resolution to their problems.
Anyone else thinking Jeremy and Giacomo just might have a kinky relationship going on here??
You all should read "Darker than the Deepset Sea, In search of Nick Drake" Really great book.
i love nick drake. he's one of my idols.
Jesus Christ. His music and lyrics are so haunting, evocative and brilliant.