Down the street you can hear her scream "you're a disgrace"
As she slams the door in his drunken face
And now he stands outside
And all the neighbours start to gossip and drool
He cries "Oh, girl you must be mad,
What happened to the sweet love you and me had?"
Against the door he leans and starts a scene,
And his tears fall and burn the garden green
And so castles made of sand fall in the sea, eventually
A little indian brave who before he was ten,
Played wargames in the woods with his indian friends
And he built up a dream that when he grew up
He would be a fearless warrior indian cheif
Many moons past and more the dream grew strong until
Tomorrow he would sing his first warsong and fight his first battle
But something went wrong, surprise attack killed him in his sleep that night
And so castles made of sand melts into the sea, eventually
There was a young girl, whos heart was a frown
'Cause she was crippled for life,
and she couldn't speak a sound
And she wished and prayed she could stop living,
So she decided to die
She drew her wheelchair to the edge of the shore
And to her legs she smiled "you won't hurt me no more"
But then a sight she'd never seen made her jump and say
"look a golden winged ship is passing my way"
And it really didn't have to stop, it just kept on going...
And so castles made of sand slips into the sea, eventually
As she slams the door in his drunken face
And now he stands outside
And all the neighbours start to gossip and drool
He cries "Oh, girl you must be mad,
What happened to the sweet love you and me had?"
Against the door he leans and starts a scene,
And his tears fall and burn the garden green
And so castles made of sand fall in the sea, eventually
A little indian brave who before he was ten,
Played wargames in the woods with his indian friends
And he built up a dream that when he grew up
He would be a fearless warrior indian cheif
Many moons past and more the dream grew strong until
Tomorrow he would sing his first warsong and fight his first battle
But something went wrong, surprise attack killed him in his sleep that night
And so castles made of sand melts into the sea, eventually
There was a young girl, whos heart was a frown
'Cause she was crippled for life,
and she couldn't speak a sound
And she wished and prayed she could stop living,
So she decided to die
She drew her wheelchair to the edge of the shore
And to her legs she smiled "you won't hurt me no more"
But then a sight she'd never seen made her jump and say
"look a golden winged ship is passing my way"
And it really didn't have to stop, it just kept on going...
And so castles made of sand slips into the sea, eventually
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The first verse is about his mother and father arguing all the time, as they apparently did according to his father before his death.
The second verse is a verse about his little brother, who did actually play war games in the woods with his native american friends. The death of the warrior indian chief represents his brother growing up and turning to drugs. It's the loss of naivety that occured suddenly and 'killed' the person his brother used to want to be.
he last verse is about his mother, whom Hendrix didnt know well, as she died whe he was just a child. As others have said she sent him to live with relatives because she didnt want to have to cope, and abused alcohol. I think, obviously Jimi glorified her after she died, as he didnt know much about her, and so he made her into this beautifully perfect person who didnt want to handle life.
The castles made of sand falling into the sea represent how no matter how strong your relationships are, if theyre built on something false, they will fall and crumble, and I think we can all relate to that.
Shortly after recording the album, Jimi went to his childhood home to see his brother and made him sit down and listen to the song. He then said 'This song is our family song. Its for all of you'.
This is by far my most favourite Hendrix track, and Axis: Bold as love is one of the best albums ever made.
Janie Hendrix, on the other hand, is a bloody fool who deserves none of the Hendrix estate, what with her barely having a relationship with Jimi, and convincing her father, whilst he was in a state of senility, to sign a will written to her demands.
Castles- fortifications thought to stand no matter what
Sand- weak building blocks
So it means either:
Even if you think this is gonna last, its deceptive and truthfully weak so it will not
Or
no matter how hard you try to prevent it, it still ends- because sandcastles always get ruined
just wrote this...i think it applies...please advise
WINDOWS TO THE INFINITE
Creating windows through which to see,
Marking a path from our place to eternity
Crystal prisms fastened in place
Mechanisms by which we seek our Grace
Windows we design and fashion with care
Made by man – do they betray what is there?
From feet of clay to infinite sight
Can we hurdle such boundaries
and dare achieve such heights?
amen i hope :)
Everything can change, NOTHING is permanent. It's not only that good things can go bad, but bad things can go good....This song is not saying that everything WILL change, but that everything CAN.