Cannon Lyrics
Or a reference to "John the Revelator" himself, i.e. St. John who wrote the book of Revelation, the "Book of the Seven Seals." Plus the four lines about Christ and the seemingly apocolyptic theme of the song...it's refreshing to see a religious (I'm assuming) musician not making religious music, per se. I love their early stuff, although it's more melodic than their newer songs, but I think rhythm and melody are underrated in today's music. Not every song has to be 2 minutes of guitar solo and a chorus, you know?
yeah, the lyrics can be pretty unintelligible. i love the pounding guitar riff throughout the whole song. i love the line near the end .."lord above...i command" where Jack really sings, i mean, he always sings, but he holds a note. it's strange but cool.
another religious song is "i fought pirahnas" its about the death, decent, and rising of jesus
I always see a crazy man singing this...especially the way he talks about the sh*t he's been through..."I fought guns, tanks, cannon" and the challenging way he screams "Lord Above! I command, I've been evil..."
wow, you people suck. This is perhaps the most brilliant combination i've ever seen from an artist of words and music to accompany and perfectly deliver their point... and yet, all you can say about it is "its like...awesome" and something about a crazy man singing. just read these, THINK about them for a moment, and then listen to the song, and it will change your life
tell us what it means if you're so clever.
actually the lines "whos that writin' john the revelator" are lines straight out of the song "John the Revelator". they arent refering to Song House writing the song john the revelator
its not a religious song, the part that goes:
christ went down on easter mornin' mary mother went down to see it gotta tell my disciples to meet me in galilee
is part of the song john the revelator, which was covered by son house, one of jacks favorite artists. the original song was done by the delta blues singer blind willie johnson. its a tribute, as many people have already said.
John the Revelator is a song by Son House, whom the White Stripes are a fan of. Their tribute to him in this song are the lines tell me who's that writin', John the revelator, etc.
This is one of the White Stripes' best songs if you ask me, along with Quit Breaking Down