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The Rainbow Lyrics
Oh yeah
The world's turned upside down
Jimmy Finn is out
Well how can that be fair at all?
Lenient
The song the lawyer sang
Our nation's wrong
Well how can that be fair at all?
Repented changed
Aware where I have wronged
Unfound corrupt
This song the jailer sings
My time has run
Sound the victim's song
The trial is gone
The trial goes on
The world's turned upside down
Jimmy Finn is out
Well how can that be fair at all?
The song the lawyer sang
Our nation's wrong
Repented changed
Aware where I have wronged
This song the jailer sings
My time has run
The trial is gone
The trial goes on
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No words to describe the beauty of this song.
Jimmy Finn is a Character from Mark Twain’s "Life on the Mississippi", Chapter 56. He’s the town drunkard of low social status. One day, he borrows matches from the protagonist. Hours later, he is locked up in a small jail, that catches fire, killing Jimmy. The protagonist then ponders if his actions lead to Jimmy’s death.
"The world’s turned upside down" "Jimmy Finn is out" could mean that the song talks about a world in which we take care of the people in need. The "whiskey sodden tramp" got out of jail, and didn't burn to death.
To me, it's a song about second chances, the judicial system and taking care of the weak in our society.
Agreed. This is religion.
Anyone have any idea who Jimmy Finn is/was? Or any other specifics about this song? Seems to be about some historical event, but Google doesn't find anything useful.
Jim(my) (Huckleberry) Finn
Jim(my) (Huckleberry) Finn
Jim is an adult African American who has escaped from slavery and is trying to reach freedom.
Jim is an adult African American who has escaped from slavery and is trying to reach freedom.
i think its him they mean
i think its him they mean
slavery - freedom
slavery - freedom