Big White Cloud

Love how they used it in the movie Smokin' Aces (2007) during Piven's drug out

It's "Oh I love IT" not "YOU."

And yeah this song made Smokin' Aces really really cool.

It's "Oh I love it" not "Oh how I love you."

And yeah this song made Smokin' Aces really really cool.

i misinterpreted this song when i first heard it (on smokin aces, 'course). i thought it was a song of depression, instead i think he's a God fearing man, going through a season in his life.. he's got a cloud blocking his direct light, but he's still aware of the light surrounding him. "time to kill on the hill" is him saying he knows it's time for sacrifice.

finally i made an account here :)

first i gotta say: true @bkat004!

i think this song might be about some kind of drug, as john cale is in no way a religious man.

my favourite lines are "Time to kill on the hill Looking at bees, licking the trees Looking for signs .."

first i thought it meant "time to kill [somebody/something]", but it just came to my mind: he has some time to kill on the hill, and looks at the bees, well, and maybe he did lick the trees :) sounds like a nice drug, doesn't it?

if i happen to come across it in the john cale autobiography i'll post it.

My thoughts on this song..

His back to the sea.. Turning his back on the featureless. Sound of the sun... possible LSD reference as LSD directly rearranges your senses. Clear and Bright.. things are getting clear, different/higher understanding

time to Kill on the hill He's high on a hill with nothing in particular to do but enjoy himself.

Looking at bees licking the trees... other LSD users,people he's high with around him.

Everything is just like it began...coming down

Days that came years again ... he misses his free time has responsibilities

When he revisits aka gets high again he feels and remembers it like the first time.

Anyway..I feel like this song is about an LSD trip or times he spent tripping. It's a nice song lyrically but when coupled with the music there is a muted feeling to it in my opinion. That makes me feel like there is/was something lost when he took on his responsibilities that he wishes he could have back.