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Goodbye Daughters of the Revolution Lyrics
Cut a rusty engine outta sawdust town
Better deal with the man who shook 'em all down so
Put a little grease on my axle now, yeah.
I been from Antioch to Alcatraz
I can roll you one from an empty bag, but let's
Take it easy to avoid any snags.
Chorus: Goodbye daughters of the revolution
Open your eyes and see your solution.
Hallelujah come join the jubilee.
Keep on runnin' through the gates of the city
To give up now would be such a pity
Don't you wanna see the ship go down with me?
Well...
I'll come to you hungry I'll come to you sore.
I'll come round midnight to your back door.
I'll drag my tail across your floor.
Gonna run you ragged till you act your age.
Gonna circle the wagons gonna storm your stage.
If we all plead guilty will the charges be the same?
Chorus
Bridge
I've been restless, baby, I've been wild.
Caught up in a fever dream
Well, come on and save me, child.
Chorus
Better deal with the man who shook 'em all down so
Put a little grease on my axle now, yeah.
I can roll you one from an empty bag, but let's
Take it easy to avoid any snags.
Open your eyes and see your solution.
Hallelujah come join the jubilee.
To give up now would be such a pity
Don't you wanna see the ship go down with me?
I'll come round midnight to your back door.
I'll drag my tail across your floor.
Gonna circle the wagons gonna storm your stage.
If we all plead guilty will the charges be the same?
Caught up in a fever dream
Well, come on and save me, child.
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Submitted by
eastertide On Mar 05, 2008
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CR's take sounds right (since its his song!). "Daughters of the Revolution," I think, speaks to the old guard, the social traditionalists, etc.. That group is big down south, and I imagine he grew up with a lot of them looking down their noses at him.
This is what Chris Robinson says about this song ...
"It mirrors the theme of the title, Warpaint. It’s a super rock-and-roll sort of song. But inside of it, it’s saying, ‘There’s freedom to be had in your adventure, but the only way you’re going to be able to feel it is to fight for your own.’ No matter what the fear-driven powers that be are telling you — it could be anything, corporations, banks, etc. — there is always stuff inside of you that’s truly revolutionary."
Interesting ...
No, it's an awesome song. As is the whole album. Dear lord.
Oh lord, is this a bad song.