Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Let's say I got a number
That number's fifty thousand
That's ten percent
Of five hundred thousand
Oh here we are
In French Indochina
Executive order
Congressional decision
The working masses
Are manipulated
Was this our policy?
Ten long years
Not one domino shall fall
That number's fifty thousand
That's ten percent
Of five hundred thousand
Oh here we are
In French Indochina
Executive order
Congressional decision
The working masses
Are manipulated
Was this our policy?
Ten long years
Not one domino shall fall
Lyrics submitted by OwnPersonalDemon, edited by jpaulo
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Very cool. I don't know of any other groups who wrote a post Vietnam song. Sure there was tons of stuff protesting it while it was happening but the Minutemen do the whole crusade justice here by following through. There's no need to talk about the meaning of this tune when it's all so evident. This really is just 1 of the tunes that make Double Nickels on the Dime one of the best albums ever created. I bought it when it was first released and am still entertained by it and never tired of it.
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Seems like from the meaning you are saying all they cared about was American soldiers. Not all the insane amount of Vietnamese that were killed in the war. You should look up the history of Vietnamese boat people if your interested in find out more.
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FRENCH INDO-CHINA!
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Vietnams dark days . It’s where the Vietnamese were basically enslaved by the French and forced to produce rubber for the global market. Among other things