i had and still have incredible respect for Thursday but i must say i thought this was one of their most impacting songs. To discover that Geoff plagerized these from a poem just kind of lessens the boldness of the statement it makes. Thursday is still amazing and the rest of their lyrics (i hope) are original. I hope their new-found fame doesnt change the message and ideals that they always stood for.
I think drawing from a poem was intended to impart meaning to the song. He seems to acknowledge the theft, saying "Everything you say, you stole," "Write these words back down," and "And history is all the same."
I think drawing from a poem was intended to impart meaning to the song. He seems to acknowledge the theft, saying "Everything you say, you stole," "Write these words back down," and "And history is all the same."
Michael Palmer wrote the song in response to the Vietnam War; the song is saying that we're committing the same crimes now as we were then, and the same words apply, so "write these words back down."
Michael Palmer wrote the song in response to the Vietnam War; the song is saying that we're committing the same crimes now as we were then, and the same words apply, so "write these words back down."
i had and still have incredible respect for Thursday but i must say i thought this was one of their most impacting songs. To discover that Geoff plagerized these from a poem just kind of lessens the boldness of the statement it makes. Thursday is still amazing and the rest of their lyrics (i hope) are original. I hope their new-found fame doesnt change the message and ideals that they always stood for.
I think drawing from a poem was intended to impart meaning to the song. He seems to acknowledge the theft, saying "Everything you say, you stole," "Write these words back down," and "And history is all the same."
I think drawing from a poem was intended to impart meaning to the song. He seems to acknowledge the theft, saying "Everything you say, you stole," "Write these words back down," and "And history is all the same."
Michael Palmer wrote the song in response to the Vietnam War; the song is saying that we're committing the same crimes now as we were then, and the same words apply, so "write these words back down."
Michael Palmer wrote the song in response to the Vietnam War; the song is saying that we're committing the same crimes now as we were then, and the same words apply, so "write these words back down."