The first verse is about Boston - Kendall Square, crossing the Charles River on a new bridge, looking at the same Boston skyline - the "view was old, the bridge was new".
The first verse is about Boston - Kendall Square, crossing the Charles River on a new bridge, looking at the same Boston skyline - the "view was old, the bridge was new".
The last verse is about NYC/NJ on 9/11 - now he mentions the Passaic, and while the bridge is old, the view of Manhattan is sadly new.
The last verse is about NYC/NJ on 9/11 - now he mentions the Passaic, and while the bridge is old, the view of Manhattan is sadly new.
The remainder of the lyrics are Ted's reflection on 9/11 - (from that point where I did stand / I wondered at the Builder's plan / I wondered how this walk will end) -- what caused the...
The remainder of the lyrics are Ted's reflection on 9/11 - (from that point where I did stand / I wondered at the Builder's plan / I wondered how this walk will end) -- what caused the hate, how to react, how to process it. Ted concludes that it's not time to "ossify" and harden your beliefs - it's not about Christians vs. Muslims, not about your faith, or your lack of faith. It's not the end of history.
The "Don't Overreact!" message seems obvious now, but it was kind of shocking to hear anyone say these sorts of things in the wake of 9/11. The entire album is pretty much spot-on for how things were going to play out - we were headed for "a war for Babylon - the perfect storm in a teacup", and no matter what we thought or did about it, we were going to have to "drink it down."
boston...
It's about 9/11.
It's about 9/11.
The first verse is about Boston - Kendall Square, crossing the Charles River on a new bridge, looking at the same Boston skyline - the "view was old, the bridge was new".
The first verse is about Boston - Kendall Square, crossing the Charles River on a new bridge, looking at the same Boston skyline - the "view was old, the bridge was new".
The last verse is about NYC/NJ on 9/11 - now he mentions the Passaic, and while the bridge is old, the view of Manhattan is sadly new.
The last verse is about NYC/NJ on 9/11 - now he mentions the Passaic, and while the bridge is old, the view of Manhattan is sadly new.
The remainder of the lyrics are Ted's reflection on 9/11 - (from that point where I did stand / I wondered at the Builder's plan / I wondered how this walk will end) -- what caused the...
The remainder of the lyrics are Ted's reflection on 9/11 - (from that point where I did stand / I wondered at the Builder's plan / I wondered how this walk will end) -- what caused the hate, how to react, how to process it. Ted concludes that it's not time to "ossify" and harden your beliefs - it's not about Christians vs. Muslims, not about your faith, or your lack of faith. It's not the end of history.
The "Don't Overreact!" message seems obvious now, but it was kind of shocking to hear anyone say these sorts of things in the wake of 9/11. The entire album is pretty much spot-on for how things were going to play out - we were headed for "a war for Babylon - the perfect storm in a teacup", and no matter what we thought or did about it, we were going to have to "drink it down."