this poem is so powerful! i love it. i understand that everyone takes a different meaning from songs but here's what i think its about.
its the last night on earth, the apocalypse is here, nuclear war has wiped out almost everyone and the few survivors are destined to die from fall out. yet through all this war, anger and hate that caused the destruction of our world, Love is eternal. you can destroy everything but love will live on.
i think its nuclear war because:
'the cinders are falling like snow' - the ashes from the fire caused by the bomb.
'of blue and grey' - the grey colour of a mushroom cloud against a blue sky
plus other references - the insects (like cockroaches which can survive a nuclear bomb)
there are so many levels to this poem is amazing, i could go on explaining different parts and how they fit in. but like i said, everyone will take something different from this.
does anyone know who write it? was it davey himself or someone else?
i am so influenced by this poem i am about to begin a script to base a short film around it. i believe i can release the power and capture the emotional of the poem.
just imagine, the last night on earth. oblivion beckons. how beautiful would this earth and this life seem if the alternative was oblivion? imagine the last night on earth.
this poem is so powerful! i love it. i understand that everyone takes a different meaning from songs but here's what i think its about.
its the last night on earth, the apocalypse is here, nuclear war has wiped out almost everyone and the few survivors are destined to die from fall out. yet through all this war, anger and hate that caused the destruction of our world, Love is eternal. you can destroy everything but love will live on.
i think its nuclear war because:
'the cinders are falling like snow' - the ashes from the fire caused by the bomb.
'of blue and grey' - the grey colour of a mushroom cloud against a blue sky
plus other references - the insects (like cockroaches which can survive a nuclear bomb)
there are so many levels to this poem is amazing, i could go on explaining different parts and how they fit in. but like i said, everyone will take something different from this.
does anyone know who write it? was it davey himself or someone else?
i am so influenced by this poem i am about to begin a script to base a short film around it. i believe i can release the power and capture the emotional of the poem.
just imagine, the last night on earth. oblivion beckons. how beautiful would this earth and this life seem if the alternative was oblivion? imagine the last night on earth.
thanks for listening, kirk