""to carthage then I came" is the first line of St Augustine's City Of God, which details his arrival in the city, descent into hedonism and final redemption through Christianity (among other things).
the pavements / beaches thing is another quote - one of the more famous may 68 slogans in Paris was "dessous les paves la plage" - underneath the paving stones, the beach.
it's a song about being sick of the city, wanting to get washed away by the river."
frank sez:
""to carthage then I came" is the first line of St Augustine's City Of God, which details his arrival in the city, descent into hedonism and final redemption through Christianity (among other things).
the pavements / beaches thing is another quote - one of the more famous may 68 slogans in Paris was "dessous les paves la plage" - underneath the paving stones, the beach.
it's a song about being sick of the city, wanting to get washed away by the river."