king is right, it's "not hickory rooted". also, it should say "a buried star IN the haze of the city lights", and it's not "HER mother dropped her baby" it should be "A mother dropped her baby"
this song is my favorite iron and wine song. to me, it's a bunch of examples of tragedies, showing how life is bittersweet. the first verse is a girl, probably a teen, who became pregnant and had a child, and tho she can never love him, her father will take care of him.
the second is of (probably) an older woman who finally got whatever money she was waiting for, but died before she could even do anything with it. negative, but at the same time positive, to see she got whatever that money was before she died.
the refrain is pretty abstract, but it's understandable at the same time. the wind is whispering something strong, but it's not solid or tangible.
third verse is a boy not being seen by the girl he really likes, a very common tragedy.
the fourth verse i'm not so sure about. again, a man dies who was waiting for some money, some kind of earned prize, and he dies unnoticed. a buried star in the haze of the city lights... something great that nobody can see. the mother shoots herself and drops the baby, but luckily the baby falls on a "blue feathered wing", which makes me think of a light weight pillow or something.
i'm not sure if all the characters are supposed to be connected, maybe in the same family, or what, but either way it is a collection of tragedies.
king is right, it's "not hickory rooted". also, it should say "a buried star IN the haze of the city lights", and it's not "HER mother dropped her baby" it should be "A mother dropped her baby"
this song is my favorite iron and wine song. to me, it's a bunch of examples of tragedies, showing how life is bittersweet. the first verse is a girl, probably a teen, who became pregnant and had a child, and tho she can never love him, her father will take care of him.
the second is of (probably) an older woman who finally got whatever money she was waiting for, but died before she could even do anything with it. negative, but at the same time positive, to see she got whatever that money was before she died.
the refrain is pretty abstract, but it's understandable at the same time. the wind is whispering something strong, but it's not solid or tangible.
third verse is a boy not being seen by the girl he really likes, a very common tragedy.
the fourth verse i'm not so sure about. again, a man dies who was waiting for some money, some kind of earned prize, and he dies unnoticed. a buried star in the haze of the city lights... something great that nobody can see. the mother shoots herself and drops the baby, but luckily the baby falls on a "blue feathered wing", which makes me think of a light weight pillow or something.
i'm not sure if all the characters are supposed to be connected, maybe in the same family, or what, but either way it is a collection of tragedies.
amazing song.
Do you know what the line "strong as hell but not hickory rooted" means?
Do you know what the line "strong as hell but not hickory rooted" means?
Do you know what the line "strong as hell but not hickory rooted" means?
Do you know what the line "strong as hell but not hickory rooted" means?
Do you know what the line "strong as hell but not hickory rooted" means?
Do you know what the line "strong as hell but not hickory rooted" means?