This took me a few minutes to figure out, but generally the song seems to be a warning about following in the footsteps and repeating the mistakes of one's father.
Then, it hit me... I think this song is about Jeff Buckley (at least loosely based upon the circumstances of his birth, life, and death). The line, "I'm telling you not to go where the wide water flows," was the big giveaway.
I looked up his bio on wikipedia and many of the details fit with the song, such as taking his father's family name ("like a hammer in his hand") and the fact that there's some speculation that both father and son died from drug ODs. The church bell ringing could be signifying a funeral. I have no idea what the New Orleans hotel is about. Maybe it could be connected to Tim Buckley (Jeff's father?). I don't know enough about either of them to say for certain.
I'm sure Jay Clifford has been inspired by Buckley as he often sings Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" during concerts which Buckley popularized and Jump was moving into the world of rock at about the same time Buckley became a star.
I'd be curious to know if anyone has heard the story behind the song at a Jump show. I could be dead wrong here.
This took me a few minutes to figure out, but generally the song seems to be a warning about following in the footsteps and repeating the mistakes of one's father.
Then, it hit me... I think this song is about Jeff Buckley (at least loosely based upon the circumstances of his birth, life, and death). The line, "I'm telling you not to go where the wide water flows," was the big giveaway.
I looked up his bio on wikipedia and many of the details fit with the song, such as taking his father's family name ("like a hammer in his hand") and the fact that there's some speculation that both father and son died from drug ODs. The church bell ringing could be signifying a funeral. I have no idea what the New Orleans hotel is about. Maybe it could be connected to Tim Buckley (Jeff's father?). I don't know enough about either of them to say for certain.
I'm sure Jay Clifford has been inspired by Buckley as he often sings Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" during concerts which Buckley popularized and Jump was moving into the world of rock at about the same time Buckley became a star.
I'd be curious to know if anyone has heard the story behind the song at a Jump show. I could be dead wrong here.
Here's the wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Buckley