Rager,
I agree that it is a very sad song... But at the same time, it is "empowering." It lifts me up and helps me to remember.
If he is being hanged by a mob, why is he up in the tree? It seems to me that he is sitting on a branch ready to hang himself.. But if that's the case, why are his hands tied?
Maybe these things are just symbols for something else... His looking down is that it is by his own choice to end his life, but with his hands being "tied" it is as a result of something else that brought him to this point.
What does the line mean about being on the bottom and the boat?
I think there is a bit more to this song than we are seeing.
There is a whole lot of information in those lyrics that should be included in our opinion.
FYI, I don't think it's a black man being hanged. That's a bit fast to jump to that conclusion, now isn't it.
Well I guess I wasn't there in person but seems like I've seen that scene and many movies and books...
Well I guess I wasn't there in person but seems like I've seen that scene and many movies and books...
The hanged person is strung up to a tree standing on something tall enough that when it's removed their feet can't reach the ground!
The hanged person is strung up to a tree standing on something tall enough that when it's removed their feet can't reach the ground!
Not to jump on you in particular. I came on this site looking for some background... I've always 100% read this as a hanging of a black man. I'm a little bit baffled by all the confusion around this! Seems pretty cut and dry to me.
Not to jump on you in particular. I came on this site looking for some background... I've always 100% read this as a hanging of a black man. I'm a little bit baffled by all the confusion around this! Seems pretty cut and dry to me.
I just listened to...
I just listened to "Mississippi Goddamn" by Nina Simone and thought of this song.... Talk about different tone!
I honestly never realized that Mason Jennings actually wrote it I'm a little bit disturbed now. I'm not sure if it's really his place to make it so warm and fuzzy.
Rager, I agree that it is a very sad song... But at the same time, it is "empowering." It lifts me up and helps me to remember.
If he is being hanged by a mob, why is he up in the tree? It seems to me that he is sitting on a branch ready to hang himself.. But if that's the case, why are his hands tied?
Maybe these things are just symbols for something else... His looking down is that it is by his own choice to end his life, but with his hands being "tied" it is as a result of something else that brought him to this point.
What does the line mean about being on the bottom and the boat?
I think there is a bit more to this song than we are seeing.
There is a whole lot of information in those lyrics that should be included in our opinion.
FYI, I don't think it's a black man being hanged. That's a bit fast to jump to that conclusion, now isn't it.
@TehGreatMutato
@TehGreatMutato
Well I guess I wasn't there in person but seems like I've seen that scene and many movies and books...
Well I guess I wasn't there in person but seems like I've seen that scene and many movies and books...
The hanged person is strung up to a tree standing on something tall enough that when it's removed their feet can't reach the ground!
The hanged person is strung up to a tree standing on something tall enough that when it's removed their feet can't reach the ground!
Not to jump on you in particular. I came on this site looking for some background... I've always 100% read this as a hanging of a black man. I'm a little bit baffled by all the confusion around this! Seems pretty cut and dry to me.
Not to jump on you in particular. I came on this site looking for some background... I've always 100% read this as a hanging of a black man. I'm a little bit baffled by all the confusion around this! Seems pretty cut and dry to me.
I just listened to...
I just listened to "Mississippi Goddamn" by Nina Simone and thought of this song.... Talk about different tone!
I honestly never realized that Mason Jennings actually wrote it I'm a little bit disturbed now. I'm not sure if it's really his place to make it so warm and fuzzy.
Just my opinion though.