This song is about an acid dealer in late 60s Berkeley.
The narrator is numb and has the dumbs, fried from last night's trip. "Evening's empire" refers to last night's hallucinations. He's come down, mostly, but is still strung out and can't sleep.
But it was a great trip. A fantastic trip. He's maybe never had such a heavy acid trip, but his mind is blown, he's astounded by the possibilities and the brilliant glory of LSD.
He's burned out. He can't sleep, his body and brain are numb, he's walking funny and everything seems gray and dead.
But he's ready to do it again.
The second layer of meaning of this song is about the crazy, freewheeling sensation of the 1960s. The possibilities seemed limitless.
And they still are limitless. The Big Lie is that they ever went away. Hippie culture is still around if you look. It's one of the few functioning, healthy communities left.
Excuse me, but having been around in the 60's, I do know what this song is about. It is about heroin, NOT LSD. The "jingle jangle morning" is how the addict feels after a night of being high, but now the drug has worn off, and withdrawals are beginning. The "evening's empire" was being high last night, but now it has all turned to sand, as the drugs wore off. And of course the user would follow after Mr. Tambourine Man, the dealer, since he needed the product so much.
I mean no disrespect to you. Clearly, we each have our...
Excuse me, but having been around in the 60's, I do know what this song is about. It is about heroin, NOT LSD. The "jingle jangle morning" is how the addict feels after a night of being high, but now the drug has worn off, and withdrawals are beginning. The "evening's empire" was being high last night, but now it has all turned to sand, as the drugs wore off. And of course the user would follow after Mr. Tambourine Man, the dealer, since he needed the product so much.
I mean no disrespect to you. Clearly, we each have our own opinions. And mine is no better than yours, but it is what I believe. Thank you.
This song is about an acid dealer in late 60s Berkeley.
The narrator is numb and has the dumbs, fried from last night's trip. "Evening's empire" refers to last night's hallucinations. He's come down, mostly, but is still strung out and can't sleep.
But it was a great trip. A fantastic trip. He's maybe never had such a heavy acid trip, but his mind is blown, he's astounded by the possibilities and the brilliant glory of LSD.
He's burned out. He can't sleep, his body and brain are numb, he's walking funny and everything seems gray and dead.
But he's ready to do it again.
The second layer of meaning of this song is about the crazy, freewheeling sensation of the 1960s. The possibilities seemed limitless.
And they still are limitless. The Big Lie is that they ever went away. Hippie culture is still around if you look. It's one of the few functioning, healthy communities left.
Excuse me, but having been around in the 60's, I do know what this song is about. It is about heroin, NOT LSD. The "jingle jangle morning" is how the addict feels after a night of being high, but now the drug has worn off, and withdrawals are beginning. The "evening's empire" was being high last night, but now it has all turned to sand, as the drugs wore off. And of course the user would follow after Mr. Tambourine Man, the dealer, since he needed the product so much. I mean no disrespect to you. Clearly, we each have our...
Excuse me, but having been around in the 60's, I do know what this song is about. It is about heroin, NOT LSD. The "jingle jangle morning" is how the addict feels after a night of being high, but now the drug has worn off, and withdrawals are beginning. The "evening's empire" was being high last night, but now it has all turned to sand, as the drugs wore off. And of course the user would follow after Mr. Tambourine Man, the dealer, since he needed the product so much. I mean no disrespect to you. Clearly, we each have our own opinions. And mine is no better than yours, but it is what I believe. Thank you.