coderego...
There's no reason that the song can't be about Iraq on one level (the very obvious level such as "dusty rifle in his trembling hands"; undoubtedly there is an element of protest against the Iraq war, and the opening of the song also alludes to this) and the metaphorical Eden of the western world on another level.
You've expressed your opinion as though it is an indisputable fact, a habit that is frowned upon here.
Also, to state that "this song has nothing to do with eden" and to then use the supposed geographical location of Eden to relate it to Iraq is somewhat contradictory; if the song had nothing to do with eden, then surely the geographical location of eden would be irrelevant?
coderego... There's no reason that the song can't be about Iraq on one level (the very obvious level such as "dusty rifle in his trembling hands"; undoubtedly there is an element of protest against the Iraq war, and the opening of the song also alludes to this) and the metaphorical Eden of the western world on another level. You've expressed your opinion as though it is an indisputable fact, a habit that is frowned upon here. Also, to state that "this song has nothing to do with eden" and to then use the supposed geographical location of Eden to relate it to Iraq is somewhat contradictory; if the song had nothing to do with eden, then surely the geographical location of eden would be irrelevant?
Thanks for saying that. Interpretations aren't set in stone.
Thanks for saying that. Interpretations aren't set in stone.