I always thought it was about not "saying a prayer" until the "morning after" a nuclear holocaust!! I know that's so crazy but that's what a 10 year old (me) thought it was about. I was too innocent to know the real meaning. It reminds me of 5th grade recess monkey bars at Aikin Elementary in Roman Forest, TX. That's what happens to kids that watch too much cold war tv news coverage and get religion shoved down their throats but are allowed to listen to whatever they want. At least I had/have an awesome imagination.
I don't want to presume to know what the writer was thinking, but, to my mind, this is about nuclear holocaust. The writing is just metaphorical, a common phenomenon in lyrics. Now, there is an outside chance it's about AIDS, but I prefer the nuclear holocaust angle. Could be AIDS, though. It's definitely not about the literal meaning of the lyrics. And, of course, most artists will tell you the song means what you want it to mean, and it means something different to each listener.
I don't want to presume to know what the writer was thinking, but, to my mind, this is about nuclear holocaust. The writing is just metaphorical, a common phenomenon in lyrics. Now, there is an outside chance it's about AIDS, but I prefer the nuclear holocaust angle. Could be AIDS, though. It's definitely not about the literal meaning of the lyrics. And, of course, most artists will tell you the song means what you want it to mean, and it means something different to each listener.
@friedgreentoyotas I get the same nostalgic feeling of post-nuclear. But think thats because this song came out in 1982 and the TV movie "The Day After" about nuclear war came out a year later. The cold war scared the b-jezus out of all of us, impacting me at 12 years old. The song fit the feeling of the film so well, it stuck with me. But i'm sure Simon was talking about chance vacation boom boom!
@friedgreentoyotas I get the same nostalgic feeling of post-nuclear. But think thats because this song came out in 1982 and the TV movie "The Day After" about nuclear war came out a year later. The cold war scared the b-jezus out of all of us, impacting me at 12 years old. The song fit the feeling of the film so well, it stuck with me. But i'm sure Simon was talking about chance vacation boom boom!
I always thought it was about not "saying a prayer" until the "morning after" a nuclear holocaust!! I know that's so crazy but that's what a 10 year old (me) thought it was about. I was too innocent to know the real meaning. It reminds me of 5th grade recess monkey bars at Aikin Elementary in Roman Forest, TX. That's what happens to kids that watch too much cold war tv news coverage and get religion shoved down their throats but are allowed to listen to whatever they want. At least I had/have an awesome imagination.
I don't want to presume to know what the writer was thinking, but, to my mind, this is about nuclear holocaust. The writing is just metaphorical, a common phenomenon in lyrics. Now, there is an outside chance it's about AIDS, but I prefer the nuclear holocaust angle. Could be AIDS, though. It's definitely not about the literal meaning of the lyrics. And, of course, most artists will tell you the song means what you want it to mean, and it means something different to each listener.
I don't want to presume to know what the writer was thinking, but, to my mind, this is about nuclear holocaust. The writing is just metaphorical, a common phenomenon in lyrics. Now, there is an outside chance it's about AIDS, but I prefer the nuclear holocaust angle. Could be AIDS, though. It's definitely not about the literal meaning of the lyrics. And, of course, most artists will tell you the song means what you want it to mean, and it means something different to each listener.
@friedgreentoyotas I get the same nostalgic feeling of post-nuclear. But think thats because this song came out in 1982 and the TV movie "The Day After" about nuclear war came out a year later. The cold war scared the b-jezus out of all of us, impacting me at 12 years old. The song fit the feeling of the film so well, it stuck with me. But i'm sure Simon was talking about chance vacation boom boom!
@friedgreentoyotas I get the same nostalgic feeling of post-nuclear. But think thats because this song came out in 1982 and the TV movie "The Day After" about nuclear war came out a year later. The cold war scared the b-jezus out of all of us, impacting me at 12 years old. The song fit the feeling of the film so well, it stuck with me. But i'm sure Simon was talking about chance vacation boom boom!