I'm very much in favor of the "Damned heretic doing what he feels is right despite what he's told" interpretation. It makes that last line even better:
"Go down to the netherworld. Plant grapes."
He's going right to hell for 'helping' these people like this. He knows this. Rather than escape his fate, he's going to try to make hell itself better. He'll just plant some fucking grapes down there when he arrives. Awesome.
I also love your interpretation of that line. "Plant some fucking grapes". It's the same stubbornnes and defiance that I love in a lot of John's other songs.
I also love your interpretation of that line. "Plant some fucking grapes". It's the same stubbornnes and defiance that I love in a lot of John's other songs.
I'm very much in favor of the "Damned heretic doing what he feels is right despite what he's told" interpretation. It makes that last line even better:
"Go down to the netherworld. Plant grapes."
He's going right to hell for 'helping' these people like this. He knows this. Rather than escape his fate, he's going to try to make hell itself better. He'll just plant some fucking grapes down there when he arrives. Awesome.
I totally agree!
I totally agree!
I also love your interpretation of that line. "Plant some fucking grapes". It's the same stubbornnes and defiance that I love in a lot of John's other songs.
I also love your interpretation of that line. "Plant some fucking grapes". It's the same stubbornnes and defiance that I love in a lot of John's other songs.