I think that she’s mainly saying that some people will truly just sit around and wait until they’re dead because they don’t know what to do… they’re tired and lost. But she knows what she wants out of life, and she’s going to live it out. And in this verse:
Beaten, battered, and cold
my children will live just to grow old
but if I sit here and weep
I’ll be blown over by the slightest of breeze
I think she’s saying that her children will be the same as those other people… just living to grow old, but if she just sits there and cries about it, she won’t be able to live herself. LOVE this song. I think there are a lot of different angles to it.
I think it's given away right at the start
"Poor, naive little me"
It's about being patronised for having optimism. The bitter become weak and try to drag everyone else down. But she refuses to yield to what they have to say, will remain strong and will find her own way like "the Rambling Man." She won't be led, but will always remain honest to herself.
I think it's given away right at the start
"Poor, naive little me"
It's about being patronised for having optimism. The bitter become weak and try to drag everyone else down. But she refuses to yield to what they have to say, will remain strong and will find her own way like "the Rambling Man." She won't be led, but will always remain honest to herself.
Experience doesn't necessarily make you wise, it can warp your perception and lead you astray through bitterness.
Experience doesn't necessarily make you wise, it can warp your perception and lead you astray through bitterness.
I think that she’s mainly saying that some people will truly just sit around and wait until they’re dead because they don’t know what to do… they’re tired and lost. But she knows what she wants out of life, and she’s going to live it out. And in this verse:
Beaten, battered, and cold my children will live just to grow old but if I sit here and weep I’ll be blown over by the slightest of breeze
I think she’s saying that her children will be the same as those other people… just living to grow old, but if she just sits there and cries about it, she won’t be able to live herself. LOVE this song. I think there are a lot of different angles to it.
Agreed! But with a few additions
Agreed! But with a few additions
I think it's given away right at the start "Poor, naive little me" It's about being patronised for having optimism. The bitter become weak and try to drag everyone else down. But she refuses to yield to what they have to say, will remain strong and will find her own way like "the Rambling Man." She won't be led, but will always remain honest to herself.
I think it's given away right at the start "Poor, naive little me" It's about being patronised for having optimism. The bitter become weak and try to drag everyone else down. But she refuses to yield to what they have to say, will remain strong and will find her own way like "the Rambling Man." She won't be led, but will always remain honest to herself.
Experience doesn't necessarily make you wise, it can warp your perception and lead you astray through bitterness.
Experience doesn't necessarily make you wise, it can warp your perception and lead you astray through bitterness.
That's what it means to me.
That's what it means to me.
@incoherentlove
@incoherentlove
'Experience doesn't necessarily make you wise, it can warp your perception and lead you astray through bitterness.'
'Experience doesn't necessarily make you wise, it can warp your perception and lead you astray through bitterness.'
wow, you hit the nail on the head for me with that!
wow, you hit the nail on the head for me with that!