To me, the song is all about being disgusted with overpopulation in the world. At times he is really furious, then tries to calm down, then becomes furious again, and wonders why nobody seems to notice our problem.
"There's the stillness of death on a deathly unliving sea,
and the motor car magical world long since ceased to be,"
This pair is talking about how we have spawned more millions of people, to the point that we killed the earth, and soon things like cars will be a thing of the past in this new dead husk of a world.
when the Eve-bitten apple returned to destroy the tree.
Incestuous ancestry's charabanc ride,
spawning new millions throws the world on its side.
Yes, I know that charabanc is a name of a bus company in England. But I really think he was using a different meaning, and softening it for the audience. I think charabanc is really "share a bang ride". Back then, "bang" meant fornicate. So the Eve-botten apple is clearly about lust, and this set is about how with lust, we have gone overboard and "killed the tree". If we all came from Adam and Eve, we all have incestuous ancestors.
to a grand year for babies and quiz panel games
of the hot hungry millions you'll be sure to remain.
The natural resources are dwindling and no one grows old,
and those with no homes to go to, please dig yourself holes.
The Baby Boom started in the 1950s, when it was a grand year for babies, and on TV there were tons of quiz panel games. "Hey, everyone can have babies now and the world is wonderful", but let's ignore the lower class and tell them to dig themselves holes.
To me, the song is all about being disgusted with overpopulation in the world. At times he is really furious, then tries to calm down, then becomes furious again, and wonders why nobody seems to notice our problem. "There's the stillness of death on a deathly unliving sea, and the motor car magical world long since ceased to be," This pair is talking about how we have spawned more millions of people, to the point that we killed the earth, and soon things like cars will be a thing of the past in this new dead husk of a world.
when the Eve-bitten apple returned to destroy the tree. Incestuous ancestry's charabanc ride, spawning new millions throws the world on its side. Yes, I know that charabanc is a name of a bus company in England. But I really think he was using a different meaning, and softening it for the audience. I think charabanc is really "share a bang ride". Back then, "bang" meant fornicate. So the Eve-botten apple is clearly about lust, and this set is about how with lust, we have gone overboard and "killed the tree". If we all came from Adam and Eve, we all have incestuous ancestors.
to a grand year for babies and quiz panel games of the hot hungry millions you'll be sure to remain. The natural resources are dwindling and no one grows old, and those with no homes to go to, please dig yourself holes. The Baby Boom started in the 1950s, when it was a grand year for babies, and on TV there were tons of quiz panel games. "Hey, everyone can have babies now and the world is wonderful", but let's ignore the lower class and tell them to dig themselves holes.
Hello Jule
Hello Jule