I love that Regina Spektor doesn't tell people what her songs are about, because she doesn't want to ruin the magic.
But, in 1961, families were separated completely by an arbitrary line drawn against communists: The Berlin Wall.
I think the shot may refer to Reagan's assassination attempt in 1981, years prior to his "Tear Down This Wall" speech in 1987. I'm not saying that the two events are necessarily related, as I am not a conspiracy theorist.
But the wall came down in 1989-90, and with it- the symbolic end of Communism.
Almost serendipitous is the correlation between the fall of the wall and Regina's family's arrival in the States.
Also her husband Jack Dishel cowrote it, so who knows how much of the awesome he brought to the table. <3
I love that Regina Spektor doesn't tell people what her songs are about, because she doesn't want to ruin the magic.
But, in 1961, families were separated completely by an arbitrary line drawn against communists: The Berlin Wall.
I think the shot may refer to Reagan's assassination attempt in 1981, years prior to his "Tear Down This Wall" speech in 1987. I'm not saying that the two events are necessarily related, as I am not a conspiracy theorist.
But the wall came down in 1989-90, and with it- the symbolic end of Communism.
Almost serendipitous is the correlation between the fall of the wall and Regina's family's arrival in the States. Also her husband Jack Dishel cowrote it, so who knows how much of the awesome he brought to the table. <3