I can't claim this is the meaning of the song, but I will point out that in 1904 the U.S. started on the Panama Canal. 1902 is when the U.S. Senate voted to pursue building the canal. The canal was a monumental engineering feat, breaking many records. It changed worldwide shipping. You could say it changed the world. It was also a killer. Building it was brutal. The abuse of laborers and locals was horrific.
The year in the title is the year an earthquake took place in Sweden, which is Matssons home country. He said in a Dutch magazine that this was what the title referred to. But I guess it´s just one step in how to interpret the lyrics of this song.
The year in the title is the year an earthquake took place in Sweden, which is Matssons home country. He said in a Dutch magazine that this was what the title referred to. But I guess it´s just one step in how to interpret the lyrics of this song.
I can't claim this is the meaning of the song, but I will point out that in 1904 the U.S. started on the Panama Canal. 1902 is when the U.S. Senate voted to pursue building the canal. The canal was a monumental engineering feat, breaking many records. It changed worldwide shipping. You could say it changed the world. It was also a killer. Building it was brutal. The abuse of laborers and locals was horrific.
The year in the title is the year an earthquake took place in Sweden, which is Matssons home country. He said in a Dutch magazine that this was what the title referred to. But I guess it´s just one step in how to interpret the lyrics of this song.
The year in the title is the year an earthquake took place in Sweden, which is Matssons home country. He said in a Dutch magazine that this was what the title referred to. But I guess it´s just one step in how to interpret the lyrics of this song.