I thought it was pretty clear that the little book with a red cover was a Quran, not a bible. The entire verse describes war from the viewpoint of a Muslim child, probably in Iraq or Afghanistan. This is further backed up by the line saying "At times like this you pray, But a bomb blew the mosque up yesterday."
The first part of the song is from the American viewpoint, and the things that they are angered by, and how they think that the world is laughing at their leader; the second part from the viewpoint of the outside world, watching the leader stuttering and lying and feeling scared and angry, not laughing.
@doggonemess It is neither a bible nor a quran. It's seither the quotations from chairman Mao vor the communist manifest by Karl Marx. Both are more likely and fit to the meaning of the song. They also are both little red books.
They are printed red and the chinese one has the common Name "little red book"
@doggonemess It is neither a bible nor a quran. It's seither the quotations from chairman Mao vor the communist manifest by Karl Marx. Both are more likely and fit to the meaning of the song. They also are both little red books.
They are printed red and the chinese one has the common Name "little red book"
@atzenkalle I believe you are right - I looked up the quote, and it's from a French political activist who leaned toward the writings of Marx. The tone of the song is very anti-imperialist, and it makes sense that the boy is turning to another form of guidance when the others have failed. +1 to you!
@atzenkalle I believe you are right - I looked up the quote, and it's from a French political activist who leaned toward the writings of Marx. The tone of the song is very anti-imperialist, and it makes sense that the boy is turning to another form of guidance when the others have failed. +1 to you!
I thought it was pretty clear that the little book with a red cover was a Quran, not a bible. The entire verse describes war from the viewpoint of a Muslim child, probably in Iraq or Afghanistan. This is further backed up by the line saying "At times like this you pray, But a bomb blew the mosque up yesterday."
The first part of the song is from the American viewpoint, and the things that they are angered by, and how they think that the world is laughing at their leader; the second part from the viewpoint of the outside world, watching the leader stuttering and lying and feeling scared and angry, not laughing.
@doggonemess It is neither a bible nor a quran. It's seither the quotations from chairman Mao vor the communist manifest by Karl Marx. Both are more likely and fit to the meaning of the song. They also are both little red books. They are printed red and the chinese one has the common Name "little red book"
@doggonemess It is neither a bible nor a quran. It's seither the quotations from chairman Mao vor the communist manifest by Karl Marx. Both are more likely and fit to the meaning of the song. They also are both little red books. They are printed red and the chinese one has the common Name "little red book"
@atzenkalle I believe you are right - I looked up the quote, and it's from a French political activist who leaned toward the writings of Marx. The tone of the song is very anti-imperialist, and it makes sense that the boy is turning to another form of guidance when the others have failed. +1 to you!
@atzenkalle I believe you are right - I looked up the quote, and it's from a French political activist who leaned toward the writings of Marx. The tone of the song is very anti-imperialist, and it makes sense that the boy is turning to another form of guidance when the others have failed. +1 to you!