A great song that celebrates a rebels freedom and equates church and state with authority (a means of control) posing the question of liberty from a rebels perspective.
The first verse is celebratory, smoking a bowl as a toast among rebels who enjoy the coveted metaphorical fig in the chorus of the song..
In the chorus the fig (metaphor) is protected by law / liberty's a glorious feast. ~ The court was erected for cowards but who are the cowards, those who are weighed (ie. the rebels) or those who weight the scales of justice? Also, a church serves the interests of a clergy. In both cases authority is an institutionalized means of control to serve the interest of a higher class.
So the question of liberty. Who gets the fig? Is freedom rebelry or an institution.
Liberty's a glorious feast. Both sides will tell you that, but everybody wants their fig.
All in all, Folky and Rocky, with Punk attitude.
A great song that celebrates a rebels freedom and equates church and state with authority (a means of control) posing the question of liberty from a rebels perspective.
The first verse is celebratory, smoking a bowl as a toast among rebels who enjoy the coveted metaphorical fig in the chorus of the song.. In the chorus the fig (metaphor) is protected by law / liberty's a glorious feast. ~ The court was erected for cowards but who are the cowards, those who are weighed (ie. the rebels) or those who weight the scales of justice? Also, a church serves the interests of a clergy. In both cases authority is an institutionalized means of control to serve the interest of a higher class.
So the question of liberty. Who gets the fig? Is freedom rebelry or an institution. Liberty's a glorious feast. Both sides will tell you that, but everybody wants their fig. All in all, Folky and Rocky, with Punk attitude.