I was thinking about this song- thought it was about the human condition to do evil deeds, with "the man" being Satan, but after reading this last log, I think I might agree it was about Goebbels. The lyric that makes me think it's about being evil, is "Your sister gave me diamonds, and I gave them to your wife". I think Knoffler perhaps was writing about Goebbles and Hitler, but it could still be the evil condition that some are atracted to. "The man" is probably Hitler, but possibly might be Satan as well. The lyric "You always was a Judas, but I got you anyway" could refer to----- ??????? now I',m confused- it was Herman Hess that parachuted into England. Not Goebbels. Could the song be about Hess, Goebbels, Satan, or someone else. I think it's about choosing between evil and good. Starts with a druumer boy, and ends in the time of Christ. It's certainly open to interpretation. The man that sings the song in the first stanza is not the one in the last.
I was thinking about this song- thought it was about the human condition to do evil deeds, with "the man" being Satan, but after reading this last log, I think I might agree it was about Goebbels. The lyric that makes me think it's about being evil, is "Your sister gave me diamonds, and I gave them to your wife". I think Knoffler perhaps was writing about Goebbles and Hitler, but it could still be the evil condition that some are atracted to. "The man" is probably Hitler, but possibly might be Satan as well. The lyric "You always was a Judas, but I got you anyway" could refer to----- ??????? now I',m confused- it was Herman Hess that parachuted into England. Not Goebbels. Could the song be about Hess, Goebbels, Satan, or someone else. I think it's about choosing between evil and good. Starts with a druumer boy, and ends in the time of Christ. It's certainly open to interpretation. The man that sings the song in the first stanza is not the one in the last.