2) My #1 favourite musical act [i.e. groups and/or solo artists] of all time! As far as I know, they have NEVER released a song that was less than good. And they've written (and covered [e.g. "Findlandia", "Get Together", "I Don't Want To Talk About It"]) quite a few that are outstanding.
3) IMHO, the first 4 comments on here have got it wrong. It's not about Anne Frank, it's not about incest. It's about PREFERING "Kid Fears" to the adult reality we're now faced with:
"What would you give [now... IF you only could] for your
Kid fears?
Replace the rent [i.e. adult responsibilities] with the stars above [childhood Joy at Life]
Replace the [today's] need with [the] love [from back then].
Replace the [adult, growing] anger [that doesn't go away] with the tide [of emotions that come and go and cause no lasting damage].
Replace the ones, the ones, the ones, that you love." (I admit that this line is the hardest for me to understand. Does it mean 'Replace the shallow, pseudo-loves that are faked with the pure loves of childhood where NOTHING is faked'?)
4) The 4th comment quotes Amy Ray, who WROTE the song and sets us all straight.
@JimmyHop Totally agree with you; this is what I’ve ALWAYS thought this song was about, from the first time I heard it all those years ago. By the time we are finally faced with the sad reality of adulthood, most of us would give anything to return to innocence, even if such a return involves having to once again deal with our “kid fears“.
@JimmyHop Totally agree with you; this is what I’ve ALWAYS thought this song was about, from the first time I heard it all those years ago. By the time we are finally faced with the sad reality of adulthood, most of us would give anything to return to innocence, even if such a return involves having to once again deal with our “kid fears“.
1) My #1 favourite song of all time!
2) My #1 favourite musical act [i.e. groups and/or solo artists] of all time! As far as I know, they have NEVER released a song that was less than good. And they've written (and covered [e.g. "Findlandia", "Get Together", "I Don't Want To Talk About It"]) quite a few that are outstanding.
3) IMHO, the first 4 comments on here have got it wrong. It's not about Anne Frank, it's not about incest. It's about PREFERING "Kid Fears" to the adult reality we're now faced with: "What would you give [now... IF you only could] for your Kid fears?
Replace the rent [i.e. adult responsibilities] with the stars above [childhood Joy at Life] Replace the [today's] need with [the] love [from back then].
Replace the [adult, growing] anger [that doesn't go away] with the tide [of emotions that come and go and cause no lasting damage]. Replace the ones, the ones, the ones, that you love." (I admit that this line is the hardest for me to understand. Does it mean 'Replace the shallow, pseudo-loves that are faked with the pure loves of childhood where NOTHING is faked'?)
4) The 4th comment quotes Amy Ray, who WROTE the song and sets us all straight.
Sorry! SHOULD READ: 4) The 5th comment quotes Amy Ray, who WROTE the song and sets us all straight.
Sorry! SHOULD READ: 4) The 5th comment quotes Amy Ray, who WROTE the song and sets us all straight.
Thanks, porcine!
Thanks, porcine!
@JimmyHop Totally agree with you; this is what I’ve ALWAYS thought this song was about, from the first time I heard it all those years ago. By the time we are finally faced with the sad reality of adulthood, most of us would give anything to return to innocence, even if such a return involves having to once again deal with our “kid fears“.
@JimmyHop Totally agree with you; this is what I’ve ALWAYS thought this song was about, from the first time I heard it all those years ago. By the time we are finally faced with the sad reality of adulthood, most of us would give anything to return to innocence, even if such a return involves having to once again deal with our “kid fears“.