Idk the background for this song or anything, but to me, I have always imagined people who are emigrating from a place to America because it is the safe place that they know of, and they are on a raft type vessel. When they started out on their journey they were excited and ready for their new life that would be better than the one that they left behind, but as they hear closer and hear the boat engines of coast guard or whoever would meet them 1st, they realize that they are not being welcomed. On the American boat is an American flag waving, and on the emigrantss' vessel they also have American flags, but the the chopper is flying overhead and the boat is getting closer and the people on the vessels who jut left their country don't speak English but they have a flag and they are wondering why they are not being welcomed.
But I have had this idea since I was in middle school, and it is most likely not what Wyclef Jean was referring to, lol
Idk the background for this song or anything, but to me, I have always imagined people who are emigrating from a place to America because it is the safe place that they know of, and they are on a raft type vessel. When they started out on their journey they were excited and ready for their new life that would be better than the one that they left behind, but as they hear closer and hear the boat engines of coast guard or whoever would meet them 1st, they realize that they are not being welcomed. On the American boat is an American flag waving, and on the emigrantss' vessel they also have American flags, but the the chopper is flying overhead and the boat is getting closer and the people on the vessels who jut left their country don't speak English but they have a flag and they are wondering why they are not being welcomed.
But I have had this idea since I was in middle school, and it is most likely not what Wyclef Jean was referring to, lol