I listened to an NPR interview with Merrill Garbus and she played and discussed this song on the air. One of the things that I remember from the interview is that she said it's about not being able to be what you want to be, like a gangsta or a rasta. And the lyrics there are definitely rasta, not rockstar, because she said that when she was little she wanted to be Jamaican and rasta, but obviously you can't just make yourself Jamaican. I love her and this group, such a talented group of people!
I listened to an NPR interview with Merrill Garbus and she played and discussed this song on the air. One of the things that I remember from the interview is that she said it's about not being able to be what you want to be, like a gangsta or a rasta. And the lyrics there are definitely rasta, not rockstar, because she said that when she was little she wanted to be Jamaican and rasta, but obviously you can't just make yourself Jamaican. I love her and this group, such a talented group of people!