The lyrics are simple and innocent of any subtext that says it's anything but a lullaby.
Looking further, it is the Beatles consoling the listeners, after the chaos and oblivion of Revolution 9, and the cultural mayhem it suggests (of the whole wildness of the White Album, really), with this overtly hopeful (and rather mawkish) gesture that things are indeed, at least temporarily, just peachy. For all of you who are upset about what just happened, here you go, take it easy, it's all good! It's almost cynical about what they predict will be the fallout of putting something like Revolution 9 on a Beatles record. I think part of them is laughing at a lot of the listener base that they know are a little less open to new musical and artistic concepts.
Personally, I have always experienced this piece in an additional way. The combination of the overtly sentimental arrangement and Ringo's dirgelike voice make for something that crosses over into creepy territory and makes me think not just of death, but of suicide. Possibly even a suicide pact! I know this is just my personal stretch on a meaning. I'm waiting, however, for someone to use this song in film to backdrop effectively and eerily some scene of suicide or death.
The lyrics are simple and innocent of any subtext that says it's anything but a lullaby.
Looking further, it is the Beatles consoling the listeners, after the chaos and oblivion of Revolution 9, and the cultural mayhem it suggests (of the whole wildness of the White Album, really), with this overtly hopeful (and rather mawkish) gesture that things are indeed, at least temporarily, just peachy. For all of you who are upset about what just happened, here you go, take it easy, it's all good! It's almost cynical about what they predict will be the fallout of putting something like Revolution 9 on a Beatles record. I think part of them is laughing at a lot of the listener base that they know are a little less open to new musical and artistic concepts.
Personally, I have always experienced this piece in an additional way. The combination of the overtly sentimental arrangement and Ringo's dirgelike voice make for something that crosses over into creepy territory and makes me think not just of death, but of suicide. Possibly even a suicide pact! I know this is just my personal stretch on a meaning. I'm waiting, however, for someone to use this song in film to backdrop effectively and eerily some scene of suicide or death.