There's a spoken bit that goes at the end of this song:
When the spinifex hit Sydney, it was the last thing we expected
When the desert reached the glades, but we tried to tame it
And when the emus grazed at Pyrmont, it suddenly dawned on us all
Hah, finally the world was silent and the door was shut.
Does anyone have any idea what this song is about? I mean I get, in a general sense that it's about uncontrolled development and greed, but some of this is localized to Australia that I can't make sense of the specifics.
The line about the firstborn - are they talking about the aborigines?
What reference are they making in 'sold off the paddocks'?
I think I get the 'emus' line. Pyrmont in the New South Wales during the 80's was an economically depressed area with only around 900 people living there at the time. As in Detroit, or the area around Chernobyl, Nature had started to reclaim the land.
Is the point here that Man cannot tame the untamable, or if He does, he can only do it for a very short time? Are they pointing out our quest to control Nature is pointless?
And yet... Even if that's true, what's the alternative?
Hirst and Garrett seem to have a very low opinion of humanity, in general. And while it's great to point out the flaws, I don't see a whole lot of hope here. Being critical is easy, fixing the problem... That's harder.
@ctlizyrd
Where are you from? Glades is actually Gladesville in Sydney, and Pyrmont is closer to the city centre. It is about the encroaching environmental degradation of our surrounds.
@ctlizyrd
Where are you from? Glades is actually Gladesville in Sydney, and Pyrmont is closer to the city centre. It is about the encroaching environmental degradation of our surrounds.
There's a spoken bit that goes at the end of this song:
When the spinifex hit Sydney, it was the last thing we expected When the desert reached the glades, but we tried to tame it And when the emus grazed at Pyrmont, it suddenly dawned on us all Hah, finally the world was silent and the door was shut.
Does anyone have any idea what this song is about? I mean I get, in a general sense that it's about uncontrolled development and greed, but some of this is localized to Australia that I can't make sense of the specifics.
I think I get the 'emus' line. Pyrmont in the New South Wales during the 80's was an economically depressed area with only around 900 people living there at the time. As in Detroit, or the area around Chernobyl, Nature had started to reclaim the land.
Is the point here that Man cannot tame the untamable, or if He does, he can only do it for a very short time? Are they pointing out our quest to control Nature is pointless?
And yet... Even if that's true, what's the alternative?
Hirst and Garrett seem to have a very low opinion of humanity, in general. And while it's great to point out the flaws, I don't see a whole lot of hope here. Being critical is easy, fixing the problem... That's harder.
@ctlizyrd Where are you from? Glades is actually Gladesville in Sydney, and Pyrmont is closer to the city centre. It is about the encroaching environmental degradation of our surrounds.
@ctlizyrd Where are you from? Glades is actually Gladesville in Sydney, and Pyrmont is closer to the city centre. It is about the encroaching environmental degradation of our surrounds.