It somewhat was catalyst for me to think in shock - oh my - this song is about adoption- they're giving up their child.
However reading the lyrics today, twice, I am thinking this is POV of an African American slave family, and they are heading north either pre or post abolition - likely post.
Baltimore IS a big part of Byrne's home I think - I remember that line about what's that smell- it's ONLY the river and I did smell that river one day but ANYWAY - I have a hunch Baltimore here is a clue - this family is heading North POSSIBLY the underground railroad - first lines 'conductor says' - certainly plants train in my view.
So that's my take- a song about a former slave family moving north to be free.
Eh- I also thought Steve Miller's Jungle Love was about 'Jelly Fish Island' this island in the Pacific, that one was a FAR FAR reach but they DO use mango's to treat the stings from this rare lake where millions of Jelly Fish exist, and there IS that line about I brought you a crate of mango's. Again FAR REACH on Jungle Love, LIKELY far reach on this one.
HOWEVER Jelly Fish Island is a very neat place- and there IS A tide such that all the jelly fish come in and out - I even researched to see if Steve Miller visited Jelly Fish Island !
@TimMiltz Regarding Steve Miller's Jungle Love I actually DO think he wrote the song TO a jelly fish- 'met you on somebodies Island' - STING ? written on the back of skin - oh yeah - AND the natives call jelly fish stings Jungle Love. Ok so I made that part up but don't believe EVERYTHING you read HOWEVER, this song HAS a choo choo in it - train ? I'm going with underground railroad.
@TimMiltz Regarding Steve Miller's Jungle Love I actually DO think he wrote the song TO a jelly fish- 'met you on somebodies Island' - STING ? written on the back of skin - oh yeah - AND the natives call jelly fish stings Jungle Love. Ok so I made that part up but don't believe EVERYTHING you read HOWEVER, this song HAS a choo choo in it - train ? I'm going with underground railroad.
Grandfathers clothes ? eh - still carrying the identity the grandfather had - and let's face it Lincoln was still pro slavery- he just didn't want the...
Grandfathers clothes ? eh - still carrying the identity the grandfather had - and let's face it Lincoln was still pro slavery- he just didn't want the South to have slaves to have any power - Lincoln not ONLY promoted slavery in the North - he OPENLY stated blacks should have MOST rights, but no the right to vote etc, in addition Lincoln was offering $100 per person to leave the US to Liberia.
Lincoln was NO NO NICE GUY - perhaps the lesser of two evils but listen to Lincoln's speeches and debates he didn't believe blacks should have ALL the same rights- no right to run for office for example.
I don't like Lincoln on that PARTIAL dignity he fails to bring ALL people.
PLUS his $100 a person LATE NIGHT get on the boat and get out of town - cash pain once we leave dock DEAL - was pretty shifty - and now look at Liberia. United States should donate 500 BILLION dollars to FIX Liberia if you ask me- and the UK ? 500 BILLION to fix Sierra Leone - but hey - people like Dick Cheney LOVE to REWRITE history- and somehow Lincoln managed to be something he wasn't.
This song is about a choo choo - perceived freedom - and uncertainty if the trade for the North was ANY better of a deal. Colder, better money but STILL treated as LESS than anyone else- and to think the MODERN DAY Republicans ACTUALLY ROOT from this HOLE called The North that somehow THOUGHT treating people based on skin color DIFFERENT - was justifiable - even TO THIS DAY this nightmare lives on.
I HAVE been to the mountain and the VIEW IS FANTASTIC - you can see for miles and miles and I really need to get some sleep- age 49 ? up 30 hours ? this can't be good :)
This song popped in my head the other evening.
It somewhat was catalyst for me to think in shock - oh my - this song is about adoption- they're giving up their child.
However reading the lyrics today, twice, I am thinking this is POV of an African American slave family, and they are heading north either pre or post abolition - likely post.
Baltimore IS a big part of Byrne's home I think - I remember that line about what's that smell- it's ONLY the river and I did smell that river one day but ANYWAY - I have a hunch Baltimore here is a clue - this family is heading North POSSIBLY the underground railroad - first lines 'conductor says' - certainly plants train in my view.
So that's my take- a song about a former slave family moving north to be free.
Eh- I also thought Steve Miller's Jungle Love was about 'Jelly Fish Island' this island in the Pacific, that one was a FAR FAR reach but they DO use mango's to treat the stings from this rare lake where millions of Jelly Fish exist, and there IS that line about I brought you a crate of mango's. Again FAR REACH on Jungle Love, LIKELY far reach on this one.
HOWEVER Jelly Fish Island is a very neat place- and there IS A tide such that all the jelly fish come in and out - I even researched to see if Steve Miller visited Jelly Fish Island !
@TimMiltz Regarding Steve Miller's Jungle Love I actually DO think he wrote the song TO a jelly fish- 'met you on somebodies Island' - STING ? written on the back of skin - oh yeah - AND the natives call jelly fish stings Jungle Love. Ok so I made that part up but don't believe EVERYTHING you read HOWEVER, this song HAS a choo choo in it - train ? I'm going with underground railroad.
@TimMiltz Regarding Steve Miller's Jungle Love I actually DO think he wrote the song TO a jelly fish- 'met you on somebodies Island' - STING ? written on the back of skin - oh yeah - AND the natives call jelly fish stings Jungle Love. Ok so I made that part up but don't believe EVERYTHING you read HOWEVER, this song HAS a choo choo in it - train ? I'm going with underground railroad.
Grandfathers clothes ? eh - still carrying the identity the grandfather had - and let's face it Lincoln was still pro slavery- he just didn't want the...
Grandfathers clothes ? eh - still carrying the identity the grandfather had - and let's face it Lincoln was still pro slavery- he just didn't want the South to have slaves to have any power - Lincoln not ONLY promoted slavery in the North - he OPENLY stated blacks should have MOST rights, but no the right to vote etc, in addition Lincoln was offering $100 per person to leave the US to Liberia.
Lincoln was NO NO NICE GUY - perhaps the lesser of two evils but listen to Lincoln's speeches and debates he didn't believe blacks should have ALL the same rights- no right to run for office for example.
I don't like Lincoln on that PARTIAL dignity he fails to bring ALL people.
PLUS his $100 a person LATE NIGHT get on the boat and get out of town - cash pain once we leave dock DEAL - was pretty shifty - and now look at Liberia. United States should donate 500 BILLION dollars to FIX Liberia if you ask me- and the UK ? 500 BILLION to fix Sierra Leone - but hey - people like Dick Cheney LOVE to REWRITE history- and somehow Lincoln managed to be something he wasn't.
This song is about a choo choo - perceived freedom - and uncertainty if the trade for the North was ANY better of a deal. Colder, better money but STILL treated as LESS than anyone else- and to think the MODERN DAY Republicans ACTUALLY ROOT from this HOLE called The North that somehow THOUGHT treating people based on skin color DIFFERENT - was justifiable - even TO THIS DAY this nightmare lives on.
I HAVE been to the mountain and the VIEW IS FANTASTIC - you can see for miles and miles and I really need to get some sleep- age 49 ? up 30 hours ? this can't be good :)
uh oh that's PAPAYA - crate of PAPAYAS !
uh oh that's PAPAYA - crate of PAPAYAS !
Wasn't an edit- not that I am adverse to replying to myself now.
Wasn't an edit- not that I am adverse to replying to myself now.