Passion Play (When All the Slaves are Free) Lyrics

Lyric discussion by patmatt113 

Cover art for Passion Play (When All the Slaves are Free) lyrics by Joni Mitchell

Comparison of the "Multitudes in Exxon Blue and Radiation" rose making a social appearance at "church" as compared to the story of a real sinner finding real redemption in seeing and hearing Christ. Anyone want to take a guess as to what she means by who you gonna get to do the dirty work when all the slaves are free?

@patmatt113 \r\nBut Exxon Blue can only mean the oil company. Radiation Rose is the nuclear radiation maybe? The guy is up the tree to stop it getting cut. I took the marketplace as like the stock markets and oil prices and so on. But its thin enough. But I\'m probably just a crazy hippy and see connections where there are none\r\n\r\nI totally get what you are saying about the redemption though, and Zachacceus the tax collectors. I think in that version if Zachaccheus is now redeemed and no longer a sinner, who is going to collect the tax (the...