Seaside Lyrics

Lyric discussion by cookieman 

Cover art for Seaside lyrics by Tori Amos

This song is not about Pearl Harbor. The lyrics refer to a suicide bombing that took place in Tel Aviv, Israel in 2001. The suicide bomber detonated just outside a seaside dance club, taking the lives of 21 teenagers. Hence the lyrics: The girls were dancing, innocence targeted, and 21 young boys and girls ("flowers") murdered in the name of Allah for the sake of Jihad (holy war on infidels).

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