The lyrics are not quite perfect. And I’m wondering about one of the allegories he used...
Have loved this song since I first heard it in the ‘70s. Loved the man & his music all of my adolescent & adult life.
Bless his delightful spirit, smoking a cigarette nine miles long somewhere, maybe at the Savior's Feast.
I would suggest to add “Well" at the very beginning. That’s how he sang it & to fill in the beat, you need the well.
Also, I’m wondering about “the air's as still as the throttle on a funeral train." I think it may be "funnel of" instead of "throttle on."
It makes more sense to me, since the throttle on a train isn’t still but the funnel is generally silent, passing through the station without a sound. To me it sounds like what he sings, but I could be wrong.
@projectpeace it's throttle. A funeral train would be accelerated very slowly and gradually. So the throttle would be advanced very slowly. And once at speed it would keep that speed. So the throttle wouldn't be touched.
@projectpeace it's throttle. A funeral train would be accelerated very slowly and gradually. So the throttle would be advanced very slowly. And once at speed it would keep that speed. So the throttle wouldn't be touched.
The lyrics are not quite perfect. And I’m wondering about one of the allegories he used...
Have loved this song since I first heard it in the ‘70s. Loved the man & his music all of my adolescent & adult life.
Bless his delightful spirit, smoking a cigarette nine miles long somewhere, maybe at the Savior's Feast.
I would suggest to add “Well" at the very beginning. That’s how he sang it & to fill in the beat, you need the well.
Also, I’m wondering about “the air's as still as the throttle on a funeral train." I think it may be "funnel of" instead of "throttle on."
It makes more sense to me, since the throttle on a train isn’t still but the funnel is generally silent, passing through the station without a sound. To me it sounds like what he sings, but I could be wrong.
@projectpeace it's throttle. A funeral train would be accelerated very slowly and gradually. So the throttle would be advanced very slowly. And once at speed it would keep that speed. So the throttle wouldn't be touched.
@projectpeace it's throttle. A funeral train would be accelerated very slowly and gradually. So the throttle would be advanced very slowly. And once at speed it would keep that speed. So the throttle wouldn't be touched.