This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
I listened to your taped
Epistle to Rachel
Stamped and dated,
Now I know you were really alive
In nineteen seventy one.
(fall saddles)
You carried God
Like a bouquet of balloons,
Yoshua whispered in your ear
Your next move...
"Go on, get on that train."
In your clay faced youth
The rubber upper lip
Sounds out
A bold pen sketch.
Were you talking about
Your dad when you said,
"Your fisted language still affects my style.
Although I sometimes catch your
Visions like a child."
Do you still pray about me
In your quiet time,
Cast out soft-core demons
When I come back home,
Let some Nashville fake
Record your demo tapes?
When I'm waiting at a train
Station or a bus stop.
I also play "led by the lord day"
In my own way.
Epistle to Rachel
Stamped and dated,
Now I know you were really alive
In nineteen seventy one.
(fall saddles)
You carried God
Like a bouquet of balloons,
Yoshua whispered in your ear
Your next move...
"Go on, get on that train."
In your clay faced youth
The rubber upper lip
Sounds out
A bold pen sketch.
Were you talking about
Your dad when you said,
"Your fisted language still affects my style.
Although I sometimes catch your
Visions like a child."
Do you still pray about me
In your quiet time,
Cast out soft-core demons
When I come back home,
Let some Nashville fake
Record your demo tapes?
When I'm waiting at a train
Station or a bus stop.
I also play "led by the lord day"
In my own way.
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From an interview with him : This song is written to my dad. When I was 13 he gave me this tape he had just found in the closet. “Listen to these songs I recorded when I was 18.” They were really fucking dope. When I moved to California I took the tape with me. And I found that past the songs, there’s this letter to my mom. She had broken up with him and moved to Kansas City, and he had just found God in the Jesus Freak movement. He sent her this recorded letter, so that’s his voice cut up on my song. “Your fisted language still affects my style, though I still catch your visions like a child.” That was from one of his songs. Somebody says his voice sounds like Jerry Garcia, but I don’t know if that’s the case since I never listened to the Dead and he never did either. Our relationship has always been a little weird because he has that basis of spirituality; he’s a messianic rabbi—Jews who believe in Jesus. Holidays are quite a mix of things: speaking in tongues and doing Passover dinner.
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I think it's perfect when the "Do you still pray about me..." bit kicks in
Does anyone know what this song means? It's one of my favorites.
it would make more sense if it were "yeshua whispered in your ear" and not "yoshua".
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thank you for the interview! but does anyone have the slightest idea what his dad says in the very beginning of the song?? I've tried to hear it, but its extremely muffled.
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You carried god like a bouquet of balloons, yoshua whispered in your ear, your next move.... yoni is such an amazing poet and songwriter.