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There's a place where everyone can be happy
It's the most beautiful place in the whole fuckin' world
It's made of candy canes and planes
And bright, red choo choo trains
And the meanest little boys
The most innocent little girls
And you know, I wish that I could go there
It's a road that I have not found
And I wish you the best of luck, dear,
Drop a card or letter to my side of town
'cause there's no time for fussing and fighting my friend
But baby I'm amazed by the hate that you can send
And you
Painted my entire world
But I
Don't have the turpentine to clean what you have soiled
And I won't forget it
There's a place where everyone can be right
Even though you remain determined to be opposed
Admittance requires no qualifications
It's where everyone has been and where everybody goes
So please try not to be impatient
For we all hate standing in line
And when the farm is good and bought
You'll be there without a thought
And eternity my friend, is a long fuckin' time
It's the most beautiful place in the whole fuckin' world
It's made of candy canes and planes
And bright, red choo choo trains
And the meanest little boys
The most innocent little girls
And you know, I wish that I could go there
It's a road that I have not found
And I wish you the best of luck, dear,
Drop a card or letter to my side of town
'cause there's no time for fussing and fighting my friend
But baby I'm amazed by the hate that you can send
And you
Painted my entire world
But I
Don't have the turpentine to clean what you have soiled
And I won't forget it
There's a place where everyone can be right
Even though you remain determined to be opposed
Admittance requires no qualifications
It's where everyone has been and where everybody goes
So please try not to be impatient
For we all hate standing in line
And when the farm is good and bought
You'll be there without a thought
And eternity my friend, is a long fuckin' time
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I believe they are talking about Christians in general. Let's break it down really quick. I'll break it down into sections, and then explain my interpretation of each section.
Verse 1
In the first part of the verse he's talking about a place, obviously heaven, where everyone can be happy, describing it as this place where everyone can go. the innocent little girls line I think refers to the fact that people believe there are a bunch of 'innocent' (virgin) girls in heaven for the men.
In the second part, he's basically saying that while he (and everyone) wishes they can go there, he hasn't found it yet. but he's basically wishing the best of luck to anyone who has found it, saying it almost sarcastically.
Chorus
Now the chorus is where I was thinking in terms of "you" referring to Christians.
There's no time for fussing and fighting my friend - referring to Christians fighting over their religions, maybe the Crusades, fighting verbally with people over religion (things that no one can prove)
But baby I'm amazed at the hate that you can send - referring to the Christians being very violent and overly passionate about their religion.
and you painted my entire world - referring to the fact that Christianity is the essence of a lot of modern culture. dollar bills have references to Christianity, marriage and civil unions, the Constitution, foundation of morals in society
but i don't have the turpentine (chemical in paint thinner) to clean what you have soiled and i won't forget it - basically saying that he can't change or alter or remove the effect that Christianity had on the world.
verse 2
referring back to the heaven reference and the fact that everyone can get into heaven. there requires no qualifications to get into heaven. everyone was there originally and everyone goes back there. obviously you need to be good and have good morals, but actual qualifications, there aren't any.
and when the farm is good and bought you'll be there without a though is basically talking about the fact that when it comes time for you to die, you're going to heaven without thinking twice.
and eternity my friend is a long fucking time is referencing the fact that living in heaven for and eternity would become boring and excruciating soon.
that's my interpretation. tell me what you think.
YES I'M A CONSPIRACY THEORIST
There's a place where everyone can be happy.
It's the most beautiful place in the whole fucking world.
It's made of candy canes and planes and bright red choo-choo trains,
And the meanest little boys and the most innocent little girls,
-idealises heaven as a perfection of this world, a playground for happy children
And you know I wish that I could got there.
It's a road that I have not found.
-greg wishes he could also believe this comforting fairytale
And I wish you the best of luck, dear.
Drop a card or letter to my side of town.
-you're free to pursue that fairytale but don't stop being my friend cause i don't follow you to those dreams, to the (religious) side of town
Because there's no time for fussing and fighting my friend,
But baby I'm amazed at the hate that you can send and
- humanity shouldn't be fighting each other, we got bigger problems coming up fast, he's amazed that religion can hate so many with such fervour when they are supposed to be good for you. with tales of the heaven awaiting you, how did they get you to hate all the non-believers?
But baby I'm amazed at the hate that you can send and
... painted my entire world.
But I... don't have the turpentine to clean what you have soiled.
- simple enough. religion/christianity has painted the entire world, redecorated it so it looks like what their religion tells them it should, and bad religion/the athiests/nonbelievers aren't strong enough to wipe that off and show people how it really is
There's a place where everyone can be right,
Even though you remain determined to be opposed.
- that place is, of course, death, and religions are determined to be opposed to anyone who says that death is the end
Admittance requires no qualifications:
It's where everyone has been and where everybody goes.
- it doesn't take prayers or blessings or a good life free of sin for someone to die. death is the same as pre-birth.
So please try not to be impatient,
For we all hate standing in line.
- don't rush to your death like life is some sort of waiting line for entrance to heaven
And when the farm is good and bought, you'll be there without a thought,
- when you die you'll go to this place, and you'll have no thoughts, no consciousness.
And eternity, my friend, is a long fucking time.
- and you'll be that way (ie non-existent) for ever, stressing the length of eternity a word often bandied around
And I won't forget it
- he's not gonna just give it up anytime soon
It's definitely a song to a woman who he fell in love with.
But I think it comes down to two things:
1. That it has like a letter to this girl, whom he is in love with. But can't be with her, cause they both live in a world of Religion pressuring them, in living the world that Religion is in, and not what they are in. Like believing that Religion is the cause of every single war and all why people constantly try to fight over whose is right. Like in the lyric "There's a place where everyone can be right, Even though your determined to be opposed." And he can't be with her in that world as in marry her. And he can't do that till he lives in a world of no religion.
2. Another is he is wanting to marry this woman, and believing that all their problems would be solved through marriage. But probably doesn't agree to be married in a church or by a priest. But she can't stand that, but he won't change for her. And the lyrics in the song sound like something from the bible. "Eternity is a long fucking time" "When the farm is good and bought, you'll be there without a thought."
Like please be patient before we can get married to come to terms about this. Like "Please don't be Impatient, for we all hate standing in line"
Just what i think...probably not right