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History recalls how great the fall can be
While everybody's sleeping, the boats put out to sea
Borne on the wings of time
It seemed the answers were so easy to find
"To late," the prophets (profits) cry
The island's sinking, let's take to the sky
Called the man a fool, striped him of his pride
Everyone was laughing up until the day he died
And though the wound went deep
Still he's calling us out of our sleep
My friends, we're not alone
He waits in silence to lead us all home
So tell me that you find it hard to grow
Well I know, I know, I know
And you tell me that you've many seeds to sow
Well I know, I know, I know
Can you hear what I'm saying
Can yuu see the parts that I'm playing
"Holy Man, Rocker Man, Come on Queenie,
Joker Man, Spider Man, Blue Eyed Meanie"
So you found your solution
What will be your last contribution?
"Live it up, rip it up, why so lazy?
Give it out, dish it out, let's go crazy,
Yeah!"
While everybody's sleeping, the boats put out to sea
Borne on the wings of time
It seemed the answers were so easy to find
"To late," the prophets (profits) cry
The island's sinking, let's take to the sky
Called the man a fool, striped him of his pride
Everyone was laughing up until the day he died
And though the wound went deep
Still he's calling us out of our sleep
My friends, we're not alone
He waits in silence to lead us all home
So tell me that you find it hard to grow
Well I know, I know, I know
And you tell me that you've many seeds to sow
Well I know, I know, I know
Can you hear what I'm saying
Can yuu see the parts that I'm playing
"Holy Man, Rocker Man, Come on Queenie,
Joker Man, Spider Man, Blue Eyed Meanie"
So you found your solution
What will be your last contribution?
"Live it up, rip it up, why so lazy?
Give it out, dish it out, let's go crazy,
Yeah!"
Lyrics submitted by cheeky_munkeys42
Track duration: 10:53
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I also agree that the second part could be a reference to Jesus, or to the comment someone made that the artist wrote the song in 3 parts at different times. Sometimes its so easy to formulate meaning to things people can read anything into them. However, I think this song is
1) WWII
2)Jesus
3)History's pain (background interlude)
4)He's then looking for a superhero to save us, then: fuck it, since we can't figure out what to do, (sarcastically) "Let's go party!"--or even seriously!
I think the three pieces are jumbled and some of the previous suggestions fit in with each piece.
History recalls how great the fall can be
While everybody's sleeping, the boats put out to sea [World War 2 - a fleet of small boats from Britain set off in the middle of the night to rescue soldiers from Dunkirk]
Borne on the wings of time
It seemed the answers were so easy to find
"Too late," the prophets (profits) cry [referring to ancient / religious prophets?]
The island's sinking, let's take to the sky [WW2 - Air Force strikes on Germany]
Called the man a fool, stripped him of his pride [Jesus' crucifixion]
Everyone was laughing up until the day he died
And though the wound went deep
Still he's calling us out of our sleep
My friends, we're not alone
He waits in silence to lead us all home [down to here references to Jesus]
So tell me that you find it hard to grow [from here down a theme of taking responsibility]
Well I know, I know, I know
And you tell me that you've many seeds to sow
Well I know, I know, I know
Can you hear what I'm saying
Can you see the parts that I'm playing [perhaps referring to himself or pop stars generally having responsibility along with the ability to influence their audience]
"Holy Man, Rocker Man, Come on Queenie,
Joker Man, Spider Man, Blue Eyed Meanie"
So you found your solution
What will be your last contribution?
"Live it up, rip it up, why so lazy?
Give it out, dish it out, let's go crazy,
Yeah!" [referring to people being more interested in having a good time or a good life than making the world a better place perhaps]
The song was not meant to paint Chamerlain as fool, but to honor his memory. A noble man with noble intentions, he was just in the wrong place and time in history
The part where It sais “Can you see the parts that I'm playing Holy Man, Rocker Man, Come on Queenie, Joker Man, Spider Man, Blue Eyed Meanie" means that he doesn’t care what you think about him (about Roger Hodgson) and the next part means that is doesn’t care if you believe or what you will do.
His Overture, God's Overture, is depicted through the events of the Bible.
The Bible's been effectively bastardized by organized religion, but you can go to YHWH.com to see the truth.
In fact, the Major Arcana of the Tarot depicts every event humanity ever needs to know about itself and, again, yhwh.com has argued that point for me as well.
Supertramp guitarist, keyboard player, singer and songwriter Roger Hodgson tells us about WWII England an the Lesson's learned from it.
The Bible tells us of the parallel Fall of Humanity (Adam and Eve), The Prophets of the Bible, and Humanity's ultimate redemption in Jesus, Goodness, etc. "Take to the Sky"... Jesus' treatment by the Romans ie. stripped up of his pride, wound went deep
HE calls us from our sleep Tarot 20 Judgment
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As an educated, ex-atheist, quarter-life crisis resolved, hippy, I urge you to check out yhwh.com,
An excerpt on Tarot 0 - The Fool from Yhwh.com
We see inside of the Tarot cards the Aleph Heh Yod Heh and the Yod Heh Vav Heh. The Yod Heh Vav Heh is what you might call the exoteric name of God. Aleph Heh Yod Heh is the esoteric or hidden name of God. That is another clue to the nature of the Fool. As you continue to look at this card, concentrate on his robe or gown. This is a remarkable creation. It symbolizes two things. All those little miniature wheels and dials and bursts, symbolize the galaxies which God will soon create. Secondly, if you look carefully and count them, you will in fact find that there are 12 such wheels or centers or sparkles on the robe, exactly 12.
The symbolism is very powerful. The number 12 is one of the most powerful symbols in the human race. The number 12 symbolizes the twelve months of the year, to which are attached twelve signs of the zodiac. I'm not talking about astrology; I'm talking about the zodiac. Just as the Tarot cards have fallen and their pure transcendent divine revelation has been profaned for purposes of fortune telling, so has the divine revelation of the zodiac, which is the pathway that Earth travels through as it goes around the Sun.
As we gaze into the stars, the Bible tells us that the heavens declare the glory of God, and the earth shows His handiwork. The stars tell a story--the story of God's redeeming plan. For more information you should seek out, "Bullinger's The Witness of the Stars." It will explain it all to you in great detail.
As it pertains to the Fool, the 12 starbursts represent the galaxies which God will create; the 12 signs of the zodiac; the 12 months of the year; the 12 hours in the day; the 12 tribes of Israel; the 12 apostles of Christ; and, the 12 gates on the holy city of Heaven. The number 12 symbolizes the totality of the manifest creation. All of the stars and all of the people and all of the hours in creation are embodied in this number 12. That is the cloak that the Fool is wearing. The Fool is covered and clothed inside of the physical universe.