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Long Road Out of Eden Lyrics
Moon shining down through the palms
Shadows moving on the sand Somebody whispering the twenty-third Psalm Dusty rifle in his trembling hands Somebody trying just to stay alive He got promises to keep Over the ocean in America Far away and fast asleep Silent stars blinking in the blackness of an endless sky Cold silver satellites, ghostly caravans passing by Galaxies unfolding, new worlds being born Pilgrims and prodigals creeping toward the dawn But it's a long road out of Eden Music blasting from an SUV On a bright and sunny day Rolling down the interstate In the good ol' USA Having lunch at the petroleum club Smoking fine cigars and swapping lies "Gimme 'nother slice of that barbecued brisket!" "Gimme 'nother piece of that pecan pie" Freeways flickering, cell phones chiming a tune We're riding to Utopia, road map says we'll be arriving soon Captains of the old order clinging to the reins Assuring us these aches inside are only growing pains But it's a long road out of Eden Back home, I was so certain; the path was very clear But now I have to wonder, what are we doing here? I'm not counting on tomorrow and I can't tell wrong from right But I'd give anything to be there in your arms tonight Weaving down the American highway Through the litter and the wreckage, and the cultural junk Bloated with entitlement, loaded on propaganda Now we're driving dazed and drunk Went down the road to Damascus, the road to Mandalay Met the ghost of Caesar on the Appian Way He said, "It's hard to stop this binging once you get a taste But the road to empire is a bloody, stupid waste" Behold the bitten apple, the power of the tools But all the knowledge in the world is of no use to fools And it's a long road out of Eden
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02-20-2008
I think that the song's talking about how society is changing, and that maybe it's not for the best. Eden clearly refers to the Garden of Eden, so my interpretation is that since Adam and Eve were said to have been banished from the Garden, we've drifted even farther away from the Garden.
This is just what I think.
It's an amazing song.
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05-06-2008
"Behold the bitten apple, the power of the tools
But all the knowledge in the world is of no use to fools
And it's a long road out of Eden"
suggests to me that we glory in the power that we have obtained by "eating the forbidden fruit" (perhaps a metaphor for gain through morally dubious means, for example war) but that this is nothing but foolish pride in power that we do little to deserve. We've bitten the apple and created our new Eden, and it doesn't look like we'll be leaving any time soon.
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06-03-2008
The 23rd psalm excerpt: "He maketh me to lie down in green [1] pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. 3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake".
This psalm is intrinsically related to funerals. I think the rest of the song is pretty literal and needs to explanation other than just READ IT! Listen!
Long road out of eden ~ Long road out of IRAQ. Its about pulling the troops out.
The song ends with a march cadence on the drums...repeating and repeating....
Powerful song, wonderful song.
07-25-2009
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06-23-2008
There's no reason that the song can't be about Iraq on one level (the very obvious level such as "dusty rifle in his trembling hands"; undoubtedly there is an element of protest against the Iraq war, and the opening of the song also alludes to this) and the metaphorical Eden of the western world on another level.
You've expressed your opinion as though it is an indisputable fact, a habit that is frowned upon here.
Also, to state that "this song has nothing to do with eden" and to then use the supposed geographical location of Eden to relate it to Iraq is somewhat contradictory; if the song had nothing to do with eden, then surely the geographical location of eden would be irrelevant?
09-19-2009
Interpretations aren't set in stone.
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09-05-2008
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