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And I wonder which song they're going to play when we go
I hope it's something quiet, mannered, peaceful, and slow
When we float out into the ether into the everlasting arms
I hope we don't hear Marley's chains we forged in life
Because the chains I've been hearing now for most of my life
And the chains I've been hearing for most of my life
Did you hear the '59 sound coming through on Grandmama's radio?
Did you hear the rattling chains in the hospital walls?
Did you hear the old gospel choir when they came to carry you over?
Did you hear your favorite song one last time?
And I wonder were you scared when the metal hit the glass
See I was playing a show down the road when your spirit left your body
And they told me on the front lawn, I'm sorry I couldn't go
But I still know the song and the words and the name and the reasons
And I know because we were kids and we used to hang
And I know because we were kids and we used to hang
Did you hear the '59 sound coming through on Grandmama's radio?
Did you hear the rattling chains in the hospital walls?
Did you hear the old gospel choir when they came to carry you over?
Did you hear your favorite song one last time?
Young boys . . . young girls
Young boys . . . young girls
Ain't supposed to die on a Saturday night
Ain't supposed to die on a Saturday
Well they ain't supposed to die on a Saturday night
Ain't supposed to die on a Saturday night
Did you hear the '59 sound coming through on Grandmama's radio?
Did you hear the rattling chains in the hospital walls?
Did you hear the old gospel choir when they came to carry you over?
Did you hear your favorite song one last time?
Young boys . . . young girls
Young boys . . . young girls
I hope it's something quiet, mannered, peaceful, and slow
When we float out into the ether into the everlasting arms
I hope we don't hear Marley's chains we forged in life
Because the chains I've been hearing now for most of my life
And the chains I've been hearing for most of my life
Did you hear the '59 sound coming through on Grandmama's radio?
Did you hear the rattling chains in the hospital walls?
Did you hear the old gospel choir when they came to carry you over?
Did you hear your favorite song one last time?
And I wonder were you scared when the metal hit the glass
See I was playing a show down the road when your spirit left your body
And they told me on the front lawn, I'm sorry I couldn't go
But I still know the song and the words and the name and the reasons
And I know because we were kids and we used to hang
And I know because we were kids and we used to hang
Did you hear the '59 sound coming through on Grandmama's radio?
Did you hear the rattling chains in the hospital walls?
Did you hear the old gospel choir when they came to carry you over?
Did you hear your favorite song one last time?
Young boys . . . young girls
Young boys . . . young girls
Ain't supposed to die on a Saturday night
Ain't supposed to die on a Saturday
Well they ain't supposed to die on a Saturday night
Ain't supposed to die on a Saturday night
Did you hear the '59 sound coming through on Grandmama's radio?
Did you hear the rattling chains in the hospital walls?
Did you hear the old gospel choir when they came to carry you over?
Did you hear your favorite song one last time?
Young boys . . . young girls
Young boys . . . young girls
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I don't think this interpretation is far-fetched because many people believe that suicide is a sin, and that's why he'd be wearing "chains" in death.
And I wonder which song they're going to play when we go (Self explanatory; he wonders what song they are gonna play when he dies)
I hope it's something quiet, mannered, peaceful, and slow (He hopes the song is nice, one that he enjoys)
When we float out into the ether into the everlasting arms (When he floats to heaven and into gods arms)
I hope we don't hear Marley's chains we forged in life (This has been explained 1000 times; he hopes his mistakes and his regrets dont haunt him)
Because the chains I've been hearing now for most of my life (His "Chains" (regrets and mistakes) have been haunting him for his living...life o.O
And the chains I've been hearing for most of my life (See above)
Did you hear the '59 sound coming through on Grandmama's radio? (Music from the 50's? He remembers when he used to listen to the "59 Sound" that used to play through his grandma's radio)
Did you hear the rattling chains in the hospital walls? (Did your regrets haunt you in the hospital, in the bed?)
Did you hear the old gospel choir when they came to carry you over? (Did you hear the choir as they sung at your funeral?)
Did you hear your favorite song one last time? (Self explanatory; did you hear your favorite song? We played it for you because we know how much you like it.)
And I wonder were you scared when the metal hit the glass (Uuuuh, maybe the dude was shot? Was he scared when the bullet went through the window)
See I was playing a show down the road when your spirit left your body (lol, again self explanatory)
And they told me on the front lawn, I'm sorry I couldn't go (This line eludes me :/)
But I still know the song and the words and the name and the reasons (Same as above)
And I know because we were kids and we used to hang (He was his friend)
And I know because we were kids and we used to hang (See above)
Did you hear the '59 sound coming through on Grandmama's radio? (Repeat)
Did you hear the rattling chains in the hospital walls? (Repeat)
Did you hear the old gospel choir when they came to carry you over? (repeat)
Did you hear your favorite song one last time? (repeat)
Young boys . . . young girls (????)
Young boys . . . young girls (????)
Ain't supposed to die on a Saturday night (he wasnt supposed to die on that saturday night)
Ain't supposed to die on a Saturday (Same)
Well they ain't supposed to die on a Saturday night (Repeat)
Ain't supposed to die on a Saturday night (Repeat)
Did you hear the '59 sound coming through on Grandmama's radio? (Repeat)
Did you hear the rattling chains in the hospital walls? (Repeat)
Did you hear the old gospel choir when they came to carry you over? (Repeat)
Did you hear your favorite song one last time? (Repeat)
Young boys . . . young girls (Repeat)
Young boys . . . young girls (repeat)
wow, I guess I really didnt understand the whole song. But I got the gist of it. Its an amazing song, you dudes have done a good job at helping me understand it!
"did you hear the '59 sound" = was it like being a kid again?
"did you hear the rattling chains" = were you burdened by and judged on everything you did wrong?
"did you hear the old gospel choir" = was it a generic white light and 'hallelujah' moment?
"did you hear your favorite song" = was it comfortable and everything you knew if would be?
for some reason the line "did you hear your favorite song one last time" always breaks my heart
A kid I used to be friends with when we were 8 years old just died in a car crash. He was 17. This is such a perfect song for everything I feel for him, and I wish I knew him better before this. We grew apart and now he's gone. I feel so bad for the driver, she wasn't drunk or anything, just messing around on the road. Fucking pointless.