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I've been to London, seen seven wonders. I know to trip is just to fall
I used to rock it, sometimes I'd roll it. I always knew what it was for.
There can be no denyin' that the wind 'll shake 'em down
And the flat world's flyin'. There's a new plague on the land
If we could just join hands (X3)
Traversed the planet when heaven sent me. I saw the kings who rule them all
Still by the firelight and purple moonlight. I hear the rested rivers call
And the wind is crying, from a love that won't grow cold
My lover, she is lying, on the dark side of the globe
If we could just join hands (X3)
You got me rockin' when I ought to be a-rollin'
Darlin', tell me, darlin', which way to go
You keep me rockin', baby, then you keep me stolen
Won't you tell me, darlin', which way to go... that's right
Oh how I wonder, oh how I worry and I would dearly like to know
I've all this wonder of earthly plunder will it leave us anything to show
And our time is flyin' see the candle burnin' low
Is the new world rising, from the shambles of the old
If we could just join hands.
I used to rock it, sometimes I'd roll it. I always knew what it was for.
There can be no denyin' that the wind 'll shake 'em down
And the flat world's flyin'. There's a new plague on the land
If we could just join hands (X3)
Traversed the planet when heaven sent me. I saw the kings who rule them all
Still by the firelight and purple moonlight. I hear the rested rivers call
And the wind is crying, from a love that won't grow cold
My lover, she is lying, on the dark side of the globe
If we could just join hands (X3)
You got me rockin' when I ought to be a-rollin'
Darlin', tell me, darlin', which way to go
You keep me rockin', baby, then you keep me stolen
Won't you tell me, darlin', which way to go... that's right
Oh how I wonder, oh how I worry and I would dearly like to know
I've all this wonder of earthly plunder will it leave us anything to show
And our time is flyin' see the candle burnin' low
Is the new world rising, from the shambles of the old
If we could just join hands.
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"I've been to London, seen seven wonders."
The ship was built in Canada but did see London Egypt India the Amazon among just some of the wonders of the world
It single headedly engaged a French Convoy coming with plunder from Egypt.
it captured three spanish gun boats and the Santa Rita off the coast of Venezuela.
"I've all this wonder of earthly plunder will it leave us anything to show"
"Traversed the planet when heaven sent me. I saw the kings who rule them all
"There can be no denyin' that the wind 'll shake 'em down""
the Wind being the changes in the world French revolution the American Revolution. It fought Napoleon and Witnessed the last of the Holy Roman Emperors. Seeing a new world rising from the Napoleonic wars. the Napoleonic wars represent the end of the Old world of Emperors and kings and the beginning of the new World of republics and Democracy.
"Is the new world risin', from the shambles of the old "
The Ship eventually capsized and sank in the West Indies.
"And the wind is crying, from a love that won't grow cold
My lover, she is lying, on the dark side of the globe"
the West Indies was originally consider OF THE EDGE OF THE FLAT WORLD in the darkness.
"And the flat world's flyin'. There's a new plague on the land"
As we all know Europeans brought Plague and disease to the west Indies and 70% of the population died from the new plague on the land.
"I've been to London, seen seven wonders."
The ship was built in canada but did see London Egypt India the Amazon among just some of the wonders of the world
It single handedly engaged a french Convoy comming with plunder from Egypt.
it captured three spanish gun boats and the Santa Rita off the coast of venezuala.
"I've all this wonder of earthly plunder will it leave us anything to show"
"Traversed the planet when heaven sent me. I saw the kings who rule them all
"There can be no denyin' that the wind 'll shake 'em down""
the Wind being the changes in the world French revolution the American Revolution. It fought Nepolean and Witnessed the last of the Holy Roman Emperors. Seeing a new world rising from the napoleonic wars. the napoleonic wars represent the end of the Old world of Emperoros and kings and the beginning of the new World of republics and Democracy.
"Is the new world risin', from the shambles of the old "
The Ship eventually captsized and sank in the West Indies.
"And the wind is crying, from a love that won't grow cold
My lover, she is lying, on the dark side of the globe"
the West indies was originally consider OF THE EDGE OF THE FLAT WORLD in the darkeness.
"And the flat world's flyin'. There's a new plague on the land"
As we all know Europeans brought Plague and desease to the west Indies and 70% of the population died from the new plague on the land.
The first lines are about drugs for sure. Pot and acid at the beginning. He says he "always knew what it was for". He probably felt okay about pot because it was mind-expanding or good for musical creativity.
Later there's a "new plague" or "new flag" on the land. This is where it's hard to tell if it's about something personal still or something political, like the progressive movements from the 60's losing steam and dissolving in the entertainment and drug culture. I think it's possibly about heroin addiction-- the lover lying on the dark side of the globe. This could be someone he knows directly, like Page or someone else, or even his muse.
Back to the personal, he wonders about all the riches and fame-- "earthly plunder"-- and if in the end anything will be left. "See the candle burning low" points to knowing that the band is stretching themselves to thin and running out of steam.
"Just join hands" seems to back at the more global or social level-- people could solve the world's problems if they were united.
"Carouselambra" seems to be a later answer to this song. It also blends the bands journey with the social challenges of the day.
"I've been to London, seen seven wonders."
The ship was built in Canada but did see London Egypt India the Amazon among just some of the wonders of the world
It single handedly engaged a French Convoy coming with plunder from Egypt.
it captured three Spanish gun boats and the Santa Rita off the coast of Venezuela.
"I've all this wonder of earthly plunder will it leave us anything to show"
"Traversed the planet when heaven sent me. I saw the kings who rule them all
"There can be no denyin' that the wind 'll shake 'em down""
the Wind being the changes in the world French revolution the American Revolution. It fought Napoleon and Witnessed the last of the Holy Roman Emperors. Seeing a new world rising from the Napoleonic wars. the Napoleonic wars represent the end of the Old world of Emperors and kings and the beginning of the new World of republics and Democracy.
"Is the new world risin', from the shambles of the old "
The Ship eventually capsized and sank in the West Indies.
"And the wind is crying, from a love that won't grow cold
My lover, she is lying, on the dark side of the globe"
the West Indies was originally consider OFF THE EDGE OF THE FLAT WORLD in the darkness.
"And the flat world's flyin'. There's a new plague on the land"
As we all know Europeans brought Plague and disease to the west Indies and 70% of the population died from the new plague on the land.