this song seems to speak of a force that is in control, and has power enough to put down or smother any opposing forces. now having said that looking through my history books of the U.S. while listening to this song i happened to cross over the jfk section and read that he was trying to limit the power of the seceret service. soon after he was gone. it kinda clicked with the song. with out saying too much and i dont want to sound like an anarchist but i think this song has under tones of the U.S. Government.
I don't know if you saw my post on this earlier... but I thought you might like to see it, in case you didn't:
I don't know if you saw my post on this earlier... but I thought you might like to see it, in case you didn't:
My take on the meaning is that besides being about fame, and maybe how fickle it can be, it is also about President John F. Kennedy's assassination. Think about it....
My take on the meaning is that besides being about fame, and maybe how fickle it can be, it is also about President John F. Kennedy's assassination. Think about it....
Here is the chorus with this thought in mind:
Here is the chorus with this thought in mind:
"look so good I might die" (how many times do you hear of his handsome features? also, right before he's shot, he's running his hand through his hair to make sure it's okay).
"everybody loves me" -- this was "Camelot," right? They were LOVED!
"Head down"... better have your head down... bullets are flying!
"Swinging to my own sound"... unfortunately... no ipod here... he has been impacted with bullets to his head, and he's swaying with the impact.
"flashes in his face now"... yes in the fame scenario... it means cameras flashing but with the assassination... it means flashes from a gun.
Now some points from the verses:
"Caesar's shadow on my backseat"... another assasinated (but loved!) figure. Of course Kennedy was in the backseat. A shadow over something means it harkens to in this case, earlier assassination.
"Friends standing right in front of me" where else are people standing around a car but in a Presidential motorcade... agents to protect him. Sad, these were called off him this day!
"Worldwide from the Cimmarron to Turkey" - Presidents have a lot to say worldwide, no? - Cimmaron means "No Man's Land" and Turkey, because of the missiles there.
"Open up"... can mean "Open Fire!"
"Don't have to make a sound"... aren't silencer's handy sometimes???
"Got what you need"... guns, mind-controlled assassins, the ability to pull off his protectors, the ability to falsify an autopsy, the list goes on.... Seriously, if you watch the Zapruder film of the assassination, this will become much more clear.... just Google it.
"Got love... people who have warned you" Caesar was warned by a soothsayer, John F Kennedy probably had many who were concerned and warned him. Maybe some threats took place before the fateful day....
"God love all your sentimental virtue" Many believe he was killed because of the way he wanted to end the Federal Reserve system (look it up if you don't get that the Fed is not Federal, but instead a global conspiracy of bankers.. and there is no "reserve," either. It's a scam of the worst caliber.) The other reason I think he was killed is that he wanted to do away with secret societies and the secret shadow government that exists to this day. He made a famous speech to that effect where he said at that time that it was a heinous conspiracy. So many would say that these are "sentimental (even naive?) virtues"?
"Lay cards with the lovers that'll hate you" As someone reported, Caesar's friends called themselves lovers instead of friends.
John Philip Sousa wrote the Star Spangled Banner. He had children, but none were named Desiree. Desiree was actually a play he wrote. He rejected for the most part recorded music, as he felt it lost something from not being live. It seems much recorded music that was supposed to have been done by him was done by others. So he is remembered for things he never made, but that we think he made. This goes back to not needing to make a sound... he didn't play on or conduct this music, yet he is credited with having done so. I guess he's saying that's not such a bad deal.
Let's go to where the President is dead and resting in his grave:
"Don't need my health" Obviously the man is deceased, so physical health is not an issue....
"Got my name, ain't got my wealth" His name is on his tombstone or grave marker, doesn't need his wealth as "you can't take it with you!" His fortune is laid up for his heirs though.
"I stare at the sun just for kicks all by myself" Sad... picture of a person buried, face up, toward the sun... all day by oneself. Clear?
"I lose track of time so I might be past my prime" Again, what meaning does time have in the grave? He IS past his prime, as he's been murdered and is no longer living.
"But I'm feeling oh-so good" This means either or both that it's sarcastic and a take on this fame that can make someone a hero one minute and can crash down on them and they can be a joke the next or I think it's likely that it's saying that President Kennedy, no matter what else he did or did not do, that his efforts at the end of his life toward getting rid of the Fed and speaking against secret societies and global conspiracies were right... and he, his spirit, can feel good about it's virtuous efforts on behalf of the American people and really all people.
This is such a clever song! I hope we will grasp it's meaning and act accordingly. The atrocities such as his assassination are still happening. The things President Kennedy tried to save us from are still going on. God help us and bless us and keep us from these tyrants and their plans.
Anyone have any more they see or disagree? Take care!
I agree with RSimon,
this song seems to speak of a force that is in control, and has power enough to put down or smother any opposing forces. now having said that looking through my history books of the U.S. while listening to this song i happened to cross over the jfk section and read that he was trying to limit the power of the seceret service. soon after he was gone. it kinda clicked with the song. with out saying too much and i dont want to sound like an anarchist but i think this song has under tones of the U.S. Government.
Discus...
I don't know if you saw my post on this earlier... but I thought you might like to see it, in case you didn't:
I don't know if you saw my post on this earlier... but I thought you might like to see it, in case you didn't:
My take on the meaning is that besides being about fame, and maybe how fickle it can be, it is also about President John F. Kennedy's assassination. Think about it....
My take on the meaning is that besides being about fame, and maybe how fickle it can be, it is also about President John F. Kennedy's assassination. Think about it....
Here is the chorus with this thought in mind:
Here is the chorus with this thought in mind:
"look so good I might die" (how many times do you hear of his handsome features? also, right before he's shot, he's running his hand through his hair to make sure it's okay). "everybody loves me" -- this was "Camelot," right? They were LOVED! "Head down"... better have your head down... bullets are flying! "Swinging to my own sound"... unfortunately... no ipod here... he has been impacted with bullets to his head, and he's swaying with the impact. "flashes in his face now"... yes in the fame scenario... it means cameras flashing but with the assassination... it means flashes from a gun.
Now some points from the verses:
"Caesar's shadow on my backseat"... another assasinated (but loved!) figure. Of course Kennedy was in the backseat. A shadow over something means it harkens to in this case, earlier assassination. "Friends standing right in front of me" where else are people standing around a car but in a Presidential motorcade... agents to protect him. Sad, these were called off him this day! "Worldwide from the Cimmarron to Turkey" - Presidents have a lot to say worldwide, no? - Cimmaron means "No Man's Land" and Turkey, because of the missiles there. "Open up"... can mean "Open Fire!" "Don't have to make a sound"... aren't silencer's handy sometimes??? "Got what you need"... guns, mind-controlled assassins, the ability to pull off his protectors, the ability to falsify an autopsy, the list goes on.... Seriously, if you watch the Zapruder film of the assassination, this will become much more clear.... just Google it.
"Got love... people who have warned you" Caesar was warned by a soothsayer, John F Kennedy probably had many who were concerned and warned him. Maybe some threats took place before the fateful day.... "God love all your sentimental virtue" Many believe he was killed because of the way he wanted to end the Federal Reserve system (look it up if you don't get that the Fed is not Federal, but instead a global conspiracy of bankers.. and there is no "reserve," either. It's a scam of the worst caliber.) The other reason I think he was killed is that he wanted to do away with secret societies and the secret shadow government that exists to this day. He made a famous speech to that effect where he said at that time that it was a heinous conspiracy. So many would say that these are "sentimental (even naive?) virtues"? "Lay cards with the lovers that'll hate you" As someone reported, Caesar's friends called themselves lovers instead of friends.
John Philip Sousa wrote the Star Spangled Banner. He had children, but none were named Desiree. Desiree was actually a play he wrote. He rejected for the most part recorded music, as he felt it lost something from not being live. It seems much recorded music that was supposed to have been done by him was done by others. So he is remembered for things he never made, but that we think he made. This goes back to not needing to make a sound... he didn't play on or conduct this music, yet he is credited with having done so. I guess he's saying that's not such a bad deal.
Let's go to where the President is dead and resting in his grave:
"Don't need my health" Obviously the man is deceased, so physical health is not an issue.... "Got my name, ain't got my wealth" His name is on his tombstone or grave marker, doesn't need his wealth as "you can't take it with you!" His fortune is laid up for his heirs though. "I stare at the sun just for kicks all by myself" Sad... picture of a person buried, face up, toward the sun... all day by oneself. Clear? "I lose track of time so I might be past my prime" Again, what meaning does time have in the grave? He IS past his prime, as he's been murdered and is no longer living. "But I'm feeling oh-so good" This means either or both that it's sarcastic and a take on this fame that can make someone a hero one minute and can crash down on them and they can be a joke the next or I think it's likely that it's saying that President Kennedy, no matter what else he did or did not do, that his efforts at the end of his life toward getting rid of the Fed and speaking against secret societies and global conspiracies were right... and he, his spirit, can feel good about it's virtuous efforts on behalf of the American people and really all people.
This is such a clever song! I hope we will grasp it's meaning and act accordingly. The atrocities such as his assassination are still happening. The things President Kennedy tried to save us from are still going on. God help us and bless us and keep us from these tyrants and their plans.
Anyone have any more they see or disagree? Take care!
I apologize... this interpretation was on their other song, "Everybody Loves Me!" Both, in my mind, go together wonderfully, though.
I apologize... this interpretation was on their other song, "Everybody Loves Me!" Both, in my mind, go together wonderfully, though.
I'd love to read what you think, if you're willing to share. Thanks and take care! :-)
I'd love to read what you think, if you're willing to share. Thanks and take care! :-)