The song is about a colonial encounter. Mojique is, quite clearly, a terrorist. The dust might hint at a nearby desert. The wind in his heart hints at a yearning for justice before strangers from faraway lands: in this case, Americans. The wind in his heart is his strength and resolve against them. The name "Mojique," with a pseudo-French ending (rather than Monique, Mojique, as in mojo), suggests a play with words and hints at a place in Africa, where many French colonial exploits took place. The Americans would have arrived later, to impose neocolonialism through economic means, rather than political or military. In all, it describes a common story, fertile ground for backlash or blow-back. If some pols had listened to this while in college, perhaps they would have learned something, though I guess they were too busy playing with Skull and Bones.
The song is about a colonial encounter. Mojique is, quite clearly, a terrorist. The dust might hint at a nearby desert. The wind in his heart hints at a yearning for justice before strangers from faraway lands: in this case, Americans. The wind in his heart is his strength and resolve against them. The name "Mojique," with a pseudo-French ending (rather than Monique, Mojique, as in mojo), suggests a play with words and hints at a place in Africa, where many French colonial exploits took place. The Americans would have arrived later, to impose neocolonialism through economic means, rather than political or military. In all, it describes a common story, fertile ground for backlash or blow-back. If some pols had listened to this while in college, perhaps they would have learned something, though I guess they were too busy playing with Skull and Bones.
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This is very astute commentary. You nailed the song's subtext here IMO.
This is very astute commentary. You nailed the song's subtext here IMO.