I think the transcription bots have really made a mess of this one in terms of meaning, at least the first section. The words go " We stop - look at one another short of breath" We don't starve-look at someone, what does that even mean? It's nonsense. And then at the end, we don't have "supreme visions of lonely tunes", that's not only nonsense, it's also silly and really robs the power from the lyric:
"Facing a dying nation
Of moving paper fantasy
(we are) Listening for the new told lies
With supreme visions of lonelitude."
LONELITUDE as in lonely solitude. Thus did Galt McDermot describe the America of the '60's and accidentally predict the America of the '20's as well. And then as now, the only way out is the action call for truth issued in "Let the Sunshine In".
@2 and 2113 Thank you for this! I hope people get it, because this is a great anthem for the 21st century, saying farewell to the Materialistic Age & hello to the AofA. I just added this thought on the penultimate line of the song. Your opinion would be appreciated. "Answer for Timothy Leary, dearie." That is, amid all the lies horror, and tragedy, this is what WE, the children of the Age of Aquarius, have to say. And our answer is - well, give them Timothy Leary's answer, honey. That will do. And Timothy Leary's answer is "Let the...
@2 and 2113 Thank you for this! I hope people get it, because this is a great anthem for the 21st century, saying farewell to the Materialistic Age & hello to the AofA. I just added this thought on the penultimate line of the song. Your opinion would be appreciated. "Answer for Timothy Leary, dearie." That is, amid all the lies horror, and tragedy, this is what WE, the children of the Age of Aquarius, have to say. And our answer is - well, give them Timothy Leary's answer, honey. That will do. And Timothy Leary's answer is "Let the sun shine. Let the sun shine in."
I think the transcription bots have really made a mess of this one in terms of meaning, at least the first section. The words go " We stop - look at one another short of breath" We don't starve-look at someone, what does that even mean? It's nonsense. And then at the end, we don't have "supreme visions of lonely tunes", that's not only nonsense, it's also silly and really robs the power from the lyric: "Facing a dying nation Of moving paper fantasy (we are) Listening for the new told lies With supreme visions of lonelitude."
LONELITUDE as in lonely solitude. Thus did Galt McDermot describe the America of the '60's and accidentally predict the America of the '20's as well. And then as now, the only way out is the action call for truth issued in "Let the Sunshine In".
@2 and 2113 Thank you for this! I hope people get it, because this is a great anthem for the 21st century, saying farewell to the Materialistic Age & hello to the AofA. I just added this thought on the penultimate line of the song. Your opinion would be appreciated. "Answer for Timothy Leary, dearie." That is, amid all the lies horror, and tragedy, this is what WE, the children of the Age of Aquarius, have to say. And our answer is - well, give them Timothy Leary's answer, honey. That will do. And Timothy Leary's answer is "Let the...
@2 and 2113 Thank you for this! I hope people get it, because this is a great anthem for the 21st century, saying farewell to the Materialistic Age & hello to the AofA. I just added this thought on the penultimate line of the song. Your opinion would be appreciated. "Answer for Timothy Leary, dearie." That is, amid all the lies horror, and tragedy, this is what WE, the children of the Age of Aquarius, have to say. And our answer is - well, give them Timothy Leary's answer, honey. That will do. And Timothy Leary's answer is "Let the sun shine. Let the sun shine in."