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"Black out weaves it's way through the city"

CantKeepMeHereCantKeepMeHere Posts: 2,177
edited January 2010 in The Porch
I always thought that ment from Bush when he was governor of Texas and when ever they threw the switch on the electric chair all the lights in the city went dim...
Others have told me it was the blacking smoke and debrie covering NYC when the towers fell.

Anythoughts? Suggestions?
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  • arqarq Posts: 8,012
    cantkeepmehere wrote:
    I always thought that ment from Bush when he was governor of Texas and when ever they threw the switch on the electric chair all the lights in the city went dim...
    Others have told me it was the blacking smoke and debrie covering NYC when the towers fell.

    Anythoughts? Suggestions?

    Stone said in an interview that he wrote that part of lyrics, it's about a wave of blackouts is Los Angeles.
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  • the wolfthe wolf Posts: 7,027
    arq wrote:
    cantkeepmehere wrote:

    Stone said in an interview that he wrote that part of lyrics, it's about a wave of blackouts is Los Angeles.


    Yeah, I remember reading it had to do with the blackouts going on that year in Cali. too.
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  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    The line is a double-entendre; it's also about how contagious ignorance is.
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  • No WayNo Way Posts: 39
    arq wrote:
    cantkeepmehere wrote:
    I always thought that ment from Bush when he was governor of Texas and when ever they threw the switch on the electric chair all the lights in the city went dim...
    Others have told me it was the blacking smoke and debrie covering NYC when the towers fell.

    Anythoughts? Suggestions?

    Stone said in an interview that he wrote that part of lyrics, it's about a wave of blackouts is Los Angeles.

    That's interesting. I've always thought of the L.A. blackouts when I hear that line, because the album came out soon after that happened, but I never thought that the line was written specifically about that time. That line reminds me of that feeling of helplessness we had at the time, induced by overconsumption, climate change, and corporate greed. :|
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  • ElusiveElusive Posts: 203
    Yeah, I'm pretty sure Stone has said that the line is about blackouts. I also remember him saying that it was not originally intended to be used in that song, but found its way in anyway, and sounds pretty damn good.
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  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    No Way wrote:
    That line reminds me of that feeling of helplessness we had at the time, induced by overconsumption, climate change, and corporate greed. :|

    Good thing we solved all those problems...
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  • CantKeepMeHereCantKeepMeHere Posts: 2,177
    Elusive wrote:
    Yeah, I'm pretty sure Stone has said that the line is about blackouts. I also remember him saying that it was not originally intended to be used in that song, but found its way in anyway, and sounds pretty damn good.


    so over 5 years you post twice today and both on my threads - I feel enlightened - love the pic and really dig the tattoo
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  • No WayNo Way Posts: 39
    Elusive wrote:
    Yeah, I'm pretty sure Stone has said that the line is about blackouts. I also remember him saying that it was not originally intended to be used in that song, but found its way in anyway, and sounds pretty damn good.

    It seems to fit perfectly with this song (of course).
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