Classic love story true to his western tx roots. One of my favorites as a story, but I think there are alot of songs that are amazing not even listed on this site. I guess I should figure out how to add them, because I have about 8 REK cd's.
Well, we live in a trailer at the edge of town
You never see us 'cause we don't come around
We got twenty five rifles just to keep the population down
But we need you now, and that's why I'm hangin' 'round
So you be good to me and I'll be good to you
And in this land of conditions I'm not above suspicion
I won't attack you, but I won't back you
Well, it's so good to be here, asleep on your lawn
Remember your guard dog? Well, I'm afraid that he's gone
It was such a drag to hear him whining all night long
Yes, that was me with the doves, setting them free near the factory
Where you built your computer, love
I hope you get the connection, 'cause I can't take the rejection
I won't deceive you, I just don't believe you
Well, I'm a barrel of laughs, with my carbine on
I keep 'em hoppin', 't my ammunition's gone
But I'm still not happy, I feel like there's something wrong
I got the revolution blues, I see bloody fountains
And ten million dune buggies comin' down the mountains
Well, I hear that Laurel Canyon is full of famous stars
But I hate them worse than lepers and I'll kill them in their cars
You never see us 'cause we don't come around
We got twenty five rifles just to keep the population down
But we need you now, and that's why I'm hangin' 'round
So you be good to me and I'll be good to you
And in this land of conditions I'm not above suspicion
I won't attack you, but I won't back you
Well, it's so good to be here, asleep on your lawn
Remember your guard dog? Well, I'm afraid that he's gone
It was such a drag to hear him whining all night long
Yes, that was me with the doves, setting them free near the factory
Where you built your computer, love
I hope you get the connection, 'cause I can't take the rejection
I won't deceive you, I just don't believe you
Well, I'm a barrel of laughs, with my carbine on
I keep 'em hoppin', 't my ammunition's gone
But I'm still not happy, I feel like there's something wrong
I got the revolution blues, I see bloody fountains
And ten million dune buggies comin' down the mountains
Well, I hear that Laurel Canyon is full of famous stars
But I hate them worse than lepers and I'll kill them in their cars
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Revolution Blues Lyrics as written by Neil Young
Lyrics © Kanjian Music, Hipgnosis Songs Group
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This song is def a twin to "Unfair" (a song she has been quoted as saying is about falling in love with someone who is already in a relationship) so it is presumably about the same person. Given the references to buying an apartment and not being able to see her love interest "after tonight," it's most likely that she's moving away and she'll "wait a day to break the bad news" (i.e. notifying him that she's leaving once she's already gone).
And, of course, the fact that she sees in him a fellow "idealist" and "dreamer" (terms commonly given to people with the INFP personality on the Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)) portends that she'll always be left wondering if they would've been perfect together.
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Both as a standalone and as part of the DSOTS album, you can take this lyric as read. As a matter of public record, Jourgensen's drug intake was legendary even in the 1980s. By the late 90s, in his own words, he was grappling with massive addiction issues and had lost almost everything: friends, spouse, money and had nearly died more than once. "Dark Side of the Spoon" is a both funny & sad title for an album made by a musical genius who was losing the plot; and this song is a message to his fans & friends saying he knows it. It's painful to listen to so I'm glad the "Keith Richards of industrial metals" wised up and cleaned up. Well done sir.
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Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
Charlie Manson. One of NY's angriest songs, perfectly captures bloody, angry violence more than any punk or metal song ever could.
Hand's down one of the best Neil song's ever!!! So underrated!!! Why haven't more people commented about this brilliant but lyrically evil song?!? Love Neil Young! Hate Charles Manson!
You're absolutely right, mikegross ! The last lines are, hmm, obvious : "Well, I hear that Laurel Canyon is full of famous stars, But I hate them worse than lepers and I'll kill them in their cars."
And the following ones are maybe the greatest expression of cold rage : "I hope you get the connection, 'cause I can't take the rejection I won't deceive you, I just don't believe you."
Fucking great song !
milkegross, exactly right. If the punk and metal bands would have a fraction of Young's talent, they'd actually say something. This is as raw as it gets. Straight and to the point!!!
Great lyrics, but phrasing and manner in which Young delivers them takes them up another notch. The last word on Manson. Or at least it should've been, and have spared us all the imbeciles who've glorified and obssessed about him since.
This is a fucking great song. This song turns me on. I know I'm not the only one.
Uh, I think we've all missed the nastiest part... he tortured a dog to death??
"we live in a trailer at the edge of town" -- Charles Manson and members of the Manson Family lived in trailers at Spahn Ranch, a property near Los Angeles owned by George Spahn, during 1968 and 1969.
"carbine" -- a light military weapon
"ten million dune buggies" -- Manson and members of the Family constructed an improvised workshop on the Spahn Ranch, where they built improvised dune buggies out of stolen Porsches and Volkswagens, then sold them for money and drugs. Manson's plans to start a race war that he called "Helter Skelter" included the idea of a fleet of dune buggies manned by his followers. See the book "The Family: The Story of Charles Manson's Dune Buggy Attack Battalion" by Ed Sanders.
"Laurel Canyon" -- an upscale neighborhood in Hollywood Hills West, Los Angeles.