Mark favors:
<<Concrete concentration camps
Bashing in veins for peace
Cold blue steel & sweet fire
Fall into Lady Release>>
This image is so utterly brilliant it give me goose-flesh and makes me murmur "be
still my beating heart." The disarming alliteration. The metaphorical duality. The
symbolic juxtaposition. The human frailty and mortality she lays bear. Her masterful
personification of the inanimate opiate, and the imagery she creates from its
accoutrement. The subtle way she creates seamless setting throughout the song. How
she onomatopoetically sings "sweet." Every time I hear this song I find more gorgeous
nuance.
Even more awe-inspiring when one considers the visceral quality of the hypnotic music
she weaves around this poetic genius. The opening chords and the feeling they evoke,
acclimating the listener to the mood and message of the song. One can't help but
empathize with her characters and dwell in the other-world she creates. Siquomb says
it all.
Thanks for pointing this one out, Mark. And I thank whatever gods may be for Joni.
All my love is due her.
-Julius
np: Cold Blue Steel & Sweet Fire
