Julius-
Great post man! Why don't you write some lyrics. Beautifully done!
Michael
NP-The Dreaming Tree-DMB
on 1/31/01 10:08 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 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
