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Captain FagTart said:
LOL, never been high........accidentally inhaled some Sevo once tho......made me a lil dizzy
Locomotive Breath
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LOL, never been high........accidentally inhaled some Sevo once tho......made me a lil dizzy
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chris302001 said:
Changed my mind.......INTERPRETATIONS:
Please play along if you wish.
"'Locomotive Breath' is another song about dying, but it's not so serious as 'Slipstream'. It's an analogy of the unending train journey of life; you can't stop, you've got to stagger on. But it's not that serious. All of the songs have an element of humour, and sometimes pure silliness".
* Ian Anderson in Disc and Music Echo, 20th March 1971
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This song is about modern man ("the all-time loser"), who can hardly keep up with the pace of life in our society ("locomotive breath"). He suffers from all kinds of desillusions, alienation and solitude, cannot get hold of his own life and in the end resorts to religion: "he picks up Gideons Bible, open at page one", in the hope to find a solution. The verseline "The train won't stop going, no way to slow down" symbolizes his/our life that goes on and on without a pause until we inevitably die. At this place in the bible one will find the book of Genesis in which is described how the universe, the world and all living beings on it were created. Roland Tarmo points out that "old Charlie" is a reference to Charles Darwin and his evolution theory, that offered a scientific alternative for the unconditional belief in creation as worded in Genesis, thus questioning the self-evidentness of this belief. In other words: he "stole the handle", that for centuries had defined men's position. I assume that "the all-time winner" refers to God.
"Gideon" is the organisation that aims at spreading the Bible by having it placed in public buildings like hotels.
* Jan Voorbij
"Gideon" is the organisation that aims at spreading the Bible by having it placed in public buildings like hotels.
* Jan Voorbij
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Personally, I think its about addiction.....
Locomotive breath = hyperventilation
Train was a reference for coke, right?
Feeling the piston scraping = heart palpitations either from acute administration or from withdraw
Steam breaking on his brow = diaphoresis from sympathomimetic effects of cocaine
His woman and his best friend in bed having fun = his girl is addicted to and wants blow more than she wants him
Ol' Charlie stole the handle = his dealer pretty much has control of him
The train it won't stop going, no way to slow down = the reality for most people with addiction. You cant cut back. You either have to quit, or it will kill you. And even sometimes, quitting will kill you......
Locomotive breath = hyperventilation
Train was a reference for coke, right?
Feeling the piston scraping = heart palpitations either from acute administration or from withdraw
Steam breaking on his brow = diaphoresis from sympathomimetic effects of cocaine
His woman and his best friend in bed having fun = his girl is addicted to and wants blow more than she wants him
Ol' Charlie stole the handle = his dealer pretty much has control of him
The train it won't stop going, no way to slow down = the reality for most people with addiction. You cant cut back. You either have to quit, or it will kill you. And even sometimes, quitting will kill you......
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pin said:
Rick James Bitch!
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pin said:
I was actually bummed when he croaked. I wasn't even a fan.
Me too.....I have to admit, I had no freakin idea who he was til then, I only knew him as Dave's character....
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