Jailhouse
Journey Through Rebel Rhythms: Fortunate Youth's Musical Uprising
Lyrics
And I won't make love to you
Refusing to engage in a romantic relationship.
And I feel love, feel love
Expressing the experience of feeling love.
Jailhouse gets empty
Emptying of the jailhouse, possibly symbolizing liberation or release.
Rudy gets plenty
Rudy, a character, receives abundance or prosperity.
The baton stick gets shorter
The police baton stick shortens, possibly a metaphor for reduced authority.
Rudy gets taller
Rudy grows taller, possibly signifying empowerment.
Can't fight against the youth
Stating the inability to resist the strength of the youth.
'Cause we're strong and they're the rude rude people
Highlighting the strength of the youth in contrast to rude people.
Can't fight against the youth
Reiterating the difficulty in opposing the youth due to their strength.
'Cause we're strong and the rude rude people
Emphasizing the strength of the youth against rude individuals.
Baby get down
Instructing someone to get down, possibly in a celebratory or dance context.
When I was a youth in 1983
Recalling the speaker's youth in 1983.
It was the best day of my life, had the eighty nine vision
Describing 1983 as the best day of the speaker's life with a positive vision.
We didn't fuss or no fight
Recalling a time of harmony without arguments or fights.
When all the little daughters wanna be my wife
Referencing romantic interest from young women.
My vision
Reiterating the positive vision experienced by the speaker.
It was playin' on my guitar, on my guitar
Playing a guitar as part of the speaker's youth experience.
I had to be there
Expressing the importance of being present during a musical performance with various band members mentioned.
I had to be there
-I had to be there
-I had to be there
-When the rhythm, playin'
-I know that I'm gonna be there yeah
-Bud Gaugh will be singing there
-And Eric Wilson will be bangin' up there, yea
-Oh and we'll be all singin', with version, with version
-Reggae version
Referencing a reggae version of the song being performed.
Version, version, version oh
-What has been told to the wise and up-rooted
Conveying the idea that important information will be revealed to those who are wise and open-minded.
It's gonna be revealed unto babes and Sublime
-Rudy Rudy Rudy
Repeating the name "Rudy" and emphasizing the difficulty in opposing the youth.
Can't fight against the youth, right now
Reiterating the strength of the youth and the challenge of resisting them.
Them are rude, rude people
-Can't fight against the resistance, oh right now
-Them are rude, rude people
-We gonna rule this land among children
Expressing the intention to rule the land among children.
We gonna rule this land
Reiterating the ambition to rule the land.
'Cause when that rhythm it was playin' on my guitar
Revisiting the importance of being present during a musical performance.
On my guitar
-I had to be there
-I had to be there
-I had to be there
-I had to be there
-Oh when I was a youth it was the best day
Recalling the positive experiences of the speaker's youth.
It was the best day of my life
-We had the eighty nine vision
-We didn't fuss or no fight
-When all the little daughters wanna be my wife
-When that rhythm, it was playin' on my guitar
Reiterating the importance of being present during a musical performance.
On my guitar
-I had to be there
-I had to be there
-I had to be there
-I had to be there
-Had to be there
Emphasizing the necessity of being present during significant moments.
Jailhouse gets empty
Repeating the theme of the jailhouse, Rudy, and resistance against the youth, emphasizing strength against rude people.
And Rudy gets plenty
-Baton stick gets shorter
-Rudy gets taller, taller
-And fight against the youth
-'Cause we're strong, them are rude, rude people
-Can't fight against the youth
Reiterating the challenge of resisting the youth due to their strength.
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