Earth Blues
Harmony in Chaos: Jimi Hendrix's Earth Blues Message
Lyrics
Well, I see hands and attesting faces
Observing hands and faces that testify or bear witness
Reachin' up but not quite touching the Promised Land
People reaching for the Promised Land but falling short
Well, I taste tears and a whole lot of previous years wasted,
Sensing tears and recognizing many wasted years
Saying 'Lord please give us a helping hand'
Pleading for divine assistance, saying 'Lord, please help us'
Lord, there's got to be some changes
Expressing a need for change
Gonna be a whole lot of re-arranges
Anticipating significant rearrangements or transformations
You better hope love is the answer
Suggesting that love might be the solution
Yeah, it better come before the summer
Emphasizing the urgency for love to prevail before summer
Well, everybody can hear the sound of freedom's beating heart
Awareness of the sound of freedom's beating heart
Sirens flashing with earth and rockets stoning
Describing chaotic scenes with sirens, earth, and rockets
You better love me like it's gonna be the last time and tell the child to bury Daddy's old clothes
Advising to cherish love as if it's the last time and preserving memories
Yeah, they're talking about getting together, yeah, together
Discussing the idea of unity and coming together
For love, love, love
Repeating the call for love
You better hope love is the answer, baby I think you better hope it comes before the summer
Reiterating the importance of love and its timing before summer
Everybody, every Sister, every Mama to feel the light, it's shining bright, baby
Encouraging everyone, including Sisters and Mamas, to embrace the light
Everybody, we got to live together, oh
Advocating for collective living and harmony
Right on baby
Expressing affirmation and encouragement
Feel those Earth Blues coming at you
Sensing the arrival of a feeling of melancholy or discontent
Don't let your imagination take you by surprise
Cautioning against unexpected imagination
A Queen and me I, one day, visualise
Describing a vision of a Queen and the speaker together
My head in the cloud, my feet on the pavement
Feeling a sense of detachment (head in the clouds, feet on the pavement)
Don't get too stoned, please remember you're a man
Advising against excessive intoxication, reminding of one's humanity
Lord, there's got to be some changes
Reiterating the need for change
Living together's gonna be a lot of re-arranges
Highlighting the challenges of living together and the need for adjustments
You better be ready, Lord, my Lord
Urging readiness for an unspecified event
Just hope love comes before the summer
Hoping that love will manifest before summer
Everybody, got to feel the light
Calling for everyone to experience the light
You gotta feel the light, baby
Reinforcing the importance of feeling the light
Everybody, we gotta live together
Reiterating the message of collective living and unity
Keep it together, right on together, oh (yeah)
Encouraging unity and togetherness
All standing together for the Earth Blues coming at you baby
Expressing solidarity for the Earth Blues
Feel those Earth Blues coming at you
Sensing the approach of melancholic feelings or a sense of discontent
Yeah, yeah let me hear it
Seeking affirmation or acknowledgment
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