another reference to genesis in the line "i can't tell wrong from right," which parallels the theme of the tree of knoledge in the garden of eden. henley decribes society as wanderers in this sense, and it is worth noting that the opening music gives this impression of wandering. first of all, the long road out of eden probably refers to a leaving of paradise, as shown in the bible when cain, a wanderer, must leave to go east of eden after killing his brother. this is obviously a very spiritual song, with multiple biblical references besides that of eden. Patrick from Grand Rapids, Miokay people, personally i belive don henley to be a bit too intelligent to be writing a song with his only intent on the war in iraq.I love this song, it makes us think of all the stupid things people do just to get rich Why bother with a country that won't bring a profit to our sociaty. Get real and think about why soldiers still have to fight, it's all about money. Pieter from Eersel, NetherlandsDear people, if you listen and look very carefully, this is just about greed.Eddie from Long Beach, NyA fantastic song, and in my opinion, one of Joe Walsh's best guitar solos.The excesses of America will do us in we don’t need ISIS to do it for us.
from Columbus, OhioI concur with what Debi LeFors and Jeff from Cleveland wrote. The spiritual references are replete throughout the entire song. even though I walk through the shadow of death I’m not afraid cause I’m the meanest sonofabitch here. Karogar from TexasThe 23rd psalm was often recited in Vietnam, I was there in 1969.Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind He said, "It's hard to stop this bingein' once you get a tasteīut the road to empire is a bloody stupid waste"īehold the bitten apple, the power of the toolsīut all the knowledge in the world is of no use to fools Met the ghost of Caesar on the Appian way Through the litter and the wreckage and the cultural junkīloated with entitlement, loaded on propagandaīeen down the road to Damascus, the road to Mandalay I'm not countin' on tomorrow and I can't tell wrong from rightīut I'd give anythin' to be there in your arms tonight We're ridin' to utopia, road map says we'll be arrivin' soonĬaptains of the old order clingin' to the reinsĪssurin' us these aches inside are only growin' painsīack home, I was so certain the path was very clearīut now I have to wonder what are we doin' here' He said, "Give me another slice of that barbecued brisketįreeways flickerin', cell phones chimin' a tune Pilgrims and prodigals creepin' toward the dawn Galaxies unfoldin', new world's bein' born
Silent stars blinkin' in the blackness of an endless skyĬold silver satellites, ghostly caravans passin' by Somebody whisperin' the twenty-third psalm
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