American Pie- songwriter Don McLean (1971)
A long long time ago
I can still remember
How that music used to make me smile (when music was a gift of Heaven, then Lucifer was cast out, fallen angel)
And I knew if I had my chance
That I could make those people dance
And maybe they’d be happy for a while
But February made me shiver (February, when the TRIPLE meaning, buddy holly, richie valens, and big bopper, as well as february month of 2012 superbowl)
With every paper I’d deliver
Bad news on the doorstep
I couldn’t take one more step
I can’t remember if I cried
When I read about his widowed bride (madonna is the queen of pop, michael was the king of pop, michael is gone, leaving the queen a widowed bride)
But something touched me deep inside
The day the music died . . .(again, when the music died)
So bye, bye Miss American Pie (Miss Statue of Liberty, pie, in spanish means foundation, the foundation of america...babylon...etc (also, the PATRIOTS/america...lost to the GIANTS/nephilism...MDNA
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry (american pie movie, with eugene levy in it)
And them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
Singing this’ll be the day that I die
This’ll be the day that I die
Did you write the book of love
And do you have faith in God above
If the Bible tells you so?
Now do you believe in rock and roll? (Faith in God or rock 'n' roll \m/ Satan?)
Can music save your mortal soul? no but GOD can!!
And can you teach me how to dance real slow?
Well, I know that you’re in love with him
’cause I saw you dancing in the gym
You both kicked off your shoes
Man, I dig those rhythm and blues
I was a lonely teenage broncin’ buck
With a pink carnation and a pickup truck (CHEVY pickup truck, also twinkie reference..twink?? like in the zombieland, someone pointed out...LINK HERE FOR THE CHEVY COMMERCIAL CLICK
But I knew I was out of luck
The day the music died
I started singing
Bye, bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
And them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
Singing this’ll be the day that I die
This’ll be the day that I die
Now, for ten years we’ve been on our own
And moss grows fat on a rolling stone
But that’s not how it used to be
When the Jester sang for the king and queen
In a coat he borrowed from James Dean
And a voice that came from you and me
Oh and while the king was looking down (Elton John commercial) click on this link!
The Jester stole his thorny crown
The courtroom was adjourned
No verdict was returned
And while Lenin read a book on Marx
The quartet practiced in the park
And we sang dirges in the dark
The day the music died
We were singing
Bye, bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
And them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
Singing this’ll be the day that I die
This’ll be the day that I die
Helter skelter in a summer swelter
The birds flew off with a fallout shelter
Eight miles high and falling fast
Landed foul on the grass
The players tried for a forward pass
With the Jester on the sidelines in a cast
Now the half-time air was sweet perfume *half time and the players tried for a forward pass, football reference)
While sergeants played a marching tune (there was a marching band too during the show)
We all got up to dance (madonna singing about dancing, i think...probably)
Oh, but we never got the chance
‘Cause the players tried to take the field
The marching band refused to yield
Do you recall what was revealed
The day the music died?
We started singing
Bye, bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
And them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
Singing this’ll be the day that I die
This’ll be the day that I die
Oh, and there we were all in one place
A generation lost in space
With no time left to start again
So come on Jack be nimble, Jack be quick
Jack Flash sat on a candlestick (this has signficance too but i forget? CANLEMAS??)
‘Cause fire is the devil’s only friend
And as I watched him on the stage
My hands were clenched in fists of rage
No angel born in hell
Could break that Satan’s spell
And as the flames climbed high into the night
To light the sacrificial rite (like the lights during madonnas halftime show)
I saw Satan laughing with delight
The day the music died
He was singing
Bye, bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
And them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
Singing this’ll be the day that I die
This’ll be the day that I die
I met a girl who sang the blues
And I asked her for some happy news
But she just smiled and turned away
I went down to the sacred store
Where I’d heard the music years before
But the man there said the music wouldn’t play
And in the streets the children screamed
The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed
But not a word was spoken
The church bells all were broken
And the three men I admire most
The Father, Son, and Holy Ghost (last days)
They caught the last train for the coast
The day the music died
And they were singing
Bye, bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
And them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
Singing this’ll be the day that I die
This’ll be the day that I die
they were singing
Bye, bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
And them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
Singing this’ll be the day that I die
(ok i got lazy and plus, it was also Nik and the rest on EK's page to help decipher and decode this song as well) but i feel i should stop obsessing about it (as someone posted on my facebook too) which is true, its not healthy to dwell and obsess! i need to live my life, and be happy!
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