Velvet Revolution (Pip)

[Julie]

Velvet Revolution

Feeling radical in cotton
Purified in my satin
But the bomb of the season is a velvet revolution

I look at the sky
And feel the tears
Of the prophets crying
I look at the sky
And feel the rain
The rain of tears

Feeling radical in cotton
Purified in my satin
But the bomb of the season is a velvet revolution

All you killers of the children
There's a new commandment
The true divine creator wants a velvet revolution

This is another one that I don't understand, but I love the sassiness to it. I feel this is a political line to it as well. Any thoughts on this one?

[pinelopi]

"The Velvet Revolution was a non violent revolution that marked the end of the communist rule of Czechoslovakia. It began with student protest and a strike, leading to the overthrow of the Marxist government."

I think tori wishes for a similar revolution in the states.

Velvet Revolution

Feeling radical in cotton
Purified in my satin
(I interpret this that the usual clothes cotton (Jeans) and satin (silk- luxurious) is not enough right now. It has felt radical and pure but it s not enough if we see what is really going on in the world).
But the bomb of the season is a velvet revolution
(that we need a peaceful revolution to really change today's administration)

I look at the sky
And feel the tears
Of the prophets crying
I look at the sky
And feel the rain
The rain of tears
(our situation is really serious and sad... and the prophets have told us about this)

Feeling radical in cotton
Purified in my satin
But the bomb of the season is a velvet revolution

All you killers of the children
There's a new commandment
The true divine creator wants a velvet revolution
(This peaceful revolution that needs to happen is as important as the 10 commandments that are anyway not respected).

Tori did an improvisation of this song in Prague where the velvet revolution happened and she sang the following. Many of the audience cried from how moved they felt.

Was it you
Oh it was you
and you must feel this
this inside everyday that you wake up everyday you know that 5,000 miles away
in the land of the free there are people
there are people trying to figure how to be like you
back in 1989
You did something that we will sing about
we will sing about forever

Thinking 1989
Where were they
Somewhere in L.A. singing Little Earthquakes in my one room having a war with my record company
those stupid fucks and scumbags yeah
they've all been fired now
bye bye
Cause I am thinking yes I'm thinking in my mind

Someone I was hearing about people they were sitting
they were screaming
they were crying for their freedom
For their freedom
Was it you
Oh it was you
and it's true it was it was all true
You see now I am thinking that in a thousand years you'll be a fairytale
You'll be a story
There will be princesses there sitting crosslegged over on Charles Bridge back in 1989

Was it you
Oh it was you
and you must feel this
this inside everyday that you wake up everyday you know that 5,000 miles away
in the land of the free there are people
there are people trying to figure how to be like you
back in 1989
You did something that we will sing about
we will sing about forever


It s live on you tube if anyone is interested to see it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn9FMCD-fRc&feature=related

[Julie]

Thank you. I like your interpretations.