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| Helter Skelter | Beatles song that inspired Charles Manson. | |
| in a summer swelter | a reference to the long hot summer of Watts | |
| the birds flew off with a fallout shelter, eight miles high and fallin fast, | The Byrds were a popular folk-rock group, with the huge cover of Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man," in 1965. One of the members was arrested for possession of marijuana and a fallout shelter was another name for a rehab program. A strange note is that Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man" appeared on his "Bringing It All Back Home" record, and on the lower left corner of the cover is a fallout shelter sign. (Click Here For Picture.) And the "Eight Miles High" was a 1966 song by the Byrds. | |
| It landed foul on the grass | Foul grass meaning marijuana | |
| the players tried for a forward pass | A reference to the other artist who took this as their shot to make it such as The Rolling Stones who never made it big until the Beatles broke up. | |
| with the jester on the sidelines in a cast, | Remember jester=Dylan. He spent nine months in seclusion while healing a broken leg from a motorcycle accident. | |
| now the half-time air was sweet perfume | Drugs, the 60's began the drug/music culture. Also, Half-time separates The Dylan era from the Beatles. | |
| while the sergeants played a marching tune | The Beatles, Sargeant Peppers lonely hearts club band. | |
| we all got up to dance oh but we never got the chance | The Beatles' 1966 Candlestick Park concert only lasted 35 minutes. | |
| oh as the players tried to take the field the marching band refused to yield | No one could compete against the Beatles. They dominated the music scene. | |
| do you recall what was revealed, the day, the music, died. We started singin... CHORUS | It's saying that the incident opened up the doors for the evoloution of times and that our societies innocence was lost. |
Verse Four
Helter Skelter in a summer swelter The Byrds flew off with a fallout shelter
Eight miles high and falling fast It landed foul out 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 While the Sergeants played a marching tune
We all got up to dance 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 (CHORUS)
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