I remember when Charle played the riff. The melody and lyrics came to me immediately. The way the lyrics form an unending arch. Too bad Charlie and I clash personalities. We could have done some great work. I hate that the present tense seems to be lost on people. My videos pretty much look at the decades before and the opportunities lost in love, creativity and potential career advancement based on moments that needed more diplomacy and understanding that when magic happens, see it, embrace it, understand what is happening.
the song was spontaneous and improvised and I don't really know what it means, but these images, a liberty bell, state capitol, statues of freedom and liberty, the freedom of a child playing, contrasted with animals in cages... and of course the inference of a relationship... will probably lead to some conclusions that I was making a definitive statement on freedom as it pertains to love and marriage... and I really wasn't. However, in making music and videos and story narratives, elements that support a theme certainly belong together. In hindsight... I wish I wasn't locked outside that cage...lol.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7A6dzKNhybc