after the goldrush lyrics meaning

please don't let it be true! Let’s explore some theories by fans below. In the album notes, Neil says "Most of these songs were inspired by the Dean Stockwell--Herb Berman screenplay "After the Goldrush". "After the Gold Rush" lyrics and reviews. The imagery is so disjointed that I always assumed that it came from Neil being effected by something or other. All around the chosen ones I've always thought of this as someone involved in some sort of guard duty (hoping for a replacement) as in an apocalyptic situation such as a nuclear war (or tidal wave). In this state of mind, senses will not affect judgment. The first Neil Young album I owned was "After the Gold Rush" which I purchased in 1979. The next line--"thinking about what a friend had said (the end of the world is at hand because of nuclear conflict), ...I was hoping it was a lie (I would hope it wasn't true too), "Well I dreamed I saw the silver Listen to MP3 sample clip of "After the Goldrush". rush. To me, the line "the sun *burst through* the sky" definately supports the idea of nuclear dissaster. Cris, Date: Thu, 28 Oct 93 18:42:37 -0400 Hence, what do we do "After the Goldrush"? Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1993 18:39:10 +0800 (PDT) Randy "Just another line in the field of time", Date: 26 Oct 1993 13:57:54 -0400 (EDT) I am truly puzzled by the first verse. I've saved the messages if you didn't and like the idea. Neil Young's classic song is a strong rebuke of Southern racism and the harrowing legacy of lynching and slavery. From: Richard Dubourg Jerry. (later updated to 1980's, then 20th century). see both (I've witnessed this). After The Gold Rush Lyrics as written by Neil Young. (and when we're real lucky he lets us have a listen too) So I see neil spending the night in a basement, "thinking about what a friend had said", and listening to the music going on in his head. Witness the imagery of "children crying, and colors flying, all around the chosen ones". Aaargh! By all means, do it. It would be excellent way to encourage BA readers to seek out RUST. Beyond that I would suspect that few people other than Neil would know. Young has said that he doesn't recall what the song is about. and leaving places un-fit for habitation. drummers drumming My interpretations may be way off base to what Neil really intended and what other people think-- but thats part of the fun--a song can mean vastly different things to different people--thats part of what makes it artistry--our minds paint a picture of what the words say to us. I've always thought that After The Gold Rush was Neil's thoughts after a (or during) a 'Gold' (get it?) From: Thrasher@cap.gwu.edu>, Randy, You might consider submitting your "After The GoldRush" analysis to NYAS/BA for publication. type chords, yet are very tuneful. I never once wondered about the lyrics to after the goldrush. Anyhow, the song starts off: "Well I dreamed I saw the knights in armour coming It isn't? (Neil young music if nothing else, has been to me about knowing yourself, and then going and changing the definition of that self) Then before you know it the sun bursts through the sky, and its morning, you've just spent a night in a basement. To me the above lyrics have little or nothing to do with the rest of the song. with the full moon in my eyes D There were peasants singing and A Drummers drumming G A And the archer split the tree. The loading had begun Log in now to tell us what you think this song means. SUBJECT: Neil on Charlie, >"Well I hear that Laurel Canyon is full of famous stars/ I hate them worse then lepers/ and I kill them in their cars", >Maybe there's a connection between ""After The GoldRush"" & "Revolution Blues"? Neil Young - Miscellaneous Album Lyrics; 1. Just to add my thoughts as to the interpretation of after the goldrush. It’s super easy, we promise! I'd bet the screenplay, if it was accessible, would shed much light on the lyrics. If you're lying in a burned-out basement, I guess you might wish it was happening to someone else. pretty much self-explanatory (sp?). As with many other Neil Young songs it uses a kind of poetic lyricism to allude to historical and contemporary political events while still maintaining a confessional and intimate quality. I spent many hours puzzling over its meaning with friends and would like to share my lyric interpretations with the list and get other peoples idea of what they think it means. The album features 17 tracks, and as always, they each relate […] From: Who Shall Remain Nameless , I agree with the "Noah's Ark" idea re: "After The GoldRush" and the idea of the ecological pillaging of our planet/Mother Nature. Even the Bmin is a diatonic, a very pretty chord to go to after doing the I-V-IV. But then that Cmaj is wierd. Subject: Full moon and sun. All in a dream, all in a dream It evokes medieval imagery which seems out of context since the rest of the song seems to be set in contemporary time as illustrated by the next lines: "Look at Mother Nature on the run But it was written by Arthur C. Clarke. I heard the last three lines of the verse as an elaboration on the first two. Look at Mother Nature on the run. All around the chosen ones. A Man Needs a Maid/Heart of Gold Suite: 5. Bm There was a fanfare blowing C To the sun G C That was floating on the breeze. “I recognise in it now this thread that goes through a lotta my songs that’s this time-travel thing… When I look out the window, the first thing that comes to my mind is the way this place looked a hundred years ago.” Morpheus, God of Dreams. From: CBBOWERS@fair1.fairfield.edu, I think the three verses of the song talk about past, present and future. The title could also be a reference to one of this individual's favorite songs. NEIL YOUNG. Any ideas? And the archer split the tree. Drummers drumming. gold, rust, weld, arc, etc. -Jim, Date: Tue, 26 Oct 93 15:14:08 EDT when there is a solar eclipse, the moon is between the sun and the earth, the dark side of the moon (as a matter of fact its all dark) is facing the earth so the moon is in the new (empty) phase and is not visible at all. Any connection b/t "After the Goldrush" and his next big song where says he's been "a miner for a heart of gold" ? / There was a fanfare blowing / To the sun / That was floating on the breeze. And the final verse is futuristic, and in a sense a return to the romantic ("colors flying all around the chosen one" sounds like more courtly medieval imagery). He was lying in a burned out basement (bombed out? Lyrics to "After The Goldrush" by THE FLAMING LIPS: Well, I dreamed I saw the knights / In armor coming, / Saying something about a queen. Well, I dreamed I saw the knights in armour coming, D G sayin' something about a queen.D A There where peasants singin' and drummers drummin', G A and the archer split the tree.Bm C G C There was a fanfare blowin' to the sun, that was floating on the breeze.D A C G Look at Mother Nature on the run in the nineteen seventies.D A C G Look at Mother Nature on the run in the nineteen seventies. I agree with many of the comments regarding the interpretation of "After The GoldRush" (past, present, future; ecological destruction; nuclar devestation; etc.). There are many allusions to him and his family in the song and the above quote is an almost dead-on reference (sorry for the pun). Think back to the first verse: I dreamed I saw the knights in armour come After following an aging rocker living in a castle, and a character hauling a "tree of life" like crucifix across the Canyon California would sink into the ocean. The first time I heard this I had to go back to the studio version and listen. BTW, I've also always thought that the title ""After The GoldRush"" could be a sly reference to the sensation following ingestion of a substance that was in fairly widespread use around the time that the song was written. Surely this has something to do with the end-of-the-world theme of the rest of the song. All Along The Watchtower (featuring Chrissie Hynde) 11. Look at … As far as I know 100 In the album notes, Neil says "Most of these songs were inspired by the Dean Stockwell--Herb Berman screenplay "After the Goldrush". Nena After The Goldrush lyrics & video : Well, I dreamed I saw the knights In armor coming, Saying something about a queen. I don't believe the film was ever made. . I guess every verse has something different I'… Working with the idea of a dying earth, this seems to put the future in our hands, we do the flying, rather than relying on some other worldly silver space ship. Enjoy! The movie (to my knowledge) was never made. I was hoping it was a lie", These lyrics make me think about soldiers in a battle field, or maybe even civilans surviving after a nuclear holocaust. The lucky-the unaddicted or non-experienced can't understand the dream world of a good heroin experience. Dean Stockwell is an actor (he was in the T.V. 4-way Street Medley: 4. There was a band playing in my head The third verse immediately brought Noah's Ark to mind. That was floating on the breeze". D There were peasants singing and A Drummers drumming G A And the archer split the tree. "I was lying in a burned out basement Perhaps to avoid confusion, instead of talking about the sun and the full moon, Neil should have taken a leaf out of Roger Waters's book and sung about "Two suns in the sunset". To me, it's sounds like a way of saying "why me?" It just depends on what I was taking at the time. Comment and share your favourite lyrics. Don’t have an account? From: Jerry Keselman , All suggested interpretations of the lyrics have merit. Was thinkin' about what a friend had said, I was hopin' it was a lie. same as above. What the friend had said is anybodies guess; the line from the first verse "sayin' something about a queen" introduce a woman into the song, and though there is no concrete evidence that the friend is a woman, I imagine him being told "you're too tall, you're too moody, your guitar is too loud..." buy someone he cares for, and him hoping it was a lie. What do you think? to the sun Date: Tue, 26 Oct 93 13:28:48 EDT Neil seems to think it's too late, at this point. From: Who Shall Remain Nameless , While I have certainly enjoyed the astrological debate (what about the Harvest Moon? Jeff (And since I just started listening to Harvest Moon . just thinking about stuff. Date: Thu, 28 Oct 93 14:53:18 EST I lost my album several years ago, by the liner notes on the back cover alluded to the music on the After the Goldrush album being based on a screenplay credited to, my memory is a little sketchy here, Dean Stockwell. You're overthinking it BlueCoy. the burned out basment/gettin high verses are the only one i can explain at all. The belief was that, "America hates her crazies." Subject: Re: Full moon when the sun is up, >From: Randy Schechter . The above lines bring to mind man upsetting the delicate balance of nature with pollution, runaway technology, threats of (nuclear) war etc. After The Goldrush Well, I dreamed I saw the knights in armour coming, sayin' something about a queen. [Intro] Dsus2 D G Dsus2 D G [Verse 1] G D G Well, I dreamed I saw the knights in armour coming, D G Sayin' something about a queen. Who wouldn't want out? There were passants singin' and drummers drummin' and the archer split the tree. The song is actually far stranger than that, though. Actually, Neil uses major chords out of key quite a bit. The song “After The Gold Rush,” for instance, reminds one of nothing so much as Mrs. Miller moaning and wheezing her way through “I’m A Lonely Little Petunia In An Onion Patch.” From: Brian Sagar Also, in the morning, before the full moon is down, and the sun is just comming up, you can sometimes (during winter?) “After The Gold Rush” is the title track from Young’s 1970 album of the same name. 'full moon' - though at such a low point, he/i was looking for a way out (full moon always makes me feel good), looking for something good in this 'burned out' situation. wishing something would come and take the pain away. I had always thought of the environmental symbolism as a foil for the personal issues of the song, but reading the recent posts, and keying in my own thoughts has changed my own interpretation of the song. There were children crying After The Goldrush lyrics performed by Neil Young: Well, I dreamed I saw the knights In armor coming, Saying something about a … From: Randy Schechter These lines clearly suggest that the earth is now dying as the chosen ones board spaceships to find a new planet to colonize. Neil Young After The Goldrush Lyrics. (2) a friend tells you you're fucking up, you're a failure, you ARE a 'one-hit-wonder.' Has Neil ever studied metalurgy? That is astronomically impossible, >technically speaking! (more on that later) The story really did make the rounds and was openly discussed. It's just a druggie song. So we called Neil Young, and he didn't know. What have done? There was a band playing in my head and ... brings to my mind images from the Vietnam war of soldiers listening to Hendrix and smoking hash--so this re-enforces my notion of war-type imagery. A kind of righteous disaster film, After The Goldrush was meant to be a warning about the stripping of California following the folk rock and young Hollywood boom of the 1960s. It is very similar to the jumpiness (imagery wise) of Down by the River/Cowgirl in the Sand where Neil was being affected by that high fever. Southern Man Written by Neil Young After The Goldrush, ©1970 Neil Young & Crazy Horse with Greg Reeves, Steve Stills, and Nils Lofgren. "After the Gold Rush" is widely known as an environmentalism song, with its chorus, "Look at Mother Nature on the run in the 1970s" (changed to "in the 21st century" once the '70s ended). What a beautiful song, and a good explanation of what seems obvious to me. It's kinda like a trip into alien territory. silver seed to a new home in the sun". Well, I dreamed I saw the knights. Look at Mother Nature on the run in the 1970's. Create and get +5 IQ. From: Jeff Aaronson . Again TECHNICALLY the sun can not be up at the same time as a full moon (any astronmers out there care to back me up, or am I way off base on this). Yes, Mother Nature can't be beat, but she may well start all over again without you (if you're not among "the chosen ones"). In the yellow haze of the sun Some people debated whether it is the people themselves who are choosing, or some higher authority. saying something about a queen i certainly feel that way sometimes, especially w/ a full moon out! "There was a band playin' in my head/and I felt like getting high." There were children crying and colors flying. space ships flying From: slighthi@midway.uchicago.edu In the nineteen seventies. Act of Love: 6. ;-] ) I think the point is moot. I found the title song very haunting and surreal and am still fascinated by it today. I was hopin' for replacement when the sun burst through the sky. I was thinkin' about what a friend had said, I was hopin' it was a lie. ), hoping for replacement (a soldier waiting to be relieved), when the sun burst thru the sky--I take this to mean a nuclear explosion since if the "full moon is in his eyes", the sun cannot be up at the same time (its astronomically impossible). Or maybe, we could post a message/analysis and let everyone know what our intentions are and see what kind of a dialogue it prompts. .) I don't see any real references to nuclear war, but I think it's implied as part of the package--violence, destruction of the environment, all the "misery issues" of the 60s (and now). The Thrasher , Date: Thu, 28 Oct 93 10:06:05 EDT From: Randy Schechter To: thrasher@cap.gwu.edu Subject: Re: "After the Gold Rush"--lyric interpretation, Hi Thrasher--well while I think it might be a good idea to send the ongoing discussion of AFTGR to Broken Arrow, frankly at the moment I don't have the time or energy to do it (I will be attending several Jerry Garcia band shows over the next few weeks which will take me to New York, Rhode Island and Virginia). "I was lyin' in a burned out basement/with the full moon in my eyes." I was thinkin' about what a friend had said, I was hopin' it was a lie. anyone know whom this would be??? We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe. where in the end spaceships come and pick up their children. I was lyin' in a burned out basement When the sun burst thru the sky :-]. Lyrics powered by LyricFind Subject: re: after the goldrush. maybe being afraid of being a 'one-hit-wonder.' I guess every verse has something different I’d taken.” So it’s open to interpretation. After Berlin: 7. He did weed. i've put my trust in this person, please don't let this rumor of my friend/lover be true. D A There where peasants singin' and drummers drummin' G A And the archer split the tree. I'm pretty certain that the narrator in "RB" is a certain pathetic individual who tried for awhile to break into the music business in L.A., later achieving cult status as the leader of a group that ran a couple of hunt and kill raids in the Hollywood Hills, and who is now a guest of the state in one of our finer long-term residential institutions. ), hoping for replacement (a soldier waiting to be relieved), when the sun burst thru the sky--I take this to mean a nuclear out basement (bombed out? But he seems a little down. :-) Randall, Date: Sun, 31 Oct 1993 11:00:56 -0600 (CST) Bm There was a fanfare blowing C To the sun G C That was floating on the breeze. Saying something about a queen. I am intrigued. > Also, in the morning, before the full moon is down, and the sun is just comming up, you can sometimes (during winter?) It's all in that burned-out basement. After all, the one element of the song that I don't recall anyone mentioning is the title, which certainly seems to reflect the aftermath of exploiting the bounties of nature through human greed, etc. Jerry, Date: Tue, 26 Oct 93 15:25:24 EDT "I was hopin' for replacement/when the sun burst through the sky." Staring up at that sky, looking at that moon, wondering just how important he was anyway, wondering if he couldnt be replaced. From: Randy Schechter Brian bsagar@cue.bc.ca, Date: Wed, 27 Oct 93 21:32:30 CDT # #-----# After The Goldrush chords Neil Young D G D G G D Well, I dreamed I saw the knights G In armor coming, D G Saying something about a queen. Lyrics to "After The Goldrush" by NEIL YOUNG: Well, I dreamed I saw the knights / In armor coming, / Saying something about a queen. show "Quantum Leap", the movies "Married to the Mob" and "Dune", and was also in Neil's movie "Human Highway", which I still haven't seen in its entireity). They make it feel like when you return to the root chord, you're not quite home and are often used as a stepping stone for a modulation. In the second verse, perhaps what the ("friend had said") finally is heard and seems frighteningly real ("I was hoping it was a lie"). There were peasants singing and Lyrics submitted by SongMeanings "After the Goldrush" as written by Neil Young. and I felt like getting high ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^. >Anyway, the last verse of ATG always reminded me of the Ray Bradbury book (Childhoods End?) Ever heard of a complete solar eclipse, or is it lunar, either way it happens when the full moon and the full sun are in the same sky. They were flying Mother Nature's From: "Stewart, Randall" I have no idea who Herb Berman is. As far as I know this screenplay is unproduced. I like randy's thoughts-very in-depth and cohesive. If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly. Yes, I'm all for a publication of Randy's interpretation. In fact, the whole song sounds to me like a meditation on the past and a hope for the future, given from the point of view of someone who's in despair over the state of the present. All in a dream, all in a dream Explain your version of song meaning, find more of Prelude lyrics. It seems clear to me that a higher authority is in charge here (as with Noah). maybe it was a new insperation of new material coming on (? Yes you can see the moon when the sun is >up, but not a full moon. It reminded me of Childhood's End also. While the interpretation of lyrics presented here is composed of several viewpoints, there is little consensus on the exact meaning of Neil's songs. (big cheer here) Believed to be a reflection on the environment and man’s relationship with it in the form of a dream. I know some people are going to say Neil had seizures and didn't do drugs. "all In a dream, all in a dream. I definately agree with who ever said they saw the three verses as three views of the past, present and future. And the archer split the tree (that is, a "new moon"). After The Goldrush Lyrics. With that said, my first interpretation of 'After The Goldrush' was in fact, that of a mystical heroin experience. If you want to do it, by all means , go ahead. and colors flying There was a fanfare blowing While "After The GoldRush" could be another of Neil's "California" songs, I think that at best it and RB are opposing sides of the same coin. From: CBBOWERS@fair1.fairfield.edu, Jim Kelly asked for interpretations on the "hoping for a replacement" line. From: Jerry Keselman there's certainly proof that we all hear this song differently. rusties, Date: Fri, 29 Oct 93 15:03:42 EDT Subject: Re: Full moon when the sun is up. There were peasants singing and. From: omarzia@engin.umich.edu. To me I get imagery of men raping the land (strip-mining?) It's just a bold chord for that 'New home in the sun'. It's funny how music hits people. BTW, I've also always thought that the title ""After The GoldRush"" could be a sly reference to the sensation following ingestion of a substance that was in fairly widespread use around the time that the song was written. Now everybody knows I (used to) listen to Pink Floyd! The song , played in the key of D, is mostly diatonic, with changes to G and A. I do have a couple of points to add. see both (I've witnessed this). I think Neil is giving us a warning. / There was a fanfare blowing / To the sun / That was floating on the breeze. -- Talk to ya! / … Sorry to disagree again--when there is a full lunar eclipse, the moon is full but the sun is down--the earths shadow falls on the moon so that the earth is between the sun and the moon (moon up, sun down, earth in-between). After only releasing Folklore five months ago, Taylor Swift shocked fans with the release of a surprise new album on Friday (December 11th) called Evermore. I was hoping for replacement That was floating on the breeze. After the Garden: 8. Look at Mother Nature on the run. I would have to listen to tapes, but I belive I heard neil sing "*We* were flying mother natures silver seed to a new home in the sun" as apposed to just "flying mother nature...". They never made any sense to me at all. Anyway, the last verse of ATG always reminded me of the Ray Bradbury book (Childhoods End?) In fact, what would be interesting is an article which captures the dynamic interchange of RUSTies in action. Thrasher's Wheat - A Neil Young and Crazy Horse Archive. There was a fanfare blowing to the sun. We've got Mother Nature on the run in the 1970s Perhaps the queen is Mother Nature, warning of the fate that's in store for the people who ignore her ("saying something") or her importance. -- Talk to ya! In the nineteen seventies. Lyrics © Broken Arrow Music. I think one thing to remember is that the album was based upon a screenplay by Dean Stockwell (of Quantum Leap fame along with credited roles in too many movies to list) for a movie named, appropriately enough, "After the Goldrush". so this what I think every time I listen to this great song. By something or other other than Neil would know has said that he does n't recall the! Ever said they saw the silver spaceships flying ( strip-mining? ) a had... 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