anonymous Aug 27th 2010 !⃝I like this song a lot.
Well she seemed all right by dawn's early light
Though she looked a little worried and weak
She tried to pretend he wasn't drinkin' again
But daddy left the proof on her cheek
The young girl's mother seems fine by the morning of the Fourth of July, but tries to pretend that everything is fine and that her husband wasn't drinking again. However, he "left the proof on her cheek".
And I was only eight years old that summer
And I always seemed to be in the way
So, I took myself down to the fair in town
On Independence Day
The girl sees herself as just another nuisance to her father, and heads off to the fair that is in town.
Well word gets around in a small, small town
They said he was a dangerous man
But mama was proud and she stood her ground
She knew she was on the losin' end
In a small town, word does spread quickly, especially when it's by word of mouth, and the girl knows this. Her father is seen as a drunkard and a "dangerous man". They also feel sorry for the girl.
Some folks whispered some folks talked
But everybody looked the other way
When time ran out there was no one about
On Independence Day
Everyone talks, and most people whispered, but nobody does anything about the girl's bad home situation.
Let freedom ring, let the white dove sing
Let the whole world know that today is a day of reckoning
Let the weak be strong, let the right be wrong
Roll the stone away, let the guilty pay, it's Independence Day
The "white dove" represents peace, love and friendship, and the Fourth of July is also seen as Independence Day.
Well she lit up the sky that fourth of July
By the time that the firemen come
They just put out the flames and took down some names
And sent me to the county home
The girl's mother, finally unable to take any more abuse, then sets the house on fire, and dies in the fire, along with her abusive husband. The firemen simply put out the flames and take some names down. As for the girl, she is now an orphan and is sent to the county home.
Now, I ain't sayin' it's right or it's wrong
But maybe it's the only way
Talk about your revolution
It's the Independence Day
The girl (now a woman) doesn't condone or dislike what her mother did. The last lyric then says, "Talk about your revolution, it's the Independence Day".
Let freedom ring, let the white dove sing
Let the whole world know that today is a day of reckoning
Let the weak be strong, let the right be wrong
Roll the stone away, let the guilty pay, it's Independence Day
Roll the stone away, it's Independence Day
This is such a great song! :) It's a very philosophical song, very deep, and thought-provoking, too. Kudos to Martina for writing this fantastic song! :)
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