nice thread. good song. the bob dylan being the jester thing makes so much sense to me.
well it's obvious though that the chorus refers to the death of buddy holly in a plane crash- his plane being called 'american pie'.
Now for ten years we've been on our own
And moss grows fat on a rollin' stone - could be a reference to dylan's like a rolling stone.
And while Lennon read a book of Marx- reference to lennon's increased interest in communism.
With the jester on the sidelines in a cast- after bob dylan's motorbike accident.
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 - i think this is a reference to the cover of sgt peppers album cover, which also has dylan on it, on the side.
Oh, and as I watched him on the stage
My hands were clenched in fists of rage
No angel born in hell
Could break that Satan's spell - it seems he doesn't like jagger that much.
great song though, open to many different interpretations.
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Painstaking devotion and love
Surrendered to self preservation
From others who care for themselves
A blindness that touches perfection
But hurts just like anything else
Isolation, isolation, isolation
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