We are so afraid in this country of self-examination and self-criticism that we are literally putting our culture into the toilet. People probably understand what the song is about, but people don’t want to think too deeply right now. Basically theyre saying we will never get anywhere by hating anyone. The idea that is tacitly implied by the current administration, which is that God is an American, a white, male American. Chorus Theres a A hole in the world E tonight, Theres a A cloud of fear and E sorrow, Theres a A hole in the world t E onight, Dont let there be a Fm hole in the wo E rld to A morrow. Theres a hole at ground zero, but theres also a hole in the world. “I see it as a song that carefully frames some questions about the whole concept of being special or being chosen in some sense,” he admitted. Henley revealed in the Washington Post the song is “not exactly a protest song,” but it makes a point.
‘Hole in the World’ was released in 2003 as a single in the compilation album, The Very Best Of The Eagles and it was the only new song that was included in the album. So that’s another ‘hole’ – a huge hole in somebody’s life – a child, a wife, a mother, a father, a brother, a sister.” The fighting was supposedly over in May, and yet one or two or three of our boys were – and still are – getting killed every day, which means somebody’s daddy is not coming home. Then, other things started happening that gave additional meanings to ‘Hole in the World,’ particularly after the war started. “I sat down at the piano in my home studio and started putting some chords with the phrase ‘hole in the world.’ Months went by, but I didn’t show it to anybody. There's a hole in the world tonight There's a cloud of fear and sorrow There's a hole in the world toniight Don't let there be a hole in the world tomorrow Oh, they tell me there's a place over yonder Cool water running through the burning sand Until we learn to love one another We will never reach the Promised Land There's a hole in the world.
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