In God's Country

tackleberry · 04-11-2001, 04:29 PM

In God's Country is about America. Specifically, it could be about Irish immigration to America, but i'm not positive. Though lines like, "She is liberty, she come to rescue me.." is a definite praise to the Statue of Liberty, a highly metaphoric landmark in the USA.

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"You gotta put the women and children first, but you've got an unquenchable thirst for New York..."

Giant Lemon · 04-12-2001, 03:05 AM

I was wondering if anyone had any insight on the meaning of In God's Country. It's one of my favorites from The Joshua Tree (although I do love all those songs), and I've always wondered what it was about exactly.

martha · 04-12-2001, 06:00 PM

In God's Country is the greatest desert driving song EVER! You really must keep an eye on the rear-view to make sure California's/Arizona's/Nevada's best aren't going to haul you off to the pokey for excessive speed!

04-11-2001, 04:29 PM	#1
tackleberry War Child Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: New York, NY, USA Posts: 613 Local Time: 01:20 PM	In God's Country is about America. Specifically, it could be about Irish immigration to America, but i'm not positive. Though lines like, "She is liberty, she come to rescue me.." is a definite praise to the Statue of Liberty, a highly metaphoric landmark in the USA. ------------------ "You gotta put the women and children first, but you've got an unquenchable thirst for New York..." __________________

04-12-2001, 03:05 AM	#2
Giant Lemon Rock n' Roll Doggie Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: out in the slipstream Posts: 3,265 Local Time: 01:20 PM	In God's Country I was wondering if anyone had any insight on the meaning of In God's Country. It's one of my favorites from The Joshua Tree (although I do love all those songs), and I've always wondered what it was about exactly. __________________

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04-12-2001, 06:00 PM	#3
martha Blue Crack Supplier Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Orange County and all over the goddamn place Posts: 42,555 Local Time: 06:20 AM	In God's Country is the greatest desert driving song EVER! You really must keep an eye on the rear-view to make sure California's/Arizona's/Nevada's best aren't going to haul you off to the pokey for excessive speed!