Pandora discovery!

The following song, by Greg Brown, is best understood in its historical context, that being 2003.

Homeland (I Want My Country Back)

I want my country back
and a good dream to stand up for.
Got my hand over my heart,
but I don't feel at home here anymore

Big, big flag above the big, big mall,
and the shake rattle and roll to the core.
Things sprawl after they fall,
and I don't feel at home here anymore

Homeland of Sojourner Truth
and Chief Joseph before,
Many quiet words of wisdom drowned out by TV
and I don't feel at home here anymore.

Blind engineer, war train on the track,
many many a heart is sore.
We want our country back;
we want to feel at home here once more.

I want my country back.

Beautiful. Perfect tone for delivering its message. Singing voice reminiscent of the last, oldest, tiredest version of Johnny Cash.

First time I heard that song, I had no idea who Sojourner Truth or Chief Joseph were. I don't know if that makes me an ignorant freak or not, but I've looked them up now. Interesting choice of figures to represent his version of America-Ideal.

Interesting trivia: both of them tried to escape to Canada. Truth made it, Chief Joseph came excruciatingly close. Perhaps their stories could also serve to structure a version of Canada-Ideal.