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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - O, children. Смысл песни.

Напишите, как вы понимаете смысл песни Ника Кейва O, children. Перевод кидать не надо.

При чем тут ГУЛАГ и кто такие Фрэнк и Джим? И что за уборщики?

Pass me that lovely little gun
My dear, my darling one
The cleaners are coming, one by one
You don't even want to let them start

They are knocking now upon your door
They measure the room, they know the score
They're mopping up the butcher's floor
Of your broken little hearts

O children

Forgive us now for what we've done
It started out as a bit of fun
Here, take these before we run away
The keys to the gulag

O children
Lift up your voice, lift up your voice
Children
Rejoice, rejoice

Here comes Frank and poor old Jim
They're gathering round with all my friends
We're older now, the light is dim
And you are only just beginning

O children

We have the answer to all your fears
It's short, it's simple, it's crystal dear
It's round about, it's somewhere here
Lost amongst our winnings

O children
Lift up your voice, lift up your voice
Children
Rejoice, rejoice

The cleaners have done their job on you
They're hip to it, man, they're in the groove
They've hosed you down, you're good as new
They're lining up to inspect you

O children

Poor old Jim's white as a ghost
He's found the answer that was lost
We're all weeping now, weeping because
There ain't nothing we can do to protect you

O children
Lift up your voice, lift up your voice
Children
Rejoice, rejoice

Hey little train! We are all jumping on
The train that goes to the Kingdom
We're happy, Ma, we're having fun
And the train ain't even left the station

Hey, little train! Wait for me!
I once was blind but now I see
Have you left a seat for me?
Is that such a stretch of the imagination?

Hey little train! Wait for me!
I was held in chains but now I'm free
I'm hanging in there, don't you see
In this process of elimination

Источник teksty-pesenok.ru
Hey little train! We are all jumping on
The train that goes to the Kingdom
We're happy, Ma, we're having fun
It's beyond my wildest expectation

Hey little train! We are all jumping on
The train that goes to the Kingdom
We're happy, Ma, we're having fun
And the train ain't even left the station

https://youtu.be/igMg5fO7Gqc
it's about a person who lost faith in God. They get drug down by the world and lose faith getting caught up in the hype and excitement of the world. "Forgive us now for what we've done. It started out as a bit of fun" As they near death unhappy they find what they needed all along, something that was right there in front of them but obscured by the temptations of the world. "We have the answer to all your fears. It's short, it's simple, it's crystal clear. It's round about, it's somewhere here. Lost among our winnings". After this they find peace and live happy, waiting for the train(death) to take them to the kingdom(heaven). First I would like to say I love this song and it made HP7 that much better. Secondly, anyone can pick any song apart so far it looses its meaning, Just listen and don't over think it. I think part of it is the realization that even if they wanted to make everything right they couldn't. People will be people, and people replace other people and become in the same position and it doesn't matter how much they try to convince the young that they need to look at everything, they never will.

Источник: https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-song-O-Children-by-Nick-Cave-and-the-Bad-Seeds-about
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Любовь Куракина
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Cleaners - это не уборщики, а чистильщики.

"I'm hanging in there, In this process of elimination"
Юрий Припаньковский Ок. А что они значат в тексте? Что за зачистка такая? Я понимаю общий, поверхностный смысл песни, но хотелось бы копнуть глубже и понять к чему тут чистильщики, ГУЛАГ, Френк, в какое королевство их везёт паровозик.
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Юрий Припаньковский Ваше понимание смысла текста песни.