Lyric Interpretation: Bang the Drum

[Skylark]

You all are just so good at this interpretation...I will humbly insert my thoughts...Lindsey is a genius at voicings and his nuances in the music and his delivery of the words just give me chills! This man can bring me to tears !!!

IMHO..... You each have reached down into Lindsey's heart and found a tad of insanity lurking...but isn't that what true love is all about...Cycles of tenderness , with the consummation of your passionate love bringing joyous moments of ecstasy followed by debilitating grief and terrible humiliation and hurt with the death of all your dreams spiraling down...down... as you...Go Insane!!!

The picture of the nude who Lindsey described..".As a good sport!"...also has the famous scream picture on the wall...Inside they are screaming for help...she's drowning in drugs...he's drowning in her love ! Lindsey must help them both to survive so,he helped her with a condo and money to live on and take acting lessons! He told the man interviewing him..."That's enough...I don't want to talk about it anymore...I don't want to hurt her..." His brother Jeff spoke about what a lovely girl Carol Ann was and how the Rock & Roll lifestyle ruined everything for them...it's very sad...I feel that Lindsey was trying to do what was right for them to move on in a positive way!

This is not an exact quote as I can't find the interview at this moment but it is as true to the text as I can be!
{Les, can you tell us what interview this was from so others can read it?}

D.W.Suite and The Prayer... show Lindsey's deep spiritual side that reaches up from his subconscious to rescue him! Lindsey tells the story of how he'd go to his Fathers grave up north. He'd ask him questions and imagine his anwers. That IS the theme of these songs! Lindsey adored and admired his Dad and still values his opinion! His Father's love and caring answer him back from beyond the grave ~ Saving Lindsey~

an interjection:Speaking of Cycles! Lindsey is now a Father with a Son of his own and a beautiful baby girl!

Now Iam crying! Lindsey is an honest, caring, loving Family Man; a Great Guitarist and a Musical Genius I admire!