The J.A. in possibly the configuration (with Papa John Creach)
in which they recorded 30 Seconds Over Winterland in the early 1970s.
Is this Jefferson Airplane song simply an example of drug-induced hallucination or does it actually have a deeper – possibly even esoteric – meaning?
In golden Hannibal Carthage days marchin’ onto Rome
Knockin’ on the door and findin’ nobody home there
Rome she cut our army down and left them in the snow
So now I go to where I come from
Now I go home to the SunWhen the earth moves again
When the earth moves again my friend
Watch the lady ride on thru
When the earth moves againEgyptian kings they sing of Gods and pyramids of stone
And they left the deserts clean and they left the deserts golden
Shinin’ as a beacon for those who need a road
Into the day and thru the night we go to find our way homeWhen the earth moves again
My love to all the people I leave behind
Search out the new ground around youWhen the earth moves again
Your head can pull your lady around
And you can leave whenever you can and the ground
Take what you and on the land sea foam glass is sandIf you’ve only lived on earth you’ve never seen the sun
Or the promise of a thousand other suns that glow beyond here
And if you care to see the future look into the eyes
Of your young dancing children and don’t be afraid of our waysWhen the earth moves again
When the earth moves again my friend
Watch the lady ride and sigh
When the earth moves againMoses Moses the Red Sea closes
Over you when you least expect it to
When the earth moves again
When the earth moves again
Written by Paul Kantner.
First released on Bark (1971), but the live version on 30 Seconds Over Winterland (1973) is by far more powerful.
