Cats In The Cradle Lyrics Meaning
2 Origin of Cats in the Cradle.
Cats in the cradle lyrics meaning. Cats in the Cradle. Cats in the cradle song lyrics meaningGeneral commentfor gods sake not every song is about drugs. And the cats in the cradle and the silver spoon.
Not long after his sons birth the father is repeatedly unable to spend time with him due to his job despite his son looking up to him and saying he will grow up to be just like his father. And the cats in the cradle and the silver spoon Little boy blue and the man on the moon When you comin home Dad I dont know when but well get together then You know well have a good time then Well he came from college just the other day So much like a man I just had to say Son Im proud of you can you sit for a while. Song Meaning I cry to this song sometimes because the general song meaning is that a dad doesnt have the time to be with his child and help him grow and the child starts to grow and needs stuff from his father.
Our children reflect and echo uncannily our fathers successes and failures. Ill be home in ten and well get together then. The little boy blue is the child that is sad because his father is away while the father is represented by the man on the moon - the one far away who is unreachable idealized by the child who sees the father as his male role.
The other lyrics make sense. Harrys ode to his son Josh written when Josh was born. - the one far away who is unreachable idealized by the child who sees the father as his male role model.
Cats Cradle is a game played with string Silver Spoons are ornamental spoons for babies and Little Boy Blue is a nursery rhyme. The little boy blue is the child that is sad because his father is away while the father is represented by the man on the moon - the one far away who is unreachable idealized by the child who sees the father as his male role model. The repetitions of the cats in the cradle indicate the child is at home alone - and the silver spoon which is a symbol of wealth the father has to earn.
The line The Cats in the Cradle was to my mind a reference to The Cats and the Cradle a Dutch Fairy tale. Does it refer to the situation where a baby has grown past cradle age and therefore the cat is free to sit in the cradle. And when he has children of his.