America: Tin Man Meaning

Song Released: 1974

Tin Man Lyrics

Sometimes late
When things are real
And people share the gift of gab
Between themselves

Some are quick to take the bait
And catch the perfect prize
That waits among the shells

But Oz never did give nothing to the Tin Man
That...

1. RationalVelvet

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   Dec 7th 2017 !⃝

   Nothing makes sense when you're high, but it sure is a lot of fun!
2. anonymous

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   Mar 21st 2017 !⃝

   The intro, lines 1-8:
   Typically and lawfully, a group of friends get together routinely to "shoot the breeze". Mostly likely they are men who are closely connected who enjoy each others' company. They also lean on each other for acceptance just as they are, but if they choose to fantasize, that's ok, too.But, they will very wisely set you up to check you out, and if you fall for the bait, your heart is exposed and you receive an award.
   
   Lines 9 (new lines) to repeated lines:]
   A comparative analysis taken from
   "The Wizard of Oz". Oz, the wise one, didn't give anything to the Tin Man who thought he didn't have a heart because he already had a heart.
   
   In a nutshell, the song is saying friends don't need a reason to get together, and their conversations don't have to be that of a rocket scientist.
   
   Friends can sit back, put their cares away, and relax in their fantasies.
3. anonymous

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   Mar 9th 2013 !⃝

   The beginning sounds like tears for fears mothers talk:
   A dark invitation to communicate with evil spirits at a certain time or "change in the weather; when the wind blows" perhaps "sometimes late at night" (Tin Man) why do both these songs mention at an hour when people talk?
   
   My features form with a change in the weather
   We can
   We can work it out
   My features form with a change in the weather
   We can
   We can work it out
   
   When the wind blows
   When the mothers talk
   When the wind blows
   
   When the wind blows
   When the mothers talk
   When the wind blows
   We can work it out
   
   It's not that you're not good enough
   It's just that we can make you better
   Given that you pay the price
   We can keep you young and tender
   Follow in the footsteps of a funeral pyre
   You were paid not listen now your house is on fire
   
   Wake me up when things get started
   When everything starts to happen
   
   My features form with a change in the weather
   We can
   We can work it out
   My features form with a change in the weather
   We can
   We can work it out
   
   When the wind blows (when the wind blows)
   When the mothers talk (when the mothers talk)
   When the wind blows
   When the wind blows (when the wind blows)
   When the mothers talk (when the mothers talk)
   When the wind blows
   We can
   Only we can work it out
   
   Some of us horrified
   Others never talk about it
   But when the weather starts to burn
   Then you'll know that you're in trouble
   Follow in the footsteps of a soldier girl
   It is time to put your clothes on and to face the world
   
   Don't you feel your luck is changing
   When everything starts to happen
   Put your head right next to my heart
   The beat of the drum is the fear of the dark
4. anonymous

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   May 25th 2011 !⃝

   Smokin' some heavy dope... That's my thought.

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