Now if a Kenyan musician can understand what this song is all about, I'll promote him free online.

Music is one step away from Poetry.

And 100 steps from Tycho.

Now can anyone figure out what the poem is all about....without googling?

Music died in Africa with Franco.

Respectfully.

I agree with you

These lyrics point to a possibly drug induced genius. The Biblical fatted calf was killed for the prodigal son. Elton John and Bernie Taupin probably considered themselves prodigals in the hedonistic music of the 70s that saw drugs, music and partying go hand in hand. Check these lyrics from another genius, Leonard Cohen ;

Now I've heard there was a secret chord
That David played, and it pleased the Lord
But you don't really care for music, do you?
It goes like this
The fourth, the fifth
The minor fall, the major lift
The baffled king composing "Hallelujah"

Chorus:
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Your faith was strong but you needed proof
You saw her bathing on the roof
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you
She tied you to a kitchen chair
She broke your throne, and she cut your hair
And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah

Chorus

Baby I have been here before
I know this room, I've walked this floor
I used to live alone before I knew you
I've seen your flag on the marble arch
Love is not a victory march
It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah

Chorus

There was a time you let me know
What's really going on below
But now you never show it to me, do you?
And remember when I moved in you
The holy dove was moving too
And every breath we drew was Hallelujah

Chorus

You say I took the name in vain
I don't even know the name
But if I did, well really, what's it to you?
There's a blaze of light
In every word
It doesn't matter which you heard
The holy or the broken Hallelujah

Chorus

Maybe there's a God above
But all I've ever learned from love
Was how to shoot somebody who outdrew you
And it's not a cry that you hear at night
It's not somebody who's seen the light
It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah

Chorus

I did my best, it wasn't much
I couldn't feel, so I tried to touch
I've told the truth, I didn't come to fool you
And even though
It all went wrong
I'll stand before the Lord of Song
With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah

Leonard Cohen was clearly drug induced. He initially wrote over 80 stanzas of this song and it is only later renditions that chopped it down.

By the way there is an autobiography of "Hallelujah" that tells the story - or rather Cohen's cooperation with Jeff Buckley.

The 'use', perhaps 'abuse' of drugs seems to be misunderstood; and that we can speak of 'drug induced' genius may be a confession to neither understanding genius nor drugs.

Why do people take drugs? Is drug use or abuse proportional to stress levels experienced?

For example, rather than have 'alcoblow' why not regularly lower depression and stress levels through techniques that can mimic alcohol effects?

Ngai fafa... Kutonyita nayo!!!

This isn't a coincidence, and the main suspicion is that normal life tends to present too much inhibition, and the only vent easy to find is through drugs. But this is a weakness in our social structure and culture.

I hold the opinion that mind altering events and actions should not only be used by normal adults when needed, but that qualified personnel should help provide this service.

Other natural and non chemical interventions like yoga and meditation, and deep trance therapies like hypnosis and shamanic dances should also be used to keep minds on an even keel.

That way, genius, or high levels of intelligence or even generally high stress levels will not be associated with drug and substance abuse and crime.

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Suuuunngg this for my gashungwa.

She wanted they money
Didn't have any
So had to think quickly
had to make feel guilty
It's Friday
Before I go to my wife on Saturday
Mukiri and Alphodoty
Poley

So i suuuungg