Lyrics to "I'm not Afraid of Anything"

[bwguyhottie]

Posted: 9/18/04 at 12:03am

Ok, my friend and I are having an argument about a possible double meaning in the lyrics of this JRB song.

When the line goes:

He's afraid of babies
Of what they'll be
Not me

I think it has two meanings:

1. One...her father is afriad of children not being like her.
2. She does not have this same fear.

My friend only sees the second meaning.

And I mean I know everyone interprets stuff differetnly..and its hard to tell if a composer/writer deliberately intended a meaning....but I was wondering if anyone got the meanings that I did.

[broadwaystar2b]

Posted: 9/18/04 at 12:10am

You know, I never thought of it that way!
That's really interesting.
However, although I know the songs in S4ANW aren't really suposed to connect, I always thought that during "She Cries", that he was her father (I mean, that's definately an example of "Daddy's afraid of babies") And also that "I'd give it all for you" was either the continuation of the story with Amy in "The World was Dancing" or the girl who sang "Not afraid" Updated On: 9/18/04 at 12:10 AM

[Ebonic_Singer]

Posted: 9/18/04 at 12:14am

I think its the 2nd--cause the rest of the song that seems to be the same meaning hence the "I'M not afraid." Of course the other interpretation works, I'm just basing it on the rest of the song.

[Ebonic_Singer]

Posted: 9/18/04 at 12:15am

Oh plus, it depends on how she acted it out--she could have easily portrayed it in the show to mean both meanings.

[GovernorSlaton]

Posted: 9/18/04 at 12:24am

I'm guessing JRB meant the latter rather than the former.

[Blair]

Posted: 9/18/04 at 12:29am

I'm also guessing #2, though the first on makes sense.

[devonian.t]

Posted: 9/18/04 at 2:14pm

I recently directed SFANW with a cast of 20, incorporating major choreography for 'The River Won't' and 'Steamtrain'. We linked the latter with 'I'm Flying Home'- the great hope for sport actually died an enlisted man on a battlefield, (link to Flagmaker). 'Flying Home' brought his spirit home.
Seemed to work very well.
Lovely show.

[DestinyBeckoned]

Posted: 9/18/04 at 2:18pm

I always assumed it was #2.


And Star2b...I never even thought that She Cries could have been a father singing! I just figured a guy was singing about his girlfriend or something. Thats really interesting, thanks!