The British Are Coming: Difference between revisions

The liner notes for ''Everything Will Be Alright in the End'' groups songs by one of three themes. "The British Are Coming" is grouped under the category "[[Patriarchia]]" (songs about Cuomo's relationships with father figures). Many of the song's lyrics are references to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War American Revolutionary War], specifically the ride of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Revere Paul Revere] leading up to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles_of_Lexington_and_Concord Battles of Lexington and Concord]. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_III_of_the_United_Kingdom King George], the King of Britain at the time, is named. “One, if by land, and two, if by sea” is a phrase coined by Henry W. Longfellow in 1860 for his poem ''[http://www.paul-revere-heritage.com/poem.html Paul Revere's Ride]'', referring to Revere's use of lanterns to signal to the Patriots the route used by British soldiers to advance to Concord. "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sons_of_Liberty Sons of Liberty]" were a secret society who opposed the taxation of the American colonies by the British government. The song's title and therefore chorus are most likely historically inaccurate as the American Colonists at the time would have considered themselves British. <ref>Revere House Radio. Paul Revere House. https://paulreverehouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Ep.-3_-What-did-PR-Actually-Say_.pdf?/</ref>