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Or sometimes they get kicked down, as in the upper picture above.

“Castles Made of Sand” is a sad musing on thwarted plans. It contains perhaps the most personal lyrics that Jimi Hendrix ever wrote, although they are susceptible to many interpretations. The 1st  verse probably refers to the break-up of his parents, the 2nd to him and his brother’s childhood (both were ¼ Cherokee Indian), and the 3rd to the death of his mother. It’s both beautiful and chilling at the same time, particularly verse 3. If you don’t know the song, please read the lyrics and then give it a listen - youtube link below.

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Down the street you can hear her scream “you’re a disgrace”
As she slams the door in his drunken face
And now he stands outside
And all the neighbours start to gossip and drool
He cries oh, girl you must be mad,
What happened to the sweet love you and me had?
Against the door he leans and starts a scene,
And his tears fall and burn the garden green

And so castles made of sand fall in the sea, eventually

A little Indian brave who before he was ten,
Played war-games in the woods with his Indian friends
And he built up a dream that when he grew up
He would be a fearless warrior Indian chief
Many moons passed and more the dream grew strong until
Tomorrow he would sing his first war-song and fight his first battle
But something went wrong, surprise attack killed him in his sleep that night

And so castles made of sand melts into the sea, eventually

There was a young girl, whose heart was a frown
cause she was crippled for life,
And she couldn’t speak a sound
And she wished and prayed she could stop living,
So she decided to die
She drew her wheelchair to the edge of the shore
And to her legs she smiled you wont hurt me no more
But then a sight she’d never seen made her jump and say
Look a golden winged ship is passing my way

But it really didn’t have to stop, it just kept on going...
And so castles made of sand slips into the sea, eventually
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YF4-r2MpRMs

Cheers, Tom.