Ramble On....

In the beginning he bids his friends and family farewell. He tells them of how grateful he was for all the good times, but now he must be on his way. This to me resembles the town of Aurora. my whole life so far has been spent in Aurora, and once I graduate, I will be leaving for college and possibly a career. This will be my “rambling on” I will tell my family and friends good bye and then leave indefinitely. One of my favorite lines in the beginning is “got no time for spreadin’ roots, the time has come to be gone” This really represents me because I HATE being stuck somewhere, especially in a small town like this where there is absolutely nothing to doLed Zeppelin, One of the greatest rock and roll bands of all time, made some of the best rock and roll songs of all time.. They made rock what it is today, and they are my favorite band of all time. They were known for insane concerts and lyrics with meaning. That is why the song I chose to represent me is “Ramble On” by the one and only Led Zeppelin. It tells a tale of a man trying to find his way in a long ago land. He “rambles” from place to place. Residing at one place for a while and then moving on to another place until he wore out his stay there.. Unlike other people I will be ecstatic to graduate and go to something bigger and better. And that is what this song is about... moving on.

The next verse is about the adventures the main character goes on. He explains the events prior as “a tale that can’t be told” which to me represents some pretty crazy things that he must have gone through to get to where he is now. He then goes on to talk about how he met a girl in Mordor, but Gollum took her away from him. If you have ever read or seen a J.R.R. Tolkien book or movie, you would know exactly what Robert Plant was talking about while writing this song. And you would know that one would never find a girl in the fiery depths of Mordor, possibly a few orcs but that would be all. So, he is obviously talking about something bigger and more meaningful. What he is probably talking about is the ring of power found in the “Lord Of The Rings” books. The Ring of Power to me would be getting my diploma and finding a great career. “Gollum” would most likely be me, getting side tracked, and flunking out, which hopefully does not happen! After all, Led zeppelin would probably not be a good place to get inspiration from. Their track record is not the best.

Little did I know that one of my favorite Led Zeppelin songs represented me so well. Hopefully I do not follow the main character in the song, but in the game of life you never know what’s in store.