Any ideas on the meaning of “Tower of Babel” by Elton John?

It’s the second track on his autobiographical [i]Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy[/i] album, and last I checked had no comments on song meanings. Very underrated/overlooked track imo.

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originnone · 61-69, M

no...but I'll give you my general thoughts...once the song is sung and you've heard it, it's not the singer's song anymore. Determining the meaning is yours. People debate Hotel California, stairway to heaven, etc. If you ask the artists, they'll normally throw up their hands....

JPWhoo · 36-40, MVIP

@originnone It’s autobiographical though. I’d love to know what happened in Elton John’s early life that inspired it.

originnone · 61-69, M

@JPWhoo ok...that's different....