I Saw the World

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"I Saw the World" is a darkly poetic anti-war song by the 1960s psychedelic folk-rock band Pearls Before Swine, known for its haunting lyrics and melancholic tone.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical work
song
associatedAct Pearls Before Swine
Tom Rapp
composer Tom Rapp
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
era 1960s
genre anti-war song
folk rock
psychedelic folk
psychedelic rock
hasInstrumentation acoustic guitar
folk instrumentation
psychedelic effects
hasQuality dark
haunting
melancholic
poetic
hasSubject human suffering
moral outrage at war
violence of war
language English
lyricStyle poetic imagery
surreal
symbolic
lyricTheme anti-war sentiment
death
innocence lost
social criticism
suffering
war
mood reflective
somber
tragic
movement psychedelic folk movement
musicalArtist Pearls Before Swine
notableFor anti-war message
haunting lyrics
melancholic tone
partOf Pearls Before Swine repertoire
performer Pearls Before Swine
subjectOf interpretive criticism
vocalStyle intimate
soft
writer Tom Rapp

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Pearls Before Swine notableSong I Saw the World