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Auburn Annie · 02-23-2003, 11:05 AM

I guess what you read into a song depends on where you're from. For me 'circle of steel' especially the 'high windows flickering down' reminds me of prison - we have a state correctional facility in the middle of town here (the city grew up around it, literally). It has iron gates out front and high walls all around, with lights from upper tier cells "flickering down through the snow" at night.

02-23-2003, 11:05 AM	#8
Auburn Annie Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 3,101	I guess what you read into a song depends on where you're from. For me 'circle of steel' especially the 'high windows flickering down' reminds me of prison - we have a state correctional facility in the middle of town here (the city grew up around it, literally). It has iron gates out front and high walls all around, with lights from upper tier cells "flickering down through the snow" at night.