The song is a lament for all the friends who are no longer part of Pat’s life. However, to truly understand this song, we have to look at the context in which the chorus is placed. Freedom is completely meaningless: it’s only an illusion that we whisper to ourselves to make us feel as if our life has meaning, as if our choices make any difference on the outcome of what happens. This chorus alone provides a deep insight into how Pat felt about freedom at the time. The chorus to this song goes:Ī casket buried six feet deep for everybody’s hero.Īnd how beautiful it is because freedom doesn’t have a purpose. The earliest version of this song I can find is from 2005’s Caught In the Act of Not Being Awesome. My survey begins with the song Harmony Parking Lot Song by Johnny Hobo and the Freight Trains.
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One of the recurring themes throughout all of his projects has been what is freedom: what does freedom mean, what does it mean to be free, how do you live a free life? I’ve always found it incredibly fascinating how his conception of freedom has changed over time as he’s grown as a person, so I’ve decided to write something tracing the evolution of freedom in Pat’s works.
During his time with Ramshackle, he also released a lot of solo material dealing with the same subject matter in unique ways.
In 2011, he went to rehab, got clean from heroin, and started Ramshackle Glory, offering a new perspective on many of the things he sung about in Johnny Hobo and Wingnut. Eventually, he moved on to a new project in Wingnut Dishwasher’s Union, which had a much more political voice. He started off in Johnny Hobo and the Freight Trains as a teenager addicted to heroin, writing nihilistic songs about the hopelessness and futility of life. He’s an enormously intelligent individual that has had a very unique trajectory through life. Pat “The Bunny” is one of the most interesting artists in the folk punk scene, if not in the entirety of modern music.