Well I dreamed I saw the silver
space ships flying
In the yellow haze of the sun
There were children crying
and colors flying
All around the chosen ones
All in a dream, all in a dream
The loading had begun
All in a dream, all in a dream
The loading had begun
They were flying Mother Nature's
silver seed to a new home in the sun"
These lines clearly suggest that the earth is now dying as the chosen ones board spaceships to find a new planet to colonize. Imagery of tragedy (children crying) and hope for the future of mankind (flying Mother Nature's silver (the spaceships) seed (the chosen ones) to a new home. I'm not sure how to interpret the phrase "chosen ones"--does he mean the wealthy get to go on the spaceships, or was there some other more impartial criteria used to "choose"? Finally, what about the title itself--"After the Goldrush"--what does it mean? To me I get imagery of men raping the land (strip-mining?) and leaving places un-fit for habitation. Hence, what do we do "After the Goldrush"? In the album notes, Neil says "Most of these songs were inspired by the Dean Stockwell--Herb Berman screenplay "After the Goldrush". As far as I know 100 In the album notes, Neil says "Most of these songs were inspired by the Dean Stockwell--Herb Berman screenplay "After the Goldrush". As far as I know this screenplay is unproduced. Dean Stockwell is an actor (he was in the T.V. show "Quantum Leap", the movies "Married to the Mob" and "Dune", and was also in Neil's movie "Human Highway", which I still haven't seen in its entireity). I have no idea who Herb Berman is. So any comments, insights, different interpretations? I'm anxious for feedback.