Lyrics to Go

As we were sitting in class Prof. Sexson mentioned songs that we initally didn't know what the meaning of the lyrics were when we were children. The Song "Bulls on Parade" By Rage Against the Machine comes to mind. Evil Empire came out in '96 so i was about 8 years old if my math serves me correctly. Growing up between New Hampshire and Massachusetts, and always being on the water, when the line "...Rally 'round the family, with a pocket full of shells..." - I automatically assumed that Zach de La Rocha meant sea shells. An innocent child-like mistake i suppose, but one that makes me laugh every time i hear the song.