Four Degrees Celcius
If this song has a broader message, and most of Leon's do, it is difficult to understand. Lyrically the song invokes a time and place were there is nothing but bleakness and want. Elements hint at a comment on Palestine, while others suggest a pessimistic vision of the future. (One line, 'Brown like the earth' originated in the song, "Who Reaps The Profits?", written in the early 1980s, while the opening words are borrowed from a 700-year-old poem.)
Recordings
Version 1 (2016)