The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #56554 Message #886096
Posted By: Nigel Parsons
09-Feb-03 - 11:57 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Postcard Day (Ian Anderson)
Subject: RE: Lyric Discussion.. Wazzis Mean To You???
Difference between 'hostage' & 'slave'. A payment by a third party sets a hostage free. The same payment merely transfers ownership of the slave. The slave has no real hope of his condition truly changing.