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“Safe European Home” is something of a song about growing up, being shocked into reality, and admitting it. It could be looked at as a song that’s about appreciating one’s own life at home. Lyrically a call and response technique is used throughout the song as the lead vocals are split between the two songwriters of the song: Joe Strummer and Mick Jones.
The meaning behind this song is made clear by a story The Clash have told about a writing trip to Jamaica gone wrong. Singer Joe Strummer and guitarist Mick Jones were sent to Jamaica for two weeks in December 1977 to write songs for their upcoming second album, which would become "Give ‘Em Enough Rope".
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