Just Jinjer is a contemporary rock group from South Africa. In 2006, Just J… Read Full Bio ↴Just Jinjer is a contemporary rock group from South Africa. In 2006, Just Jinger changed the spelling of their name to ‘Just Jinjer’, because some people erroneously pronounced Jinger as ‘Jin-ger’ to rhyme with ‘finger’. They released a new eponymous album in 2006 with this new spelling, consisting of 13 songs, including both new and old material.

Comprised of Ard Matthews (Vocals, Guitar), Brent Harris (Drums, Vocals), Denholm Harding (Bass, Vocals), Just Jinjer is the biggest selling rock group in their home country of South Africa.

In just over a decade they have sold over a quarter million albums, toured with U2, Counting Crows, Live, Goo Goo Dolls, plus dozens of other massive artists.

Their first international release, on Curb Records, is set to hit the airwaves and shelves globally towards the end of 2009. Thus far, on April 7, 2009, Curb released an EP featuring “Can I Have More”, “Home” and “Time of Your Life”. On September 8, 2009, “What He Means” was released as a single by Curb Records. “What He Means” was already a number one single in South Africa in 2006.

Art Matthews and Brent Harris are both known to be big fans of English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and have been known to wear the Spurs tops during gigs.

Father & Farther
Just Jinger Lyrics

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Father and father
Walk the heath and grind their teeth
At each other

Father and father
Walk the heath
The children believe it's about their mother

But it's the father who knows
That the farther they walk
The harder they try
The darker the sky
Becomes
For them

Could the children be disturbed?
Did they stop to think at all?

Father and father
Down the tree
Can't they see
They destroy one another?

Father and father
Sow the seed
So they can grow
Just like their brother

But it's the father who knows that the farther they walk
The harder they try
The darker the sky
Becomes
For them

Have you the strength to hold it in?
Importunate greed, the sin

Oh no, I can't bare to see that look upon their faces
And I know their smiles will disappear in time
Father please, help me ease my aching mind
'Cause I can't bare to know the things that they still see

Brother to brother
For your sons, hold your guns
Not for your mother

Brother and brother
Hide your pride, and shine your love
For one another

But as a father should know that the harder they talk
The harder they cry
The darker their lives become
Oh, in this world

Could the children be disturbed?
Did they stop to think at all?

Oh no, I can't bear to see that look upon their faces
And I know their smiles will disappear in time
Father, father, please help me ease my aching mind
'Cause I can't bear to know the things that they still see

Father and father
Walk the heath and grind their teeth
At each other

Father and father
You should walk the heath

And you should walk in peace
With each other

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Just Jinger’s song Father & Farther tell the story of a family with two fathers who are at odds with each other. They walk together on the heath, but only to grow more agitated and angry with each other as they go. The children, who assume the feud is about their mother, become increasingly disturbed by their fathers’ fighting. The song reflects on the destructive nature of their conflict and the toll it takes on everyone.

The song’s narrator watches the turmoil from a distance, feeling helpless to stop the fathers from tearing each other apart. There’s a sense of urgency in the lyrics as the singer pleads with the fathers to find peace with each other for the sake of their family. They know that if the fathers continue down their path of destruction, the children will suffer irreparably.

Overall, the lyrics of Father & Farther are a poignant commentary on the importance of familial harmony and the lasting effects of unresolved conflict.

Line by Line Meaning

Father and father Walk the heath and grind their teeth At each other
Two fathers walk and argue in the fields

Father and father Walk the heath The children believe it's about their mother
The sons believe the arguments are about their mother

But it's the father who knows That the farther they walk The harder they try The darker the sky Becomes For them
The fathers know that the farther they go with their arguments, the worse things will become

Could the children be disturbed? Did they stop to think at all?
The song questions whether the children are affected by the arguments

Father and father Down the tree Can't they see They destroy one another?
The fathers are causing harm to themselves as well as others

Father and father Sow the seed So they can grow Just like their brother
The fathers want their sons to grow up like brothers

Have you the strength to hold it in? Importunate greed, the sin
The song asks if the fathers can control their greed and selfishness

Oh no, I can't bare to see that look upon their faces And I know their smiles will disappear in time Father please, help me ease my aching mind 'Cause I can't bare to know the things that they still see
The singer is worried about the impact of the arguments on the children's happiness

Brother to brother For your sons, hold your guns Not for your mother
The fathers should put their disputes aside for their children's sake

Brother and brother Hide your pride, and shine your love For one another
The brothers need to hide their pride and show love towards each other

But as a father should know that the harder they talk The harder they cry The darker their lives become Oh, in this world
The harder the fathers argue, the worse their lives will become

Father and father Walk the heath and grind their teeth At each other
The song repeats its opening line about the fathers arguing

Father and father You should walk the heath And you should walk in peace With each other
The song ends with a call for the fathers to find peace

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