What did Charles Manson claim to his people that the song 'Helter Skelter' was about, and what is the song really about?

griffinj

Manson taught that the song was prophesying the final apocalyptic battle between the black and white races. I understand that helter-skelter is the British term for the playground item Americans call a slippery-slide. Feb 10 05, 5:04 PM

Buck540

Correct griff, Manson said that after the blacks and whites fought that his "family" would somehow take control with him in command and that he was Christ's Second Coming. I think Lennon had stated that "Helter Skelter" was the name of one specific playground slide in Liverpool, but Brits please say if I am wrong on this. Feb 10 05, 5:11 PM

Baloo55th

Helter skelter is a generic term for a slide coiled round a tower - usually found in fixed fairgrounds rather than travelling ones, and not in playgrounds. There weren't any fixed fairgrounds in Liverpool, and still aren't so far as I am aware. Helter skelter also means haphazard or carelessly hurried. Feb 10 05, 5:41 PM

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