| Mumford & Sons – Thistle & Weeds Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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This song aside from being incredibly powerful is completely Biblically based. The title itself is referencing one of Jesus' parables in the New Testament of the sower. I'll just quote it because it's pretty straight forward. From Luke 8 Jesus says, "A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds of the air ate it up... Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the plants. Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up and yielded a crop, a hundred times more than was sown." Jesus then goes on to say how the seed is the word of God. Verse 14 says, "The seed that fell among the thorns (thistle) stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life's worries, riches and pleasures, and they do not mature. Mumford & Sons are clearly calling out the people who have fallen among the thistle and weeds and are being choked by it, especially with this line: "Corrupted by the simple sniff of riches blown" How easy it is to let riches and worldy pleasures corrupt a person. Also in the song they say: I begged you to hear me, there's more than flesh and bones Let the dead bury the dead, they will come out in droves Part of that phrase is almost word for word to Matthew 8:22 when Jesus says, "Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead." And when they say "There's more than flesh and bones," they're pretty much saying that all of this stuff here on earth doesn't really matter, including our bodies, because one day when we're dead it'll all be gone and what will remain is our spirits. It's pretty hard to deny all of these direct references to the Bible. I could reference several more places here but I'll stop now |
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| Mumford & Sons – Thistle & Weeds Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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This song aside from being incredibly powerful is completely Biblically based. The title itself is referencing one of Jesus' parables in the New Testament of the sower. I'll just quote it because it's pretty straight forward. From Luke 8 Jesus says, "A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds of the air ate it up... Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the plants. Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up and yielded a crop, a hundred times more than was sown." Jesus then goes on to say how the seed is the word of God. Verse 14 says, "The seed that fell among the thorns (thistle) stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life's worries, riches and pleasures, and they do not mature. Mumford & Sons are clearly calling out the people who have fallen among the thistle and weeds and are being choked by it, especially with this line: "Corrupted by the simple sniff of riches blown" How easy it is to let riches and worldy pleasures corrupt a person. Also in the song they say: I begged you to hear me, there's more than flesh and bones Let the dead bury the dead, they will come out in droves Part of that phrase is almost word for word to Matthew 8:22 when Jesus says, "Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead." And when they say "There's more than flesh and bones," they're pretty much saying that all of this stuff here on earth doesn't really matter, including our bodies, because one day when we're dead it'll all be gone and what will remain is our spirits. It's pretty hard to deny all of these direct references to the Bible. I could reference several more places here but I'll stop now |
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| Mumford & Sons – Thistle & Weeds Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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This song aside from being incredibly powerful is completely Biblically based. The title itself is referencing one of Jesus' parables in the New Testament of the sower. I'll just quote it because it's pretty straight forward. From Luke 8 Jesus says, "A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds of the air ate it up... Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the plants. Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up and yielded a crop, a hundred times more than was sown." Jesus then goes on to say how the seed is the word of God. Verse 14 says, "The seed that fell among the thorns (thistle) stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life's worries, riches and pleasures, and they do not mature. Mumford & Sons are clearly calling out the people who have fallen among the thistle and weeds and are being choked by it, especially with this line: "Corrupted by the simple sniff of riches blown" How easy it is to let riches and worldy pleasures corrupt a person. Also in the song they say: I begged you to hear me, there's more than flesh and bones Let the dead bury the dead, they will come out in droves Part of that phrase is almost word for word to Matthew 8:22 when Jesus says, "Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead." And when they say "There's more than flesh and bones," they're pretty much saying that all of this stuff here on earth doesn't really matter, including our bodies, because one day when we're dead it'll all be gone and what will remain is our spirits. It's pretty hard to deny all of these direct references to the Bible. I could reference several more places here but I'll stop now. |
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