| Ultravox – Hymn Lyrics | 6 years ago |
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Short of hearing from the writers themselves, everything is just speculation. But that's what humans do in looking for meaning. My 2 cents: I wonder if the song is commentary on worldly political corruption in general but ESPECIALLY toward those who either misunderstand or willingly misuse religion in their quest for power. I had not heard this song in a decade, at least and was flabbergasted at how it stood up in light of the current atmosphere, especially here in the States. |
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| ZZ Top – Have You Heard? Lyrics | 7 years ago |
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@[dave688626:19199] It's Spanish: "Nacio te amar" or "I was born to love you." ZZ Top occasionally falls into a Gospel-Blues style of their roots, which is what this song is, as are a couple of others on Tres Hombres, including "Jesus Just Left Chicago," "Hot, Blue, and Righteous," and even "Waitin' for a Bus." Additionally, ZZ Top is also strongly influenced by the Hispanic culture of Texas, as well. So all of this... the Gospel-Blues style, the Hispanic phrase, and the meaning of the phrase itself in relation to the style of music makes WAY more sense than any Eastern esoterica. (The simplest will almost always be the most likely.) In other words, "If you've heard I was born to love you," says the Lord, "Then you could not be lost." This is the first stanza of the song. This same Christian Gospel-Blues pattern follows through the whole song, including the third stanza, as well: "Have you heard about Heaven? ... Seven come eleven." "Seven come eleven" is a craps term, and is an automatic win. In other words, from Christian theology, "Have you heard about Heaven? It's an automatic win." In order for this to be some Easter religion or philosophy, you have to (a) ignore ZZ Top's context and style; (b) mis-hear that first phrase; and (c) then figure out how that phrase connects to Eastern religion/philosophy. There are a lot of things that ZZ Top is; deep thinking lyricists is not one of them. |
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