This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
Friends tell me it's spring
My window show the same
Without you here the seasons pass me by
I know you were not new
That loved like me and you
All the same I miss you
Today has been OK
Today has been OK
The preacher lost his son
He's known by all in town
He found him with another son of God
Feeding on the prayer
Never mind what God said
But love had lost its cause
And I thought today had been OK
Today has been OK
Today has been OK
Wind has burned your skin
The lovely air so thin
The salty water's underneath your feet
No one's gone in vain
Here is where you'll stay
'Cause life has been insane but
Today has been OK
Today has been OK
Today has been OK
Today has been OK
My window show the same
Without you here the seasons pass me by
I know you were not new
That loved like me and you
All the same I miss you
Today has been OK
Today has been OK
The preacher lost his son
He's known by all in town
He found him with another son of God
Feeding on the prayer
Never mind what God said
But love had lost its cause
And I thought today had been OK
Today has been OK
Today has been OK
Wind has burned your skin
The lovely air so thin
The salty water's underneath your feet
No one's gone in vain
Here is where you'll stay
'Cause life has been insane but
Today has been OK
Today has been OK
Today has been OK
Today has been OK
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this song carries so much emotion and strength within the lyrics alone. but it fits so perfectly to the music...and her voice...and the song is really so powerful.
My favorite song off The Fisherman's Woman album.It's such a beautiful and delicate song about facing different hardships and overcoming them by just surviving.Her voice is so lush and the music is so simple and bittersweet.
odd coincidence: emiliana's from iceland, as are sigur ros and siggi and stefan from gus gus. well, these last two, using the pseudonym celebrator, directed a video (vidrar vel til loftarasa) for sigur ros in which we see the story that emiliana refers to in the second verse (the preacher's son in love with another boy - a very touching video). as björk has also said, in iceland pretty much everyone knows each other. funny to see such a cross-referencing, though...
@progosk Thanks for sharing this, I'll mention it in my podcast.
Gorgeous song. Delicate really is the perfect word to dsecribe it. I heard it on Grey's Anatomy, and the chorus was stuck in my head for days. I finally searched for the song, bought it and listened to it constantly for about a week. So beautiful...
The preacher lost his son He's known by all in town He found him with another son of God Feeding on the prayer Nevermind what God said But love had lost its cause And I thought today had been ok
Im guessing this is certainly about a preacher catching his son in a homosexual sitiuation, maybe having sex with another guy. She made her point well, I am a gay activist and I´ve been listening to this song for about 6 months and I never got that part because it was so suddle. She didnt make a big deal out of it, as though it was just a small memory passing through her head while writing this song. Lovely song it is!
Sorry but what does suddle mean?<br /> If you mean subtle (I'm not trying to be rude just wondering) I don't think it was.<br /> The preacher lost his son<br /> He's known by all in town<br /> He found him with another son of God <br /> That's seem blunt to me. In a good way of course, but definetly not subtle. Sorry if you mean something else.<br />
"But love had lost its cause And I thought today had been ok" i love this song!
i first heard this song on sugar rush. and if the theory about homosexuality is true, then it's very fitting indeed :P
i fell in love with it, soon as i heard it. beautiful stuff. :)
this is such an incredible song. I can't stop playing it.
i think she is saying about how her friends keep telling her to feel ok, although she is not able to because of her lost boyfriend.
'Friends tell me it's spring My window show the same'
her friends tell her everything is fine but she can't feel fine
'All the same I miss you Today has been ok Today has been ok'
the day was the same for her as the others was, she is feeling down, which has already become normal to her
'Wind has burned your skin The lovely air so thin The salty water's underneath your feet No one's gone in vain Here is where you'll stay 'Cause life has been insane but Today has been ok Today has been ok Today has been ok Today has been ok'
again she is saying about how she feel the same, but it's ok to her.