You hold your truth so purely
Swerve not through the minds of men
This lie is dead
This cup of yours tastes holy
But a brush with the devil can clear your mind
Strengthen your spine
Fingers tap into what you were once
And I'm worried that I blew my only chance

Whispers in the dark
Steal a kiss and you'll break your heart
Pick up your clothes and curl your toes
Learn your lesson, lead me home
Spare my sins for the ark
I was to slow to depart
I'm a cad but I'm not that flawed
I set out to serve the Lord.

And my heart
Was colder when you've gone
And I lost my head
But found the one that I loved
Under the sun
Under the sun

Fingers tap into what you were once
And I'm worried that I blew my only chance
Fingers tap into what you were once
And I'm worried that I blew my only chance

And my heart
Was colder when you've gone
And I lost my head
But still, while we are young
While we are young
While we are young
While we are young


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Whispers in the Dark Lyrics as written by Edward James Milton Dwane Benjamin Walter David Lovett

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    My Interpretation

    This song is a conversation with God (a more secular interpretation being : a conversation with a conflicted self)

    This song will resonate with anyone who has had a religious upbringing and denounced their faith. Note that Mumford's 'rejection' of faith is not an atheistic rejection of faith - he clearly still acknowledges god's existence. It is more of an existential rejection where he has decided to abandon the ethereal 'other world' and instead decided to revel in the world he has been rightfully gifted.

    The closing verses are particularly poignant for me :

    But my heart Was colder when you'd gone I lost my head But found the one that I loved Under the sun Under the sun

    Here, the 'you' is God and Mumford's rejection of him is clear. Anyone who has done similar will be familiar with the existential dread that takes over the mind and body once you've rejected God. Indeed, I had a very similar experience where I became a 'cad' like Mumford - as I revelled more in existential, hedonistic pleasures, I treated women as means to my own satisfaction and not ends in themselves, all possible because the 'cold heart' I had developed.

    But the line 'I found the one that I loved/Under this sun' is truly serene as he recognises the divine in the ephemeral.

    3rdcultureon May 14, 2013   Link

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