how the hell do you get this is about god?
it's about having her baby.
i thought that was obvious, but guess i was wrong.
maybe because i'm not religious.
anyway...
new favorite!
i bought RED LETTER YEAR
on Sunday && have basically had this song on repeat ever since.
i am so happy i got to see her play this song live in St.Louis this past October.
=]
That's an interesting interpretation...about her having her baby.
That's an interesting interpretation...about her having her baby.
I think I know what she really means, though. The name of the song implies it, actually. She's not preaching to the choir here. She's speaking to religious zealots that have their heads in the clouds, shouting at them, "Time to come down now. Time to land. Time to get back in touch with reality and be grounded once again." In the song, Ani tries to sell the idea to the pious that you don't need to live your life for an afterlife...for after you die. The world loves you right here and right now, whether you acknowledge it or not. Wake the f*ck up and start living for today, here in OUR beautiful world! Stop living your life according to some dogma written with the intention to subordinate and control you. Start living your life for what you want and start loving yourself, your neighbors, and your environment.
She is right on point. I agree with her 100%. I think this song is a reflection of her frustration with the far right-wing theocrats and neocons of the GOP running our country for the past 8 years. She actually made passing mention to this at a live performance of hers I was at recently.
On second examination, I think it is actually about a combination of what you and I both put forth...about her having a baby and wanting the baby to live life for the here and now, for this world. She is going to make sure the baby loves this world and promises to never instill the fear-mongering of the religious in him or her. The frustrations and criticisms I mentioned that she puts forth are intertwined with her hopes and wishes for her baby. She mentions them as obstacles for her baby to overcome in this new world he or she...
On second examination, I think it is actually about a combination of what you and I both put forth...about her having a baby and wanting the baby to live life for the here and now, for this world. She is going to make sure the baby loves this world and promises to never instill the fear-mongering of the religious in him or her. The frustrations and criticisms I mentioned that she puts forth are intertwined with her hopes and wishes for her baby. She mentions them as obstacles for her baby to overcome in this new world he or she will soon enter into.
how the hell do you get this is about god? it's about having her baby. i thought that was obvious, but guess i was wrong. maybe because i'm not religious.
anyway... new favorite! i bought RED LETTER YEAR on Sunday && have basically had this song on repeat ever since. i am so happy i got to see her play this song live in St.Louis this past October. =]
That's an interesting interpretation...about her having her baby.
That's an interesting interpretation...about her having her baby.
I think I know what she really means, though. The name of the song implies it, actually. She's not preaching to the choir here. She's speaking to religious zealots that have their heads in the clouds, shouting at them, "Time to come down now. Time to land. Time to get back in touch with reality and be grounded once again." In the song, Ani tries to sell the idea to the pious that you don't need to live your life for an afterlife...for after you die. The world loves you right here and right now, whether you acknowledge it or not. Wake the f*ck up and start living for today, here in OUR beautiful world! Stop living your life according to some dogma written with the intention to subordinate and control you. Start living your life for what you want and start loving yourself, your neighbors, and your environment.
She is right on point. I agree with her 100%. I think this song is a reflection of her frustration with the far right-wing theocrats and neocons of the GOP running our country for the past 8 years. She actually made passing mention to this at a live performance of hers I was at recently.
On second examination, I think it is actually about a combination of what you and I both put forth...about her having a baby and wanting the baby to live life for the here and now, for this world. She is going to make sure the baby loves this world and promises to never instill the fear-mongering of the religious in him or her. The frustrations and criticisms I mentioned that she puts forth are intertwined with her hopes and wishes for her baby. She mentions them as obstacles for her baby to overcome in this new world he or she...
On second examination, I think it is actually about a combination of what you and I both put forth...about her having a baby and wanting the baby to live life for the here and now, for this world. She is going to make sure the baby loves this world and promises to never instill the fear-mongering of the religious in him or her. The frustrations and criticisms I mentioned that she puts forth are intertwined with her hopes and wishes for her baby. She mentions them as obstacles for her baby to overcome in this new world he or she will soon enter into.