This is the story of Jesus, as retold by Tom Waits. It is the Gospel of Tom Waits. There are some very solid clues, specifically: (1) "He has risen," which is the Easter mantra [technically "he is risen"]; (2) the acceptance and eventual denial of Jesus by Peter, which is described at the end of the song; and (3) the beginning of the last stanza, which states that he was born "away in a cornfield" when "manger" is the word that would have rhymed with "stranger."
@brando39: I agree with the Biblical clues, though I take a little different slant. But one of the great things about the best songwriters is that they can sometimes write something so mysterious that many different ideas can flow from the same lyrics, depending on the listener. I think your explication is a good one.
@brando39: I agree with the Biblical clues, though I take a little different slant. But one of the great things about the best songwriters is that they can sometimes write something so mysterious that many different ideas can flow from the same lyrics, depending on the listener. I think your explication is a good one.
This is the story of Jesus, as retold by Tom Waits. It is the Gospel of Tom Waits. There are some very solid clues, specifically: (1) "He has risen," which is the Easter mantra [technically "he is risen"]; (2) the acceptance and eventual denial of Jesus by Peter, which is described at the end of the song; and (3) the beginning of the last stanza, which states that he was born "away in a cornfield" when "manger" is the word that would have rhymed with "stranger."
@brando39: I agree with the Biblical clues, though I take a little different slant. But one of the great things about the best songwriters is that they can sometimes write something so mysterious that many different ideas can flow from the same lyrics, depending on the listener. I think your explication is a good one.
@brando39: I agree with the Biblical clues, though I take a little different slant. But one of the great things about the best songwriters is that they can sometimes write something so mysterious that many different ideas can flow from the same lyrics, depending on the listener. I think your explication is a good one.