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| The Shins – So Says I Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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To me that's what the moral of The Garden of Eden is: Knowledge was the forbidden fruit, but the appeal was that we couldn't have it. The sin was not eating it, but our motivation: We wanted to be equal to God, we wanted power. Therefore we were forever separated from Nature. Although Eve (and women) were villainified here, one can't blame her for succumbing to the serpent's seduction. Adam may have been inferior to God but he was content with the physical domination he held over Eve. Also, I think the point of covering nudity is that Eve learned that Adam(men) enjoyed looking at her and was easily distracted by physical gratification. she could use this at opportune times to distract him and compensate for his physical advantage. |
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| The Shins – So Says I Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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No matter what the prevailing government is modeled after, it'll never work. SOcial utopia is not possible because the desire to dominate, to have power, is too dominant in human nature. The power hungry will always find a way to manipulate government or religion for their own benefit. Survival of the fittest is nature's method of maintaining balance. Animal behavior is always motivated by species preservation. What seperates us from the animals is our selfishness. We only think about ourselves right now, about physical gratification |
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| The Shins – Saint Simon Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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as far as the "apathy" bit...Rebellion plays a central role in the shaping of identity. Babies must minimize parental bond to forge that first self, teenagers rebel against parents/authority, etc. etc.
Intellectually, it is sometimes necessary to become indifferent to former belief systems to continue psychology.One is released only after they are trapped or held prisoner. The soul cannot breathe if its suffocated by Thought. |
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| The Shins – Saint Simon Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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The Night Symbolizes the Unknown. It's mysterious, potentially dangerous. Knowledge can empower, but it can also limit, restricting us from forming our own ideas.
Stepping into the night seems to be an analogy for entering the unknown, handing oneself over to Destiny. With this attitude even bad things could potentially bring good;all experience is valuable.
Surviving tragedy, misfortune and pain without giving in & harboring dark emotions like blame, hatred or revenge, without judging or making excuses,enables us to truly enjoy life. Mercy, good fortune, love...Nothing "holds a candle" to how good life feels when we don't take it for granted. |
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| The Shins – Saint Simon Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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Once, when the "ancient lines" of the Bible were new, we declared ourselves divine among Earth's creatures, for we believed God made us in his image. Modern thought defines the world scientifically, with anything that can't be proven or experienced by the human senses to be fantasy. Science is worshipped liked any other religion, although it makes as little sense to someone unfamiliar with it as BIblical symbology does to the modern day reader attempting to make sense of Old Testament writings literally. But no matter how smug and all-knowing humans feel, no amount of math equations will figure out life. There will always be holes.
I think he's reached the the point at the road to wisdom & maturity where he's beginning to realize that everyone has to define life in their own way, and while the words of others may help us, only life eperience offers Real Lessons. Once we get to this point, present and passing philosophies, religions and theories seem no more meaningful than simple Nusrsery Rhymes: In fact one may begin to see parallels between the two, and find that often it's the deceptively simple words that can teach us the most. |
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| The Shins – Kissing the Lipless Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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A doe symbolizes gentleness, petals are feminine.
She was testing her mettle by "kissing the lipless" ie engaging in physical intimacy without any emotional meaning. SInce he takes it personally he was either her boyfriend or wanted to be more than friends. He feels foolish that he was too blinded by her feminine charms to see the deception. |
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| Death Cab for Cutie – Crooked Teeth Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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Musicians make songs, and lyrics are often added after the music, making them bear no more weight than the guitar riff. Ben, like Isaac Brock, is a writer who has the gift of finding an audience through music. Knowing that there's a story behind songs imbuies it with much more depth |
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