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| Līve – The Dam At Otter Creek Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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Yeah, very underrated track!
Coming from the spiritual philosophy viewpoint the first verse suggests Krishnamurti's idea that attachment and thoughtless acts can cause personal sorrow through regret. I think the dead man is metaphorical, being someone who has succumbed to the grind of daily life and become emotionally numb and hardened. Its the sense of a life ruined in the same way that the environment was affected when the dam was built. But the beautiful river is still there and by metaphorically taking this guy to the river they're making him spiritually aware, a kind of rebirth. |
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| Līve – We Deal In Dreams Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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I think ElKarmaScaramouche is partly correct, but knowing the band's exploration of Krishnamurti philosophy (and indeed my own) I interpret it as an examination of how daily life wears us down and we take the things around us for granted. The message seems to be that we should instead be looking at the world around us in a different light and accepting its beauty and what it can offer us with questioning it. |
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| Līve – Operation Spirit (The Tyranny of Tradition) Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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Most of the songs on Mental Jewelry are based around the teachings of the spiritual philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti. He was more concerned with living through detachment from materialism, emotion and faith in religion as they cause personal sorrow. The message was simple - you are the only person who can create your own truths not a prophet, things you can buy or relationships. With this in mind it's a pretty self explanatory track. |
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