Thrice – The Lion and the Wolf Lyrics | 16 years ago |
its actually based off an old fable by aesop. "A wolf stole a lamb from the flock, and was carrying it off to devour it at his leisure when he met a Lion, who took his prey away from him and walked off with it. He dared not resist, but when the Lion had gone some distance he said, "It is most unjust of you to take what's mine away from me like that." The Lion laughed and called out in reply, "It was justly yours, no doubt! The gift of a friend, perhaps, eh?" do i need to spoonfeed it to you? or can you draw your own conclusions from that? |
Dustin Kensrue – Blanket of Ghosts Lyrics | 17 years ago |
actually, I think bmac is right... definately sounds more likely. |
Thrice – The Artist in the Ambulance Lyrics | 17 years ago |
Dear God... This song is not strictly about "a guy who gets severely injured in a car accident, then is saved by paramedics and finds himself questioning the validity of his life"... and I can guarantee you its not about "how awesome paramedics are". The entire song is a metaphor. Artist and creator... same thing. When anyone says "the creator".. its safe to say they are referring to God. He uses paramedics because of the symbolism they bring of existing to help others when others cant help themselves; which is ultimately Gods role in our lives. The crash itself stands for any hard time in our lives that hits us hard and make us question if life is even worth continuing. This is why we need a "paramedic" to save us. Thrice doesn't declare themselves as a Christian band, but the fact that Dustin is a devout follower is going to show through his music. Just as Christian bands will often have one or two songs on their album that don't necessarily relate to Christianity, bands that declare themselves secular should have the freedom to write a song about God, if its what is inspiring them at the time, without their song being slaughtered by interpretations guessing that it relates to how the music industry is dying. |
Dustin Kensrue – Blanket of Ghosts Lyrics | 17 years ago |
I think the last part: "Wake me when it's spring time in heaven When the tears are all white from my face Wake me when it's spring time in heaven When I'm strong enough to walk in that place " shows dustins desire to leave this corrupt world to live in paradise. Spring time could be widely accepted as the nicest season with warm thoughts and happy feelings. cruedly put, I think he was metaphorically restating his longing for heaven after his death by saying "when the tears are white from my face." You can see through tears to a pale corpse. Morbid, yes... but I think it fits the country-side roadhouse/johnny cash sound of this song. This is just my interpretation, however... no references to back it up. |
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