| Augie March – Clockwork Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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Pneuma means interaction with God, Cecilian was a Catholic reform movement having to do with music, Metzler is a type of organ (also a surname), Angelus is angel, Virtuos is virtue, paragon is essentially perfection (I've heard it mostly used in religious themes), continuing with the religious theme, Diego de Stella was the name of a Spanish Christian/Mystic who wrote on the subject of Luke. Minerva and Apollo go without saying, though they are from opposing mythologies (neither Christian, further Minerva's Roman, Apollo Greek). The meaning I'd like to think is hidden in there there, as it's preluded by "Oh singer, I don't believe your song and your lying lines. You've gotta do some clockwork" I'm guessing, and only guessing that it has to do with a combination between technology (signified by clockwork), and religion (the final lines). We can also perhaps look at clockwork as a sign of religion, when you take into consideration clocktowers and bells on top of churches? Perhaps its about interaction with God through music (Cecilian and Metzler are preluded by the Pneuma, and followed by Angelus, Virtuos and Paragon)? On the other hand it could be more cynical, maybe the line "O singer I don't believe your song or your lying lines," could refer to the church? You're all right though, it's a fantastic song. I'd really like to hear some other takes on it though, it is rather hard to interpret. This is one of the things I truly most enjoy about Augie March, their lyrics are fantastically poetic and intelligently written. It makes interpretation all the more enjoyable. |
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| Raising The Fawn – Home Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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Well, the lyrics are rather clear but, Home seems to be about spiritual people who through earnesty and faith have found themselves in a situation where they face death through martyrdom. However upon facing their death they begin to doubt their actions and fear that all of their understandings of goodness and morality have been wrong. They fear that the God they've lived trying to honor might abandon and close up to them for mistakes they may have made but did not understand. Yeah all in all it's a really good song about faith and doubt. |
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| Augie March – Mt. Wellington Reverie Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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Actually, I get the feeling that this song is about the Black War, a particular low point in Australian history that ended in the genocide of the Aboriginal Tasmanian population. This is particularly noticeable in the lyrics "I am one of a gang set to work on the land, a clearin' and fellin' and killin', The best of us here has a conscience clear and he goes about it keen and willin', We're shooting them from the rocks, and we're shooting them in the water and when they're runnin' we're shootin' them in the backs and we do it without a thought or care?" Which indicates that they are being forced to fight against innocent people, and the soldiers in charge gladly partake in the slaughter, while the narrator is conflicted. |
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