| The PAper ChAse – The House Is Alive and the House Is Hungry Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| I thought the same thing! Glad I'm not alone! | |
| Sufjan Stevens – Demetrius Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| Hey, Johnnyk (or anyone) ~~ Do you happen to know what Fairuz song it is that he samples? | |
| Sufjan Stevens – Demetrius Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| Hey, Johnnyk (or anyone) ~~ Do you happen to know what Fairuz song it is that he samples? | |
| Sufjan Stevens – Demetrius Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I'm guessing he is talking about Demetrius I, whose nickname was "Soter" or "Savior"/"Redeemer". He was the king of Syria from 162-150 B.C, and got his nickname from the Babylonians whom he saved from a Roman tyrant. I'm not really sure how the rest of the song relates to the man, though, or why Demetrius would be considered holy. He is mostly known in modern western history for his relationship with the Jewish people. He got involved in Jewish politics, and defeated Judas Maccabeus at the urging of one political faction, but was never able to win the political support of the Jews. Again, I don't know how this relates to the song... now I'm just blabbing.... For more info, Wikipedia has a short article about Demetrius, and the Jewish Encyclopedia and Catholic Encyclopedia (both available online) flesh things out a bit. Oh, also, 1 Maccabees, 7-10 and 2 Maccabees, 14-15 describe the events from the Jewish perspective (ALSO available online via a quick Google search! Hurrah! Too much information!) |
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