| Senses Fail – The Priest And The Matador Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Okay, I read through some of these interpretations and I cannot find a single one I agree with. To understand this song, you have to first look at the album. "Still Searching," the name of the album, obviously means searching for the meaning of life. This album, though partly about Buddy, is not completely about him. It's a story. The intro song, "The Rapture," is about conciously turning down the idea of God ("I'm finding out the Good Book was wrong...I won't kneel at your alter now that I know it's a table for a magic show.") This man is looking for the meaning of his life. Obviously, his life is going down hill. His girlfriend has left him, and he has turned to substances (alcohol and pills). He has attended therapy and still cannot find happiness. He is suicidal. He begins to feel more alone than ever. In "Lost and Found," he his beginning to realize he's going downhill fast and he has no power to stop it. ("This island has become an ocean and my boat's too small. The waves are crashing in, and I can't save this sinking ship.") Now we finally get the real meaning of "The Priest and the Matador." This man has decided to kill himself by throwing himself off of a building. Unfortunately, this story is ironic in that, in his dying minutes, he is confronted with the very thing he turned away from: God and religion (i.e. The priest reading his last rights and the man asking him to pray.) Ultimately, the story of this album is morose because the man cannot even DIE in peace. |
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