| Civil Twilight – Run Dry Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I am beginning with the premise that these guys are Christians. So many of their songs echo Christian truths. Especially this one. This song is a very artistic presentation of the Calvinist doctrine: Perseverance of the Saints or Eternal Security. This doctrine states that no matter what, someone who is God's chosen/elect cannot "lose their salvation" and will always come back to God. The beginning lyrics seem to make it clear that the character in this song is trying to run away. The question is: from what? My answer: from God. He even calls this running away foolishness. Indeed, this is what running from God appears like to the Christian believer because after returning, he sees how stupid running away in the first place was. Often these theological doctrines become very academic and detached from the real world. This song seems to demonstrate the anguish of a Christian rebelling from God. He tries to leave, but he never really can. He finds he knows now way to do it, and so he finds his solace in God's love which has no end. |
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| Civil Twilight – Human Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I swear this band is made up of Christian guys. This song seems one of the mos obvious. The first verse speaks about "one way" and ends with feeling forgiven. This echos the Christian belief that Jesus is the only way to heaven (which is what I think 'home' refers to). The line, "I am just an image of, something so much greater" seems to be a way of articulating that human beings were created in the image of God (Genesis 1:26). "I am just a picture frame, not the painter" seems to recognize that there is a higher sovereignty than human beings who works inside of us (notice the painter would paint a canvas which goes inside the picture frame). "What is this I feel within" also seems to allude to how God works in men's hearts by the Holy Spirit. This band is like Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, The Fray, and U2. Their lyrics contain many Christian principles and truths, but they aren't explicitly stated. I love it! |
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