| Anathallo – Genessaret (going out over 30000 fathoms of water) Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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The Lake of Genessaret is one of the names for the Sea of Galilee. This song is referring to when Jesus went fishing with Peter, James and John and called them to be his first disciples. They had been working all night and had not caught anything, I think the first half of the song seems to be referring to this; "waterlogged." I think this song is somewhat from the perspective of Simon Peter, who shows a distinct change. He seems doubtful that they should let down their nets, as Jesus told them to, but is obedient. When they begin to catch an immense amount of fish he falls at Jesus' feet and says he is not worthy of Him. "And all his sounds, the same today. But my body changed. Something in the salty sheets Was pressing in on me." Also, the line "He'd thrown his net over us" is saying that Jesus claimed them as His. This is the metaphor presented in the gospels, these men were fishermen and Jesus says to them "Don't be afraid; from now on you will catch men" (Luke 4:10). After the fishermen collected a massive quantity of fish right after there had been none to collect, they immediately dropped their nets and went with Christ. I see this song as referring to this switch, and the extreme change that came with their choice to follow Him. "So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed him" (Luke 4:11). It seems like this might also be touching on struggling with the feeling that something is holding him back from dropping everything as the disciples did. "Oh, let me go. I will go out, out, out, out Past these yellow ropes. I am not afraid." "Stuck and stinging, I keep rolling." |
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