| People In Planes – Better Than Life Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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These lyrics truly are what the book says, but even it got a part wrong. it is definitely "Where are you leaving to?" Not "Where I am leaving to" It's very odd to see this error in the book from the album itself, but generally I always hear lyrics in the books of albums aren't written by the band itself. |
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| Cage the Elephant – Lotus Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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| Cage the Elephant – Lotus Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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Well, the lotus has been affiliated with quite a few different things, and one that stuck out the most (when I did some research when I first listened to this song) is that it is affiliated with spiritual progression, not only any religion. When hearing the lyrics "Driven by religion, running backwards down a one-way road" it sounds very much against religion. I think the idea of the lotus is to represent spiritual progression, and the idea that all religions themselves are wrong. They are cults, and generally only call every other religion wrong and their own right. Most of them, anyway. Buddhism seems closest to the truth, but all religions seem like they have some influences that are malevolent or at least a bit off. I think the lotus the song speaks about is saying a spiritual progression will come forth, and everyone will riot and whatnot. Same for realising the government's control which will cause those who have already awakened and those who then awaken to start fighting back. It seems to be what all of Cage the Elephant is about. But I don't think it's supposed to mean that the character (or lead singer or whoever the song is first person to) saw "jesus" and saw the truth. Not sure if that's what you were implying, only giving my opinion. |
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