| Sarah McLachlan – Silence (Delirium cover) Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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Wanted to add this, but can't edit... Gloria in Excelsis Deo et in terra pax hominibus [bonae voluntatis] Glory to God in the Highest and on Earth peace to people [of good will] These words are at the beginning of the song as written by Delirium. |
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| Sarah McLachlan – Silence (Delirium cover) Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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Give me release Witness me I am outside Give me peace Heaven holds a sense of wonder And I wanted to believe that I'd get caught up When the rage in me subsides In my opinion, in this entire song, is speaking about Spiritualism. I have been doing some deep spiritual self improvement and I can totally relate all of these words to that. It is said that we live outside of ourselves... Materialism, superficial feelings, and we don't look on the inside where Our Spirit is. The body is only the casing. Heaven is inside each of us and can only be found when we let go of negative emotions, such as rage. In this white wave I am sinking In this silence In this white wave... In this silence... The white wave for me, equals the purity of the Spirit within us. The ego is loud and drowns it out. We must silence the ego to find peace and silence within us. Her mind is beginning to sink into her Spirit. I believe I have seen you... In this white wave You are silent You are breathing In this white wave... I am free Now in this verse, she is now silent and at peace because she has found the kingdom of God within. 'You' is her inner herself, a Heavenly Being separate from her human mind and body, and higher than the talk of her ego. And once she realized that she has seen her spirit, she was free. Inner peace is within all of us. Once we discover that our human body is only a casing for the Spirit, for The Energy, or whatever you'd call it, we would see our limitless potential to do only good. We must transcend the ego and our internal dialog to reach this point. But that is just the way I see it. I can see the other ways described too though. It all depends on what you are going through. Interesting how songs can do that. :) |
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| Jewel – Innocence Maintained Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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In my opinion, Jewel is very spiritual. If I had to guess her faith based on her songs, I would say that she is like me. She aligns herself with not one faith, but several. The most prominent appear to be Gnostic Christianity and Buddhism. In Buddhism, a common saying is that enlightenment is not something you can learn. You can only achieve it through a process of unlearning. As children, we don't have fear, hate, stereotypes, and we forgive very easily. We take a person at face value and don't judge their motives. Just because one person wrongs you doesn't mean everyone will. We leave ourselves and our hearts open. We learn the these negative behaviors along the way. We don't lose our innocence, it is always there, we just have to maintain it. All of her spiritual songs seem to have the same message. (Though beautifully put and each unique) Shed yourself of fear, hate, and anger. That is the only way to achieve true freedom/ spiritual awakening. Try to only let yourself feel positive emotions and cast that out to other people. Control no one but yourself. Love *everyone*. Teach others through your own actions. Live your life with meaning. I love her! At least that is how I take it. I know I may be bias... *LOL* Have a beautiful day! |
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