| The National – Forever After Days Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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This could be interpreted as a song about Jesus, but I think its about Christians who try to live like Christ. It's mocking the self-righteousness that's prevalent in the Christian community. "Take my shot under the light, heroes come the common way, pull myself into the sky, wrap me in the banner I made" I claim to be a Christian, but I constantly struggle with the root of my sinful nature (self-righteousness) and continually pray for faith in Christ alone. |
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| Josh Ritter – Lantern Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| Well I do enjoy this song. | |
| Pale Young Gentlemen – Clap Your Hands Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| "They live in Philadelphia!!!" | |
| Jars of Clay – Jealous Kind Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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"You shall not worship them or serve them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God” (Exodus 20:4-5) "One hundred other lovers, more, one hundred other altars" and "lovers in lines" refer to idolatry. People have many idols, some we don't even realize. |
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| Sufjan Stevens – John Wayne Gacy, Jr. Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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This song is not about gayness. I think it's simply a song about the story of John Wayne Gacy, Jr. and Sufjan's reflection (I am just like him). This song is very powerful after reading the horrible story of John Wayne Gacy, Jr. - http://www.prairieghosts.com/gacy.html It's even more meaningful if you believe the last lines - that we, in our flesh (fallen human nature), are just as wicked as John Wayne Gacy, Jr. It's a very humbling song. This song is masterfully written. The driving bass is so fittingly haunting. The piano and guitar parts are sad/beautiful. They're supposed to provoke images of broken beauty and feelings of sympathy toward John Wayne Gacy. Meanwhile, the underlying, driving bass is so fittingly haunting. It doesn't provoke feelings of sympathy but rather disgust and horror. I love how the bass part is like the evil hidden underneath the floor boards. The part when Sufjan says "Oh my God" is also very haunting. It's as if he's crying at the glimpse/realization of his evil. This realization really hits him when he looks to God. It's the realization of the contrast between our total depravity and God's complete righteousness that causes us to cry out for God. |
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| Jars of Clay – Jealous Kind Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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Sorry... God is a jealous God. Still, He won't let His desire for the human race overcome His justice. He will punish sin, but He sent His son to allow Christians to pass his just judgement. Through Christ and the Holy Spirit that God has sent his people, God causes them to love him. God can defeat sin/satan, but he can't do away with his justice (righteousness). That's why he sent his son (part God, part human) as a perfect sacrifice. I still don't know why or how sin was allowed in the first place. That's a mystery that we may find out later or one we may not need to know. One thing is for sure, sin and mysteries/doubts make faith necessary. I like the analogy of being refined by fire. “I will bring (them)...through the fire, Refine them as silver is refined, And test them as gold is tested. They will call on My name, And I will answer them; I will say, ‘This is My people,’ And each one will say, ‘The LORD is my God.’” Zechariah 13:9 |
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| Jars of Clay – Jealous Kind Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| Sorry... ignore what I said. | |
| M. Ward – Blake's View Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| what a meaningless, hopeless existence this would be if there was no afterlife | |
| Tim Buckley – Song To The Siren Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| heard David Gray sing it | |
| David Gray – Everytime Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| one of my favorite lyricists | |
| Dave Matthews Band – Crush Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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"Oh, my love, many now hold you" should be "Oh, you know, that I mean when I hold you" or "Oh, you know, meaning I'll hold you" I don't know what either one means though. |
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| Jars of Clay – Jealous Kind Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| God is not jealous of our love or affection. Jealousy is not a trait of our just God. To say that God is jealous would mean that he desires something that he doesn't have. He doesn't leave our salvation in our hands and hope that we seek him. | |
| Rogue Wave – Chicago X 12 Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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Chicago X 12 refers to the 12 shows that Rogue Wave performed in Chicago several years ago. They weren't very popular yet and very few people attended the shows. I guess this song is about him questioning his career as a musician. |
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