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| As I Lay Dying – Anodyne Sea Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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I actually think in that last verse, "For once I Have stood..." he might be referring to the book of Ecclesiastes, ch .3 where Solomon says in V. 19-20: Man's fate is like that of the animals; the same fate awaits them both: As one dies so dies the other. All have the same breath; man has no advantage over the animal. Everything is meaningless. All come from dust, and to dust all return.
I can kind of relate that to the song better, especially the part of the verse saying "All come from dust, and to dust all return" Which can compare very well to "I was born alone, and alone we must go." But overall, I think he is saying to live for God while you can, because after we die, we will be forgotten and fade away, "fading back into an anodyne sea to drown with all who've gone before me." |
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| As I Lay Dying – Anger And Apathy Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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To me this song is about us trying to witness about Christ to hopeless causes, and not having the courage enough to tell people who actually want to hear it. "I've tried to find reconciliation behind the walls of those whose hatred burn." I'm lost on a few lines such as the clean vocals "I need to know that feelings of discontent are stronger than indifference for those too weak to stand"....From "many of us have turned off the light inside..." to "how much grievance will it take..." is overall where I've gotten my interpretation. If it's totally off than my bad, lol. Thats just what I got from it |
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