| Mumford & Sons – Timshel Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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And death is at your doorstep And it will steal your innocence But it will not steal your substance What I believe these lines are saying is that while death can take any man and deface what he looks like on the surface, your innocent physical form. What it can never take is your substance; it can't take who you are and the wisdom you left behind. I believe Samuel Hamilton said it best, "I do not believe all men are destroyed. I can name you a dozen who were not, and they are the ones the world lives by...surely most men are destroyed, but there are others who like pillars of fire guide frightened men through the darkness. Thou mayest, Thou mayest! What glory!" While Samuel is only a fictional character he IS a man that can't be destroyed in spirit. He is similar to men that everyone remembers, men like MLK, Abraham Lincoln, Mahatma Gandhi, etc. Read East of Eden. |
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