| Frightened Rabbit – Head Rolls Off Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I like the notion that songs written from one perspective can be understood in multiple ways, just like poetry. Art is about mutuality, and I think, works best when there is "dialogue" between the creator and the audience. For me, this is an incredibly powerful song. My worldview is decidedly "faith based", as I am clergy by vocation. I happen not to believe in heaven or anything past this life, so I am empowered by the idea that "While I'm alive I'll make tiny changes to the earth", and as a campus minister, this is where I have always put emphasis with college students with whom I work. I love the fact that as a person who believes in God and follows the teachings of Jesus, this is a deeply spiritual song, even if the author does not believe those same things. That openness is the great triumph and beauty of art. |
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