| Bad Religion – Avalon Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I am not sure if avalon is meant as sarcasm in this song. I read somewhere that avalon is a legendary island featured in the Arthurian legend, wikipedia says it is famous for its beautiful apples - which might be a nice fact to know :P. But it also says that: "It first appears in Geoffrey of Monmouth's 1136 pseudohistorical account Historia Regum Britanniae ("The History of the Kings of Britain") as the place where King Arthur's sword Caliburn (Excalibur) was forged and later where Arthur is taken to recover from his wounds after the Battle of Camlann." I would almost think Avalon is used as a methaphor. "And it's no! It's no use thinking that you're wrong. The past is old and gone. It's best to move along and find your Avalon." It doesn't matter what happened in the passed, just move along and find your avalon to heal your past wounds so you can move on. Though from the second chorus it seems to take a some kind of sarcastic turn when it states that: "I wish that I could tell you it was easy, just take the paved road right to paradise." and then it is followed by: "But the truth is my friend, the pain and suffering never ends. Make amends with medicine, amnesia, and lies." Sounds like the first chorus is focused on the mythical story where Avalon is described as "Isle of the Blessed", but the 2nd chorus aims at the reality and the fact that there actually is no such place as Avalon within our reality, but only in our thoughts if we actually believe in it. I am still a bit confused though. |
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