| Cloud Cult – Alien Christ Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I think that the 8 year old girl is meant to be the reincarnation of whatever extra terrestrial being crashed and died in that spot. "...when she spoke about the crash" implies that she had preexisting memories of it. Her parents met and conceived her in the exact spot where her ship crashed and her alien body died. When recalling the last moments of that life, she says (and listening to the song before reading the lyrics, I thought it was 'someone's god came' not 'someone as god came') someone's god came and ran it's fingers through my hair. The reason that 'someone's god' makes more sense to me is because as an alien, she may have had a different god than the one we have. As she's dying here on earth, our God comforts her in her final moments. Looking back at the beginning of the song, it shows how confused the public is about things we don't understand and how even people's beliefs can be compromised by an eagerness to discover the second coming of Christ. I think Cloud Cult is trying to remind their listeners that there are false answers, wrong choices to be made. They're saying don't frivolously sell yourself to things that are shallow. The media frenzy surrounding the crash was exciting and promising at first, but within a few short years the hype died down completely and everyone went back to the "practical and predictable". The answers won't be found behind flashing lights and arrows that say 'truth here!' that's why I really like the subtly of the message through the little girl, of the comforting yet compelling image of God running His fingers through her hair as she slipped into death. |
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