| Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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This song could have two different interpretations, both of which the song writer is searching for his identity. One interpretation is the one of which many of you mentioned. The idea of growing up believing that you are “unique” and “distinct” but coming to realize that you are only a “cog in some great machinery”, settling into the corporal and mundane world. Forsaking your true individualistic identity and giving into the pattern of the world, working a drudgery job and giving into society's expectations. Another take I lean towards contrasts the one above. In modern western culture, we value our individualistic and independence freedom. We like the idea of being individualists and many of us have forgotten that we are part of the a grander community or grander design. This interpretation is a bit of a spiritual one. The song writer indicates that he grew up believing his individualistic uniqueness were he'd “rather be a functioning cog in some great machinery serving something beyond me”. The spin this interpretation take is a “non-incorporated”, non mundane perspective. It is something “greater” and something “beyond”. The songwriter also mentions that he would RATHER be a part of something grander forsaking our western view of individualism and the idea that life revolves around him only. In my opinion, he searching for true identity of a “creator” or a “designer” In the midst of a confusing world with different beliefs, the songwriter is not sure where that would be. He does not wanna give into an enslaving “religious” belief into the “armies of night that would do such injustice to you”. Meaning he does not wanna settle for a religious mindset believing a set of rights and wrongs and finding himself giving into a narrow mind . That's why he'll “get back to you someday soon you will see” He will continue searching of something greater that will not enslave him. Until then he will continue searching. In the midst of this confusion, he holds onto the belief that everything he sees in this world outside is so “inconceivable” leaving him speechless. I'm not really sure about the working in an orchard take. I think the more he searches the more he is confused. I think maybe until he finally rests his mind by “working in an orchard” he will find what he's looking for. |
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| Bebo Norman – Into The Day Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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This song is basically about how the fears, struggles, and aches of us could hold us down. First verse is about how that ache of life and fear and struggles of life can pin us down and we could waste all our days in mourning. Instead, we should step out "into the day" and the Sun symbolizes the life that Jesus offers that regardless of what one goes through he is the light. "were you've only begun to know what its all about" talking about we've only known a small glimpse of who God is and the fullness of life he offers. Second verse is like the first that "time will let the story told grow until it unfolds in a way that even you cannot ignore" is i think about the story of Jesus unfolding as we know him more. He also says "you can say the season change but not if you just remain in a place where it freezes at your door" is about the excuses we have due to what pins us down and steals our joy "ache of life/fears/etc" how we give into those circumstances and essentially we prefer to feel bad for ourselves rather than "step out into the day" and the light of God. Like we waste our time meditating and giving into our fears and struggles. Instead, bebo norman is encouraging to step out regardless of circumstances and hold on Basically there are two options: to stay at a place to dwell on our fears and aches and what we've been through or "step out" of that and stop meditating on our failures |
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