| Norma Jean – Bastardizer Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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Norma Jean always uses vivid illustrations especially with seas, oceans and storms. I think this song is a conversation between two people, one standing on the "solid ground of truth" while the other is in the "tossing sea of despair." The one on the ground, presumably a Christian, is arguing or trying to convince the other person to stop their ways and accept that there is a God, whether it is Satan or just an unbeliever: "Nothing you can say will prove me a bastard" Meaning that he cannot be persuaded that he does not have a father, probably speaking of his heavenly father. The person in the sea sounds to be stubborn because the person on the ground says: "I'm left with everything, still stray to question "why?... why?... why?, why?, why?..." He keeps asking the person why are you doing what you're doing? Why do you continue to stay in the torrents while there is solid ground you could be standing on? He's trying to win the person over by explaining the death of Christ: "Our hands were on the same spear that drove into His side, and we're the ones that wound up paralyzed, paralyzed and loved." By both having sinned, which is ultimately denying Christ, they both contributed to His condemnation but he's saying that it doesn't matter anymore because He loves them still. The person in the sea proves to be stubborn: "You're like a never-ending soap opera, and we're ready to find out who kills J.R." A soap opera resembling something that is consistent and never changes while the audience he speaks of is ready to move on and "find out who kills J.R." Again, the breakdown is just the person on the land emphasizing that the land is better than the sea. Since it sounds like he's trying to convince that person to come to the land, I'm leaning towards it being an unbeliever rather than Satan. Let me know what you think guys. |
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| Norma Jean – Deathbed Atheist Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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I've got to somewhat agree with Metalhead on this one, but I don't see where in the song that points to this "Deathbed Atheist" ever being a Christian. I think he's lying on his deathbed, having been an atheist all his life and is now fearing the possibility of there being a God. This is the "nightmare" that he mentions, the fear or him living his life being an atheist and possibly being wrong. I think the first few lines are him admitting that everything he's been told or convinced as an atheist was wrong and he's now asking himself, What if they all have been lies and statistics? Where this song shifts, however, is where he says, "Take it all and bury it deep inside of you. Take it all and run away." I think he's encouraging those around his deathbed, who have seen him nervous or frightened by the thought of afterlife and is telling them to remember what he is feeling. To remember that there may be a God after all and wants them to search it out themselves. I also think he's telling those people, in this next line: "Bury your hands in the sand. You'll never use them on me again." to forget their old ways of being atheists and neglect his teachings by burying their "hands in the sand." Then the last thing I got from this song was from: "I'm exhausted from shaking hands with your meat hook fingers." I think it's the deathbed atheist saying he's done making deals with the devil who works via lies, deception and traps and that the atheist is now moving on. Again, the nightmare is him wondering if he's lived his whole life working for the devil and being wrong in his beliefs. This is just my own interpretation, let me know if you have any input. |
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