| Mumford & Sons – The Cave Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I think the cave is some imagery from the Odyssey. Odysseus is held captive in Polyphemus the cyclops' cave. The entrance is blocked by a boulder so large only Polyphemus can move it. Odysseus and his men escape by gouging out Polyphemus' eye. Each man then binds three of the cyclop's sheep together and cling to the middle sheep's underside with their legs, using their hands for support on the ground, as they pass through the cave's opening, which is gaurded by the cyclops. Polyphemus feels the top and sides of the sheep as the leave the cave but not the underside, allowing the Greeks to escape, e.g. "So come out of your cave walking on your hands / And see the world hanging upside down." Ditto siren's song/blocking ears/tying to a post stuff. Can't beat the classics for imagery. Probably the same great themes as Homer's epic work. Retuning home, overcoming adversity, defeating human failing, and resisting temptation to reach your goals. Good stuff. |
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| Mumford & Sons – The Cave Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I think the cave is some imagery from the Odyssey. Odysseus is held captive in Polyphemus the cyclops' cave. The entrance is blocked by a boulder so large only Polyphemus can move it. Odysseus and his men escape by gouging out Polyphemus' eye. Each man then binds three of the cyclop's sheep together and cling to the middle sheep's underside with their legs, using their hands for support on the ground, as they pass through the cave's opening, which is gaurded by the cyclops. Polyphemus feels the top and sides of the sheep as the leave the cave but not the underside, allowing the Greeks to escape, e.g. "So come out of your cave walking on your hands / And see the world hanging upside down." Ditto siren's song/blocking ears/tying to a post stuff. Can't beat the classics for imagery. Probably the same great themes as Homer's epic work. Retuning home, overcoming adversity, defeating human failing, and resisting temptation to reach your goals. Good stuff. |
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