| Trevor Hall – Om Shakti Om Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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"My Mama rides the Lion" refers to Kali Ma and her vehicle, a lion "My Dad wears ashes and snakes" refers to Shivaji who wears ashes as a symbol of the end of the physical universe and snakes as a symbol of Lord Shiva's yogic power. Like a yogi, snakes don't hoard anything, and can live with very little in nature. "My Mama is a warrior - she kills demons in her play" refers to Kali Ma's warrior nature (She is wrath deified) "I call them day and night" refers to Shivaji's shining, naked body and Kali Ma's dark skin "They live up on the mountain" refers to Lord Shiva's residence on the top of Mount Kailash with Parvati (Kali Ma is Parvati's dark side) |
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| Trevor Hall – Volume Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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"Rain comes down but He holds the mountain" refers to Lord Krishna protecting the Braj region from the rain of Indra after having convinced the people to worship Giriraja by holding up the mountain Govardhana over the area. "Blue like sky" refers to Lord Krishna's blue skin. "Can you tell me why he sports in this way, a child at play" refers to Lord Krishna as a child shepherd "Come play, come play, as the river runs down, as the river runs through As he runs through the field with all his companions, this is a scene of the most enchanted" refers to Lord Krishna, as a child acting mischievously, and later Krishna and his consort, Radhe, and their friends, playing in the field - the origin of Holi. "I am a drunken fool, drunk off the love that holds up the moon Drunk off the love that binds me and you to the most high" refers to Lord Krishna as the 8th incarnation of Vishnu, the God that holds the moon on his forehead "'Just close your eyes and hold me, no harm will befall you,' this word is spoken to me when I turn down the volume" could mean Trevor Hall hearing the voice of Krishna and reminding him to be devoted - volume could mean the internal/external distractions of the world. "We are all notes in His eternal song - God plays his flute, we all dance along!" refers to Lord Krishna's playing of the flute, which is what Lord Krishna tells his devotees to become in His hands. Symbolically, if you become hollow like a flute, you rid yourself of ego. |
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