| Black Sabbath – The Sign Of The Southern Cross Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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One line that EVERYONE has gotten wrong is, "given (or give a) life to those who died." It's "give a knife to those who died." In many culture's ancient folklore, giving the gift of a knife is considered bad as it will severe the relationship between giver and recipient. In the case of this song the line, "Give a knife to those who died." is preceded by, "Reach above your dreams of pleasure." The entire meaning of both lines together being, "live not your life through sin (a doomed or dead soul) and sever yourself from the relationships with those who have." Oh, and by the way, the southern cross, here, is the inverted cross - the rejection of christ and his message of light and innocence (prominent in the young). Song message: Be warned and make sure you are not part of the time of the southern cross. And no I'm not religious. But I do study up on it all (and I do mean ALL) ... and I know how to interpret lyrics. ;) |
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| Blue Öyster Cult – Shooting Shark Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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OK, folks. I quite possibly may FINALLY have the right answer to what 'Shooting Shark' is and refers to. Man, the answer was so simple it just passed right under me all these years. SO HERE IT IS . . . Dream interpretation and symbolism became BIG in the 80s (when this song was written). To keep this post shorter just look up dream interpretations: 'Shark', 'Shooting', 'Shot' and 'Sky'. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The person in this song doesn't have the strength to move on from his relationship. As a result he's angry, frustrated and ashamed of himself and feels his loss of identity being so co-dependent with his girl. 'Shooting Shark' is him symbolically shooting her and himself (the relationship itself), feeling these angry and shameful/self-disgusting feelings about the current situation he keeps himself in. 3 Flashes from this symbolic gun (shot 3 times representing the past 3 times him and his girl gave it a go and then broke up) lights up the sky - sky is symbolic and interpreted as the future and the anticipation of the possibility of change. Taa-DAAAAH! |
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