| Mumford & Sons – The Cave Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| The cave is the third step of odysseus's journey. It follows the "fall" of Troy and the lotas flowers. The fall of Troy is symbolic of the fall of man, the lotas flowers is the initial state of a man who has just fallen, a period of time where a man has lost all sense of himself( hence why men have been known to loose themselves forever in the flowers ie -thinking- instead of moving forward). Getting to this point is a very delicate process and college's usually spend multiple semesters getting students to this point, relatively few make it and some that do make it don't get out. Ever wonder why schizophrenia usually sets in around the age of twenty... probably not but anyways. The one eyed cyclopes is the all seeing eye of God- cherubim wings meeting over the mercy seat form a pyramid shape with the eye of God in the middle like the dollar bill( I encourage you to look it up).. The individual now knows they are "naked" they realize the one eye of God is upon them, meaning they realize the life they have lived has been a controlled existence lacking volition to that point (think about it, how could they have come this far if it wasnt?) .. the individual then poses as a sheep "crawling on their hands" out of the cave to a world upside down.. "who are all these people how did i get in this body and who can i trust" they have thoughts like that and what not because they now realize that you don't no who takes part in the manipulation. I'll tell you the rest if yah care to know but im tired of typing at the moment.. I will say i acknowledge i missed some steps but they can be explained and also the sirens call after odysseus leaves circe (who wanted to make him immortal) because he chooses death (home) hence his trip to the underworld.. the sirens he recieves after are warnings which is why our artists say "I can see widows and orphans through my tears" Odysseus's main goal is his freedom. Remember Homer tells us Odysseus dies a free man.. "Cause I need freedom now" :) | |
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