| Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – O'Malley's Bar Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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At the beginning he definitely believes he is the AoD because of the lyrics you just quoted. Latter, however there is a moment in which he realizes he isn't Well, I caught my eye in the mirror And gave it a long and loving inspection "There stands some kind of man," I roared And there did, in the reflection This is why there is no more death after this lyric. It is not the guilt of the person that decided whether or not they died. Two are even compared to saints ( one was actually a martyr). Because he believes he is an angel he believes that he has no free will and is just the hand of God and can't be held morally responsible. In other words I don't think he had a real motive. He just went insane probably because of isolation. This was not a vindictive act. |
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| Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – O'Malley's Bar Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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At the beginning he definitely believes he is the AoD because of the lyrics you just quoted. Latter, however there is a moment in which he realizes he isn't Well, I caught my eye in the mirror And gave it a long and loving inspection "There stands some kind of man," I roared And there did, in the reflection This is why there is no more death after this lyric. It is not the guilt of the person that decided whether or not they died. Two are even compared to saints ( one was actually a martyr). Because he believes he is an angel he believes that he has no free will and is just the hand of God and can't be held morally responsible. In other words I don't think he had a real motive. He just went insane probably because of isolation. This was not a vindictive act. |
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| Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Hold On to Yourself Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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I think it has more to do with a man on the road while his wife is at home. The entire album borrows heavily from themes in the Odyssey. Odysseus's is lost at sea and is trying to get home but on the way he is derailed by things like Nymphs and goddesses who hold him hostage as a kind of love slave. The entire time he just wants to get back home to his wife. So in that respect Appers66 is almost right. The hold on to yourself lyrics are supposed to be framed by the scenes of factories closing and cities falling to ruin. She is supposed to hold on to herself in the face of time and decay. That is what creates the collision. It's a metaphorical collision.He wants her to be the same when he gets back so he can hold on to herself. Most of the other lyrics are metaphysical reflections on his trials, which kinda gets into the same questions the story of Job is supposed to raise. Didn't mean to make that a reply to your post SonOfBelgrade. It was my my first post and I got confused |
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| Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Hold On to Yourself Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| I think it has more to do with a man on the road while his wife is at home. The entire album borrows heavily from themes in the Odyssey. Odysseus's is lost at sea and is trying to get home but on the way he is derailed by things like Nymphs and goddesses who hold him hostage as a kind of love slave. The entire time he just wants to get back home to his wife. So in that respect Appers66 is almost right. The hold on to yourself lyrics are supposed to be framed by the scenes of factories closing and cities falling to ruin. She is supposed to hold on to herself in the face of time and decay. That is what creates the collision. It's a metaphorical collision.He wants her to be the same when he gets back so he can hold on to herself. Most of the other lyrics are metaphysical reflections on his trials, which kinda gets into the same questions the story of Job is supposed to raise. | |
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