| M. Ward – Were You There? Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| I think one reading of these lyrics could support the perspective that the speaker, "I," is God - consider references to God as" the Great I Am" and this song's repetition of the phrase "I am." Each stanza provides an illustration of God's everlasting power over the man to whom he speaks, who could represent all of Man rather than just one man. | |
| M. Ward – Were You There? Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| I think one reading of these lyrics could support the perspective that the speaker, "I," is God - consider references to God as" the Great I Am" and this song's repetition of the phrase "I am." Each stanza provides an illustration of God's everlasting power over the man to whom he speaks, who could represent all of Man rather than just one man. | |
| M. Ward – Fishing Boat Song Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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This song, I believe, alludes to the story of Noah. The fishing boat (the arc) is offered to the speaker before the gale (the Flood). But this is the story of the Modern Noah, who faces a different kind of flood than the one from "back in the day." To truly receive and use the Fishing Boat, the speaker must leave the world behind and fully commit to "his Jesus." Finally, I think the term "Fisher of Men" should be considered in relation to this song. |
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| Sufjan Stevens – We Won't Need Legs to Stand Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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I interpret this song in conjunction with the song just before it on the album, "Size Too Small." That song is told by a speaker who was supposed to be the best man at a wedding for a girl whom he was very close with. The speaker's final words in that song are "I still owe you." This song is the bride's response. "So faithful" is how the bride would describe the best man because he has always been faithful to her and she knows he will keep his promise. She is willing to pardon him because she has received the grace of God, and when she receives that, she makes change, and pays it forward to the best man. As she explains her view of Christianity, she affirms the faith of the best man. As a more general note about the whole album, I think Seven Swans portrays the progression of a young, skeptical Christian through faith, from confused and frustrated in the first few songs to awestruck by God's glory in the last few. This song is a key transition point for the speaker to accept his faith. |
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