| Walk the Moon – Iscariot Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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I agree completely with your song meaning, cloudeddayze, but I have a few things to add. The song is obviously named Iscariot after Judas Iscariot, the man who betrayed Jesus Christ in the Bible. Judas was once one of Jesus' close friends and disciples. Being a disciple of Jesus meant that you were willing to "follow him into the lion's den," but Judas eventually lost his zeal and turned on the person he once loved. "That's what you want, but it's not what you're asking for I said that's what you're asking, but you're gonna get more than you bargained for I said that's what you had, but you don't have it any more" These few lines tell something about Judas. He wanted to betray Jesus, but he was asking the chief priests to kill him. He only wanted to betray Jesus. When he asked for Jesus to die, he didn't realize what he had done. He got more than he bargained for. If you think about it, Judas had been following around this guy for years hanging onto the edge of seat at every word that came out of Jesus' mouth. Jesus preached brotherhood among his disciples. Jesus and Judas (Iscariot) were not only friends but also something like brothers. Judas had a friend and a brother, but after his grand betrayal, he didn't have either one. I don't believe this song to be religious, but I do find it very interesting. It shows the relationship between a teacher and student so close but so far away. Judas betrayed his brother and then killed himself out of guilt. He had it coming. |
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