| Mumford & Sons – Whispers in the Dark Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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You hold your truth so purely Well swerve not through the minds of man This lie is dead To me these first few lines are reflective of Marcus questioning God's influence over people's lives. It's almost as though he is saying "if you are so pure and so mighty, why can man choose to go against you?" It almost seems that Marcus is dissapointed or even despondent about this fact, that he had the ability to question God's authority over him And this cup of yours tastes holy But a brush with the Devil can clear your mind And strengthen your spine This is a pretty self explanatory lyric. Marcus understands the benefits of religion, from drinking from the cup of God. Yet, by brushing with the devil (obviously not literally, this just means brushing with an alternative lifestyle to the religious one he was once leading), he now has a clear mind, free of the questions that come with being associated with religion and can now hold himself in a more firm matter (hence "strengthen your spine") But fingers tap into what you were once And I'm worried that I blew my only chance The first part of this block of lyrics to me is kinda like a reflective statement. Marcus acknowledges how fingers, which could represent anything really like a thought or a symbolic image (anything that could manipulate or move his stance i think), bring him back into what his life once was, religious lifestyle in tact. Upon reflecting on this, he expresses his dread that his choice to move away from the religious life will result in him blowing his only chance at eternal life and salvation. Whispers in the dark Steal a kiss and you'll break your heart Pick up your clothes and curl your toes Learn your lesson, lead me home This part to me reflects the idea of infidelity. Infidelity is a sin that is condemned by most religions, particularly Christianity from which Marcus' belief system originated, and i think this is being used as a symbol for defying God. This verse is written as a warning from God, it is his god speaking to him, warning him not to follow the path he is choosing... the "whispers in the dark" are that of Marcus' god. "Steal a kiss and you'll break your heart" essentially to me means that the act of stealing a kiss, which implies infidelity as it was not his to have, will break the heart, or more his connection with God. "Learn your lesson, lead me home" is God asking Marcus to repent and to lead him back into his life, where God was once at home. Spare my sins for the ark I was too slow to depart I'm a cad but I'm not a fraud I'd set out to serve the Lord This almost seems like a retaliating statement from Marcus. He is essentially saying that he does not wish to here about his sins and what he is doing wrong, until judgement day comes, when he will either be saved by the ark (biblical symbol), or dismiss him. However, in the second half of this, it almost seems like Marcus is reminding God that his belief in him is still real, he knows he is there and proclaims that he is not a fraud in his belief. He does though admit is behaving in a "cad" way, aka dishonest (interestingly enough, the word cad puts emphasis on this idea of being disrespectful to women, a continuance of the infidelity theme possibly). He ends by emphasising again he had always intended to serve the lord, but his wordly desires have led him in another direction. But my heart was colder when you'd gone And I lost my head but found the one that I love Under the sun, under the sun He felt an emptiness without God in his life, and yet, he has found wat he loves in life, again the personification of "the one that i love" may indicate he has fallen in love with a woman outside of his original faith. Let's live while we are young While we are young, while we are young While we are young Here, Marcus basically states that he is only young, and believes he has a long life ahead of him. He knows the presence of God, but he has decided that he no longer wishes to live that life, and rather wants to live his way, effectively postponing any decisions he will have to make about his faith in God, and the choices he has made. This works with the whole idea of asking god to "spare my sins for the ark", he does not wish to deal with his "sins", he wants to live the life he has chosen, until later on when he will come to judgement, and he will have to make the decision. I wouldn't go as far as to say this is Marcus renouncing his Christian faith, or even the Christian lifestyle. However, wat i would say is that this is a reflection of his choice to move away from the Christian lifestyle he was brought up in, in order to explore a new way of living. He does not renounce it, he just puts it on pause, to see wat he can find in the world, and where he can find happiness "under the sun" |
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| Mumford & Sons – Roll Away Your Stone Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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I believe this is a song about finding what is truly missing inside the human soul, spirit. I know that Mumford and Sons are not necessarily are religious band, but they have stated themselves they are fans of spirituality, and I believe that is what this song is all about. The song implies to me that it does not really matter what form of spirituality u have, that if you lack it, u will feel empty, dark and alone. Personally I am christian, so i relate to this is the way of having the holy spirit in my life. However, i stress that this song is not about christianity, rather, its about spirituality, and soul searching. "Roll away your stone il roll away mine," to me feels like marcus (singer) is challenging us to look inside ourselves, and throughout the song or whatever, you will see what you can find. |
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| Mumford & Sons – White Blank Page Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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My interpretation of this song is that the voice of the song is a man who is viewing a relationship between the woman he loves and another man. He does not believe the man is worthy of her, and he questions his commitment to her. Can you lie next to her And give her your heart, your heart As well as your body And can you lie next to her And confess your love, your love As well as your folly And can you kneel before the king And say I'm clean, I'm clean The next part of the song I believe implies that he had told this person how he felt, and she truned him down, and was angered by the love he had for her. In this part of the song, he questions why she blamed him for his affections. But tell me now, where was my fault In loving you with my whole heart Oh tell me now, where was my fault In loving you with my whole heart I took the lyric: A white blank page and a swelling rage, rage to imply that the relationship between the voice of the song and this woman he is singing about has become nothingness. The relationship is as blank as a white page. This clearly has angered the voice of the song, that his relationship with this person he cares so much for, has become blank, and nothing. The next part of the song: You did not think when you sent me to the brink, the brink You desired my attention but denied my affections, my affections I took this as him sort of yelling about how he was friendzoned lol This woman he is singing about did not think at all about how her relationship with this other man was affecting him, it was sending him "to the brink". "You desired my attention, but denied my affection," to me implies that she wanted to be close friends with him, she wanted him to pay attention to her, and to notice her. However, when he offered her his heart, she "denied" it. The final part of the song: Lead me to the truth and I will follow you with my whole life Lead me to the truth and I will follow you with my whole life I suppose this implies that he is still in love with her, and despite his anger, he would still follow her with his whole life, implying he would still give himself to her, if only she would let him. "Lead me to the truth" i believe implies that he is dissapointed in himself with his anger, and he is now willing to except whatever she believes to be the true status of their relationship. This is just my personal take on the song, I can relate to this personally, and thats what i love about mumford and sons, there lyrics are so real, so alive, that you can interpret them in ur own way, yet the core meaning of the song will stay the same. They are so awesome! |
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