| The Staves – Facing West Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| this is a tough one because I can't find any reliable information anywhere. My own personal interpretation is that it's a deeply personal song about someones death (lying with arms folded across the chest) ....the main significance being the "facing west - that being a religious act of prayer. Although people normally associate religious prayers with facing east - there are special circumstances in (kabbalah) the muslim faith, when prayers are given with "faces to the west" for somebody who is believed to have earned redemption and true righteousness. ....forgive me if I've got that slightly wrong - I'm not muslim myself and I do believe this particular "rule" is open to some interpretation anyway. It is along these lines though ....hope that helps. | |
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