| Lights – Banner Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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The song is about Love. LIGHTS stated in a video that "this song itself is about love essentially." [1] Thus, the banner symbolizes the power of love. By lifting up the banner, she declares that love will see her through when her world is in chaos. In the music video, when the banner was lifted up, the fighting stopped. She relies on this banner of love, such that even "if this war is never ending, I'll take this love down with me." So whether things are getting better ("bricks and mortar now"), or whether things get worse ("they run it down"), she lifts up the banner of love. So what is this 'love' that she means? It could be her own love for others, or others' love for her. Interestingly she uses the words "standard" and "banner". Since she is a Christian, she would have heard the phrase "his banner over me is love", which is taken from the Bible [2] and a popular hymn [3]. She likely refers to the banner as God's love for her. The lyrics "In the chaos there is a standard" seem to be referred from the Bible too. Another popular verse from the Bible reads "When the enemy comes in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord will lift up a standard against him" [4]. This statement sounds just like the song. Probably she is announcing that in her hard times, God will protect her. Some might disagree about the Christian ideas, but whether she meant the song in a Christian sense or not, the core meaning remains. The song is still about love being her strength during her toughest moments, whether the love from herself, her family and friends, or in her God. References: [1] LIGHTS - The Making of "Banner" video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpIlAiE6NJ0) [2] Song of Solomon 2:4 (http://biblehub.com/songs/2-4.htm) [3] His Banner Over Me Is Love lyrics (http://www.elyrics.net/read/c/cedarmont-kids-lyrics/his-banner-over-me-is-love-lyrics.html) [4] Isaiah 59:19b (http://www.biblestudytools.com/nkjv/isaiah/59-19.html) |
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