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| Assemblage 23 – Let me be your armor Lyrics
| 12 years ago
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This song is overflowing with biblical themes and imagery: John 1:29 (Jesus takes the blame for our transgressions); ‘Footprints in the Sand’ poem - walking for us when our legs are weak; Mark 13:11 (finding the words when we cannot speak); Eph. 6:13-16 (the armor of God); John 8:12 (Jesus as the light); Rev. 21:4 (wiping away the tears). The lyricist however sees relationship with God as stifling, he believes he is 'missing out' on experiences and sees in faith only the need to conform, a lack of individuality and identity. He knows God's overwhelming love for him but ultimately rejects God's love. |
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| Assemblage 23 – Old Lyrics
| 12 years ago
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Agreed, it is one of Tom's best songs, the melancholy is overpowering. It never fails to touch me. I believe he suspects there is a good chance 'she' will fall out of love with him. They have had good times together but his joy is tempered by fear that it will not last (for whatever reason), and the fear of losing his faculties as he ages. Being self-absorbed in his fears, he completely forgets that she will wither and die too. |
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