| Roger Waters – 4.41 AM (Sexual Revolution) Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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I see no one has tackled the metaphor in this song. Roger Waters is a fantastic lyricist, so every word was well thought out...I thought I might point to a couple things I noticed. Most everyone sees this as a sexual dream and I agree. But it also contains, in my opinion, some biblical references that deepen the meaning of the song immensely. "Yeah, but tonight lie still While I plunder your sweet grave" RW is comparing sex with plundering a grave, or more specifically, referring to the vagina as a grave. I'm pretty sure this is a nod to Proverbs 22:14 - The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein. The "mouth" of strange women is certainly the vagina, and the deep pit the grave. This is the only logical comparison to me. I think that it is supported by the next lines "And remember Only the poor can be saved" Matthew 5:3 states "Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." which is another way of saying the "poor can be saved". Taken together, it seems reasonable. In another instance, RW quips "And remember Nothing can grow without rain" Again, I believe he is using a biblical reference as metaphor for a "budding" relationship, or maybe the lack of communication or alienation between them Genesis 2:5 - And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew : for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth... It seems to me that some of these beautiful lyrics and daring metaphors are born from biblical verse. |
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