| Tori Amos – Crucify Lyrics | 6 years ago |
| @[AJCtheQuene:32390] Wow, thanks for this fascinating anecdote! | |
| Tori Amos – Crucify Lyrics | 6 years ago |
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There is a case to be made that the theology of this song mirrors William Blake's reworking of Christian mythology. For example, Look at the first verse "Every finger in the room Is pointing at me I wanna spit in their faces Then I get afraid of what that could bring I got a bowling ball in my stomach I got a desert in my mouth Figures that my courage would choose to sell out now" To this Blake would say that accusation (the finger-pointing) is Satanic--"Satan draws Man into Sin that he may accuse him" and would encourage Tori to spit back at them! “Pride is an attitude which separates excellence from mediocrity.” "I've been looking for a savior in these dirty streets Looking for a savior beneath these dirty sheets" Compare to Blake: “Those who restrain desire, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained; and the restrainer or reason usurps its place & governs the unwilling. And being restrain'd it by degrees becomes passive till it is only the shadow of desire.” "Why do we Crucify ourselves Every day I crucify myself" For Blake, Christ's crucifixion was not a "payment for Sin", but was a prideful act, much like Socrates choice to remain in Athens to face his death sentence. In William Butler Yeats' interpretation of Blake "Christ's two natures impelled Him to crucifixion. He went to 'humble Himself to God' and also to proudly destroy the serpent in himself; his own spectre, or Satan. This Satan is the false Christ worshipped still." So when Tori asks "Why do we crucify ourselves?", we can answer because it's what Jesus would do! A few more quotes from Blake's poem The Everlasting Gospel: "He acts with honest triumphant pride, And this is the cause that Jesus died.” “I was standing by when Jesus died. / What they called humility I called pride.” "Humility is only doubt, And does the sun and moon blot out, Roofing over with thorns and stems The buried soul and all its gems." |
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| Alice in Chains – Man In The Box Lyrics | 6 years ago |
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@[JohnHale6:31991] Also, the lyrics "Feed my eyes" suggests Divine Revelation. Eyes can't really eat anything, of couse; it's metaphorical language, and that it's followed by "Jesus Christ" suggests a religious or spiritual meaning. |
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| Soundgarden – Black Hole Sun Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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Know he wasn't directly influenced, but wonder if Chris Cornell had at some point seen the following quote from Lefebvre and subconsciously drew from it-- “…on the horizon of the modern world dawns the black sun of boredom... The consumer does not desire. He submits.” Henri Lefebvre, Critique of Everyday Life: Volume 2, 1961 |
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