| Joanna Newsom – Jackrabbits Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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@[hudsucker:5628] You're right in that she's clearly referring to a real person (I would say lover) but don't discount the biblical references so quickly. Newsom is notorious for references and this song is full of them. For example, which verse of Matthew is she referring to? A few come to mind: One of the most famous is 7:7-8: "Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you. For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened" Which is a wonderfully bitter line to say to someone who doesn't (or can't) return your love (*see Go Long) But there's another interesting verse that actually relates to what you, Hudsucker, were saying about faith in a particular person who isn't deserving of trust: 7:15: "Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves." Which is immediately followed by: "You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thorns or figs from thistles?" Anyway, I think we can have it both ways. It's about hope and faith in general, and religious faith, specifically, is used to communicate the narrator's cynicism. |
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