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| Led Zeppelin – Stairway to Heaven Lyrics
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"stairway to heaven" might refer to the old practice of noblemans' paying tithes to acquire an air of holiness in the church. benefactors' tombs near the altar, including lifelike stone effigies of the deceased, as well as their stained glass window portraits, often upstaged statues of Christ and the stations of the cross. a less known meaning could be a wealthy person's secretly following a spiritual individual to copy their visions and lifestyle, probably from a desire to appear worthy of their good fortune, which is supposedly "god given," so please, no protest. they are too material, greedy, and power-hungry, and it's simply not in their heart to fake it on their own; leave the humbleness for another life. in this case, relatives of the unsuspecting guru could be paid to collect information, particularly from journals and dream logs. hence the notion of purchasing one's way to heaven. |
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| Sponge – Wax Ecstatic (to Sell Angelina) Lyrics
| 10 years ago
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"wax ecstatic's" possible allusion to the customary waxing of the incorrupt bodies of deceased catholic saints plays into the theme of nobody's perfect, so you might as well help things along with a product. the name "Angelina" is based on "angel." the mention of a hunchback calls to mind the tragic hunchback of notre dame, a kind, disfigured soul who watched over the dead bodies of his loved ones until they turned to dust. because even atmospheric changes in a corpse, such discoloration and shrinking of the skin, which are not considered frank decomposition, can hinder one's faith, the church satisfies each observant "hunchback" with the aid of a little cosmetic wax. |
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