| Levellers – Elation Lyrics | 3 years ago |
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This is just my interpretation. But I would say the Earth here is our eternal mother and is a metaphor for life in general (since the solid earth/universe is effectively eternal). As vulnerable living beings, everything we do will eventually lead us to our demise (ie we are born and will one day die). Most of us are born happy, are happiness fades over time as we see the harm that is unavoidable. But their is strength we can hold on to, as embodied in the last line of the song as follows: "And they looked at the water of life flowing by And he heard a voice saying 'you're not alone in the fight'" This can mean, one need not fear the end of life or its tragedies. As all life on earth follows similar paths and the same ending. It is the natural order of things. |
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