| System of a Down – Darts Lyrics | 3 years ago |
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@[Tha:43839] Prophet To piggyback off of that, I'd say this whole song is definitely about mythology. It might be possible that the title of the song, "Darts," is a reference to Cupid's darts: May I please remain in this space For darts screech by my desires Whoever is shot by one of Cupid's darts has no control over his sexual lusts. He can't stay put. He has to stalk the woman he's been smitten with. "Can I please for once, be able to NOT be influenced by one of Cupid's darts, manipulating my feelings?" Art thou not human man Human art thou Using "thees" and "thous" makes you think of the 1600s and the King James Version of the Bible. It's sort of a reference to religion. I wouldn't say he's referring to Christianity here though, but probably just making a "religious" or philosophical observation about the sexual and emotional drives of human nature. It's human to "desire" as in the previous verse. Life-threatening lifestyles A hitman, a nun, lovers Back to the theme of sexual love again (eros), which goes back to Cupid's darts, or the "Darts" title of the song. There is nothing sexual, nothing romantic about being a hitman; and nothing romantic about being a nun. One is a violent criminal, the other is a virgin Christian by choice. Both of them are living in denial of their most basic sexual urges, and in this sense, they both have "life-threatening lifestyles." How will they ever be able to affirm life and be lovers, unless they abandon these life-threatening lifestyles? Arise as did the gods Ninti, and Ishkur A reference to Sumerian mythology. To fully understand those gods, you would have to read about them in a mythology book. He seems to be saying, "Return to pagan religion: it has the answers for your human nature." Clock men for they will fail Fear not the gods that come from the sky Long not for the one who've lost their way The failing of clock men might be a reference to the end of the world, when time will end, and clocks will be useless. Clock and watch repairmen will be out of jobs. "Fear not the gods that come from the sky," is again a statement that seems to say New Age paganism has the answers. "Long not for the ones who've lost their way," is a reference to mafia hitman and Christians like the nun. I suppose all modern religions would be included lost, because of the caption in the beginning of the song: "Why do all ancient religions have 12 gods and modern religions only have one God?" Can you help me? I don't know But he remains agnostic about New Age paganism: "I don't know," seems to be his final conclusion. He's a bit confused, he can't say for sure. |
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| System of a Down – Darts Lyrics | 3 years ago |
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@[Tha:43838] Prophet To piggyback off of that, I'd say this whole song is definitely about mythology. It might be possible that the title of the song, "Darts," is a reference to Cupid's darts: May I please remain in this space For darts screech by my desires Whoever is shot by one of Cupid's darts has no control over his sexual lusts. He can't stay put. He has to stalk the woman he's been smitten with. "Can I please for once, be able to NOT be influenced by one of Cupid's darts, manipulating my feelings?" Art thou not human man Human art thou Using "thees" and "thous" makes you think of the 1600s and the King James Version of the Bible. It's sort of a reference to religion. I wouldn't say he's referring to Christianity here though, but probably just making a "religious" or philosophical observation about the sexual and emotional drives of human nature. It's human to "desire" as in the previous verse. Life-threatening lifestyles A hitman, a nun, lovers Back to the theme of sexual love again (eros), which goes back to Cupid's darts, or the "Darts" title of the song. There is nothing sexual, nothing romantic about being a hitman; and nothing romantic about being a nun. One is a violent criminal, the other is a virgin Christian by choice. Both of them are living in denial of their most basic sexual urges, and in this sense, they both have "life-threatening lifestyles." How will they ever be able to affirm life and be lovers, unless they abandon these life-threatening lifestyles? Arise as did the gods Ninti, and Ishkur A reference to Sumerian mythology. To fully understand those gods, you would have to read about them in a mythology book. He seems to be saying, "Return to pagan religion: it has the answers for your human nature." Clock men for they will fail Fear not the gods that come from the sky Long not for the one who've lost their way The failing of clock men might be a reference to the end of the world, when time will end, and clocks will be useless. Clock and watch repairmen will be out of jobs. "Fear not the gods that come from the sky," is again a statement that seems to say New Age paganism has the answers. "Long not for the ones who've lost their way," is a reference to mafia hitman and Christians like the nun. I suppose all modern religions would be included lost, because of the caption in the beginning of the song: "Why do all ancient religions have 12 gods and modern religions only have one God?" Can you help me? I don't know But he remains agnostic about New Age paganism: "I don't know," seems to be his final conclusion. He's a bit confused, he can't say for sure. |
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| System of a Down – Darts Lyrics | 3 years ago |
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@[Tha:43837] Prophet To piggyback off of that, I'd say this whole song is definitely about mythology. It might be possible that the title of the song, "Darts," is a reference to Cupid's darts: May I please remain in this space For darts screech by my desires Whoever is shot by one of Cupid's darts has no control over his sexual lusts. He can't stay put. He has to stalk the woman he's been smitten with. "Can I please for once, be able to NOT be influenced by one of Cupid's darts, manipulating my feelings?" Art thou not human man Human art thou Using "thees" and "thous" makes you think of the 1600s and the King James Version of the Bible. It's sort of a reference to religion. I wouldn't say he's referring to Christianity here though, but probably just making a "religious" or philosophical observation about the sexual and emotional drives of human nature. It's human to "desire" as in the previous verse. Life-threatening lifestyles A hitman, a nun, lovers Back to the theme of sexual love again (eros), which goes back to Cupid's darts, or the "Darts" title of the song. There is nothing sexual, nothing romantic about being a hitman; and nothing romantic about being a nun. One is a violent criminal, the other is a virgin Christian by choice. Both of them are living in denial of their most basic sexual urges, and in this sense, they both have "life-threatening lifestyles." How will they ever be able to affirm life and be lovers, unless they abandon these life-threatening lifestyles? Arise as did the gods Ninti, and Ishkur A reference to Sumerian mythology. To fully understand those gods, you would have to read about them in a mythology book. He seems to be saying, "Return to pagan religion: it has the answers for your human nature." Clock men for they will fail Fear not the gods that come from the sky Long not for the one who've lost their way The failing of clock men might be a reference to the end of the world, when time will end, and clocks will be useless. Clock and watch repairmen will be out of jobs. "Fear not the gods that come from the sky," is again a statement that seems to say New Age paganism has the answers. "Long not for the ones who've lost their way," is a reference to mafia hitman and Christians like the nun. I suppose all modern religions would be included lost, because of the caption in the beginning of the song: "Why do all ancient religions have 12 gods and modern religions only have one God?" Can you help me? I don't know But he remains agnostic about New Age paganism: "I don't know," seems to be his final conclusion. He's a bit confused, he can't say for sure. |
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