| Danielle Dax – Big Hollow Man Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| Another example of someone mocking Christianity based on the actions of folks who clearly don't represent Christ. Anyone who's actually taken the time to READ the Bible would know that the requirement for salvation is belief in and submission to Christ, and not how much "silver" you give the church. | |
| Crowded House – Private Universe Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| That's heavy vaquera. To me it's about unrequited love. The emptiness you feel when you love someone, but they have other interests. | |
| Adam Again – The 10th Song Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| This is one of the most beautiful heart-wrenching songs I have ever heard. It sums up the crucifixion in such a powerful, and yet simplified way. That really is the long and short of it. | |
| Adam Again – Hidden, Hidden Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| This seems like another song about divorce. The anger is very appearent. It reminds me a lot of my parents divorce: "I'm not telling him nothing because he'll throw it back in my face later", and vice versa, all the while scheming to see what they can use against their partner in the next argument. Very ugly indeed. Another indication of the volitility expressed in "River on Fire". It's actually painful to listen to this song because it conjures up so many memories of the emotional brutality of divorce. | |
| Adam Again – River on Fire Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| The Cuyahoga River caught fire due to the immense amount of pollution in it. I think Gene was drawing a parallel to the pollution in a marriage which leads to irreconcilable differences; the point at which it's just too volitile to do anything but catch fire and burn. | |
| Adam Again – Deep Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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Not sure if this is what Gene meant, but this is what I get out of it. God gets blamed for everything that goes wrong. If we look superficially at the circumstances we see it's easy to say, "Well God didn't stop this from happening, so he must not exist", or something of equivalent misconception. This song is about looking deeper into the situations and circumstances to realize how it might fit into God's plan. It's also an expression of commitment to be seeking God rather than drawing conclusions based on partial information. In the first verse I think he is talking about the early days of his life, being naive and then disillusioned by life. In the first chorus I think he's talking about the struggle by the most unlikely of people. Those who are downcast, but not giving up. Still searching for the meaning, and not surrendering. Maybe in the form of a crazy old man walking down the street muttering to himself. Trying to unravel the mysteries of life. These people are often dismissed by society because they don't fit in, but maybe it's the fact that they don't fit in that gives them an insight that we lack. In the second verse I think he's talking about typical Christianity. We know what the Bible says, but we don't make the effort to implement it into our lives. He also makes reference to the "girl ghost in the stair way" being appreciative that he is still searching for answers. I'm not really sure how it fits, but it almost seems like honoring those who died without hope by finding out why. The second chorus is along the same lines as the first. He's talking about those outside of the mainstream possibly being closer to God than those who follow the status quo. In the third verse he asks the question: is life truely meaningless. Then he leaves it open ended citing a few reasons why it might be, but then nevertheless commits to searching. I'm reminded of Ecclesiasties, everything is meanless, but fear and follow God anyway. Never give up searching for the truth. |
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