| Ween – The Argus Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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This song is about the myth, yes--but also, I think--about Agnosticism/Atheism. Or moreso the myth that is and always has been religion. Because people used to believe the myth of The Argus, before they were called "myths"--and now people are so bold to label religions of that time period "mythology", while at the same time believing in their chosen religion, whether it be Christianity, Judaism, Islam... whatever, and some day their religion is going to be looked back on just like The Argus is looked back on now--as a myth. Led by form we shed our soul Trusting like a child See the dark face that saved us Drink from his empty eyes I think this is about blindly following the idea of a God like a trusting child, the dark face that saved us is dark because we don't know anything about this savior ourselves, just brainwashed to believe. Drink from his empty eyes is a take on drinking the blood of Christ, but instead of drinking his blood, you're drinking from his empty eyes, empty because there is nothing there, no substance, he is not real. and the argus is practiced compassion with an eye on you, as one is on me I think this is talking about how people think their God is always watching them. will the god eye grant his forgiveness letting droplets of light erupt from the sea About how people beg their God to forgive them. Swirling with visions on man's confusion The Argus IS a combination of man's confusion and desperation to make meaning out of life. All of the work, done just to appease him About how everything people do is essentially supposed to be done to appease their God. The Argus he cries, though love has it's place in the sun It's only man's fear that carries him on... This last line really sums up the whole Agnostic and Atheist undertone of the song. It is stating that even though love does exist in the world, that doesn't mean God has to be real--and that the only reason people keep believing and loving The Argus (God) is because man's fear carries him on, because people are so scared that there might be a God and they might be punished if they don't believe and worship him, that they blindly follow their religion and pass it on down to the next generation because of this fear. The fear of God, the fear of truth. |
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