| Genesis – It Lyrics | 6 years ago |
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The album is the story of a fantasy trip (some say via LSD, thought getting high is not essential to the whole thing), interpreted through the philosophy of a 70s enlightenment movement called the EST training. The final song, IT, is light on the fantasy – heavy on the EST. In fact, the song's meaning is, literally, the point of EST. The climax of the est training is “getting it”. “It” is the experience of enlightenment. As such, the experience can be overwhelming; some say it feels religious, some that it's trippy, some happy, some sad, some very obvious and straightforward, some painfully obscure... the gamut. “It” is completely individual, everybody's experience of getting it is individual. Lol... yes, I did the training. And no, it's never been easy for me to put into words. But Gabriel does, with a series of this-and-that opposites. It is hot, while it is also cold. It is the chicken, it is also the egg. It never stays, but it doesn't leave. It is in us, it is between us (the cages). Along with 'truisms' about it – it is here and now. It is not wimpy. You can't accumulate it. My favorite: “If you think that it's pretentious, you've been taken for a ride.” :-) It doesn't make you better than anyone else. The last line is so simple, yet all encompassing. It is available to every individual (knowall), you just have to look (knock). It's only knock and knowall. I like it. :-) |
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