So, I do believe
None of this is physical
At least not to me
So, I do believe
That anywhere it goes
It's always with me
It's not the dream
That makes you weak
Its not the night that makes you sleep
But it's a voice
And it's a choice
To call you out
Or stay at home

So! I do believe
None of this is physical
At least not to me
So I do believe
That anywhere it goes
It's always with me
It's not the beast
It's not the sheets
So soft and warm
All over me
But it's the touch
You need so much

To move around on this green earth
Take your money and your drugs
Take your money and your drugs
To anyone who wondered
What old Jesus meant to me
Take him out to go diving
In Red Patoka Sea
The brain melts in the twilight
With the boar and moving trees
Your skin looks good in moonlight
And god damn those shaky knees
The fact that my heart's beating
Is all the proof you need


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Steam Engine Lyrics as written by Jim Edward Olliges Jr.

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    I agree with your take on HearTheMeaning's description. I read this elsewhere (thought it was on here but I don't see it), but take the last verse

    to anyone who wondered what old jebus meant to me take him out to go diving in red patoka sea...

    I think he's saying: try taking Jesus out to red patoka sea and have this experience with him (you can't). He's trying to convey the importance of interactions with other humans, which fits with HearTheMeaning's conclusions. I think TheKinfaun mentioned this above when he said "This song completely reaffirms my belief that people, and the joy through the experiences you have with them, are so much important and essential to living than a god could ever be."

    Not to attack anyone's religion or anything, just from what I've read Jim James is more a spiritual person as opposed to religious.

    t1duon February 03, 2010   Link

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