Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! Lyrics
Yes, apparently this story always freaked Cave out as a child. It seems like he rewrote the story, but putting it in a modern setting, where Lazarus gets raised from the dead only to flit about from city to city, get caught up in women and drugs, gets hounded by the press and then eventually, dies again.
"I don't know what it is, but there is definitely something going on upstairs."
This could refer to God tweaking and screwing around with everything up in heaven, keeping Lazarus out for whatever reasons. That's kinda iffy but that's the way I see it.
Now that I have this on my iPod, I've noticed that this is probably the greatest song to just strut down the street to. I mean, I'm sure the stigma of the music video has something to do with this but, but still...
Jackacoop, its Jesus that raises himself from the dead after 3 days, not Lazarus. He doesn't wait till he's moulding and his skins peeling off before he raises him while his relatives keep him in the house despite what must have been an unbelievable stench in a hot country. This was a story thats told to kids in primary schools remember. Its not mean't to portray Jesus as a sick weirdo entertaining a family of pyscho's (well in the bible story if not this song, anyway).
At first the "something going on upstairs" seems to be literal: Lazarus is lying in his tomb hearing what's going on above him - his mother grieving for him & "some guy" who is presumably Jesus praying for him. But at the end Cave is talking about what happens to the dead & the line turns into a vague declaration of faith. Very clever little twist!
nick cave is mad
I get a Lenny Bruce vibe from the whole thing, dig?
Unbelievably badass. This has one of the best grooves I've heard in a long time.
There's a bit of the third first missing but I'm too lazy to figure it out now. I guess we can wait till the album comes out.
So far this has been by far the best song of the year.
Doesn't Lazarus get raised from the dead by Jesus after he was dead for 3 days? Cool song though!
Yes, apparently this story always freaked Cave out as a child. It seems like he rewrote the story, but putting it in a modern setting, where Lazarus gets raised from the dead only to flit about from city to city, get caught up in women and drugs, gets hounded by the press and then eventually, dies again.
"I don't know what it is, but there is definitely something going on upstairs."
This could refer to God tweaking and screwing around with everything up in heaven, keeping Lazarus out for whatever reasons. That's kinda iffy but that's the way I see it.
Now that I have this on my iPod, I've noticed that this is probably the greatest song to just strut down the street to. I mean, I'm sure the stigma of the music video has something to do with this but, but still...
He has style here like no other I've seen, and quite a clever idea to begin with. No wonder he got high in the charts without much radio play whatsoever, in this country at least.