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Panning For Gold Lyrics
I saw God by the river
Panning for gold
I saw God by the river
Weary and old
He said; ‘Son,
I used to know where I put things,
I used to know’
I saw God in the forest
Teaching Tai Chi to the trees
In the wind
And bowing to the seas
He said; ‘Son,
I used to know where I put things,
I used to know’
I saw God on the mountain
Tearing at the sky
I saw God on the mountain
With tears in his eyes
He said; ‘Son,
I used to know where I put things,
I used to know
I could have shown you all the beauty in the world
but now I need you to show me
Yes, show me’
Panning for gold
I saw God by the river
Weary and old
I used to know where I put things,
I used to know’
Teaching Tai Chi to the trees
In the wind
And bowing to the seas
I used to know where I put things,
I used to know’
Tearing at the sky
I saw God on the mountain
With tears in his eyes
I used to know where I put things,
I used to know
I could have shown you all the beauty in the world
but now I need you to show me
Yes, show me’
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I think this song is talking about how even God has gotten disillusioned with the world and it's problems and now it's up to us to make it a better place. really beautiful song.
maybe about how God has become outdated and therefor less relevant?
I heard it was about Ben watching his grandparents, who would seem like God to a young Ben, suffer with dementia.
It is actually about Ben Sollee's grandparents both suffering from Dementia, he simply used the character of God in place of them. Beautiful :]