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The Garden Lyrics
And the fisherman came back across the water
And the people started running in the park
And the city stopped
As l held you in my arms
We could hear the sound of silence all around us
And the scent of burning oil was in the air
And the music played
And it felt so good to hear
This is the life we've been given
So open your mind and start living
We can play a part if we only start believing
Yeah
There's a stranger on the hill and he is speaking
As the tears from every cloud begin to fall
For one moment then we understood it all
Everyone, everyone
Can you hear the soldiers coming
Everyone, everyone
Every man and every woman
We all fall in the end
We're just miracles of matter
So come on
Let me love you
This is the life we've been given
So open your mind and start living
We can play a part if we only start believing, oh
Yeah, this is the living we've been given
So open your heart and start loving
We can make a start if we only learn to listen
Yeah
Then the crowd began to head for the horizon
A million people walking back to work
But you and me, we just lay down in the garden
Yeah, you and me, we just lay down in the garden
This is the life we've been given
So open your mind and start living
We can play a part if we only start believing, oh
Yeah, this is the life we've been given
So open your heart and start loving
We can make a start if we only learn to listen
Yeah
You and me, we just lay down in the garden
Yeah, the garden
And the people started running in the park
And the city stopped
As l held you in my arms
And the scent of burning oil was in the air
And the music played
And it felt so good to hear
So open your mind and start living
We can play a part if we only start believing
Yeah
As the tears from every cloud begin to fall
For one moment then we understood it all
Can you hear the soldiers coming
Everyone, everyone
Every man and every woman
We all fall in the end
We're just miracles of matter
So come on
Let me love you
So open your mind and start living
We can play a part if we only start believing, oh
Yeah, this is the living we've been given
So open your heart and start loving
We can make a start if we only learn to listen
Yeah
A million people walking back to work
But you and me, we just lay down in the garden
Yeah, you and me, we just lay down in the garden
So open your mind and start living
We can play a part if we only start believing, oh
Yeah, this is the life we've been given
So open your heart and start loving
We can make a start if we only learn to listen
Yeah
Yeah, the garden
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The Garden is a reference to the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus rested before he was arrested and put on trial.
"Can you hear the soldiers coming" is a reference to the Roman Soldiers carrying out the arrest.
I think it's about making the most of "the life we've been given" while we can, and not being afraid to love someone ("... so open your mind and start living" and "... so open your heart and start loving"). Be open to new ideas and taking chances, because this is the only time we've got; we're very fortunate to have the life we have, and we shouldn't waste it. We don't have forever and eventually we'll all be gone ("We all fall in the end...") so while we're here and we have the chance, take a chance, even take a risk ("...so come on, let me love you"). I think they're singing to someone who's afraid of taking risks in case something goes wrong and they're saying you'll never get anywhere like that.
I think the line "We're just miracles of matter" is saying one of two things. The first: in a vast universe, we're only matter and we're not going to have any bad impact on the rest of it, so if you take a chance and it was a bad one, the world/universe will recover and so will you. The second: it's a miracle that we're here at all, and we may never be here again so don't rely on having another shot at it to do all the things you were too scared to do the first time.
And then the beginning and end... I think it could be about the feeling of being the only people in the world for a moment ("And the city stopped as I held you in my arms" and "You and me, we just lay down in the garden"). That could be about the fact that even if you go wrong, and bad things happen, you can just come back to the peace and quiet of "the garden", with a friend, and forget about the world and enjoy that moment. Like saying, things can go wrong but there are still other good things, so you can afford that. Even if you make mistakes, there are good, familiar and comforting things to return to and you can always count on them being there, like friends.
I can't explain every line of this song. But that's my take on most of the lines. Basically that you can go out and live a full life safe in the knowledge that the sanctuary-like garden is a constant and will still be there for you when you need it. I'm interested to hear what everyone else thinks because with a song like this I think there's scope for a lot of different viewpoints.