In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
in everywhere we look,
Allah, Allah Allah!
in everyone we meet,
Allah, Allah, Allah!
in every blade of grass,
Allah, Allah, Allah!
it doesn't matter what you've done...
what effect is without a cause?
so what does it matter what you think you've done?
now, lay your faithless head down
in necessity's Cotton Hand
there's a Love that never changes
no matter what you've done
or if you're Old Man did you wrong,
maybe his Old Man did him wrong
so if you'd care to sing Forgiveness songs
come down and join our band
we'll cut you like a Sword
and sing Forgiveness songs
(don't worry, it'll heal just fine!)
everywhere we look,
it's all crazy!
it's all false!
it's all a dream!
it's alright
Allah, Allah Allah!
in everyone we meet,
Allah, Allah, Allah!
in every blade of grass,
Allah, Allah, Allah!
it doesn't matter what you've done...
what effect is without a cause?
so what does it matter what you think you've done?
now, lay your faithless head down
in necessity's Cotton Hand
there's a Love that never changes
no matter what you've done
or if you're Old Man did you wrong,
maybe his Old Man did him wrong
so if you'd care to sing Forgiveness songs
come down and join our band
we'll cut you like a Sword
and sing Forgiveness songs
(don't worry, it'll heal just fine!)
everywhere we look,
it's all crazy!
it's all false!
it's all a dream!
it's alright
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I know someone's going to comment about how this is Aaron becoming Muslim, or something of the sort. It's not. It's just the Arab word for God. An Arab Christian would call God Allah. Just thought I'd clear that up.
I have to say, I am a die hard atheist, and I have just as different views as anyone else here. Everyone is getting so caught up in the association of religious viewpoints and are totally leaving out the meaning. ESPECIALLY in this song. Its about forgiveness, and the least we can do is put our views aside and agree that there is a lot of wrong in this world. There is no truth behind it's cause, or at least no visible truth, but we can all agree that it's awful and just rejoice that we are alive and breathing.
Thank you for being so positive and open-minded!
The religious viewpoint changes the meaning however.<br /> In this song if the meaning is forgiveness it does matter who your receiving forgiveness from. I don't want to receive forgiveness from the God of islam because they make Jesus into a prophet when thats not possible. Jesus claimed so often about being the Son of God. So he either was or he wasn't, nothing in between. <br /> So even if you are an Atheist you gotta look at it from the song writers perspective. Who's perspective is changed by God.
When Aaron performed this song at a concert in Louisville he said, "I'm a little weary of having our album in Christian bookstores with a song titled, 'Allah, Allah, Allah'. To them that just says .... 'Shit, Shit, Fuck'". (Everyone laughs) "I'm sorry"
this is amazing, and hilarious!
Maybe, just maybe, the proprietors of said bookstores will learn something from him...<br /> <br /> Hey, weirder things have happened!
man, i've NEVER heard aaron swear. he even apologized for taking his shirt off when it was absolutely roasting in the venue.
To say that Allah of the Koran and God of the Bible are the same conflicts with everything that is said in both texts. They are not the same and it is OBVIOUS. It is extremely lucid even with minimal reading. The basic characteristics of God and Allah are completely different. Just to make some easy points:
I know that I personally would never use "Allah" when referring to my God. It would create confusion and, quite frankly, make no sense at all.
What you're saying makes sense, but seeing as this entire album is pretty much campfire songs taken from a Sufi Islam text, which I believe is what his mother followed, I think that it would be safe to say that Aaron (at least) is embracing his faith in general more than just the Hebrew/Christian God. I'd also like to note how interesting it is that most of these praise songs could be considered either Christian or Islamic. Just for kicks I would say to google "Golden Words of a Sufi Sheikh," as the basis for most of the songs on the album can be found within the pages. Cheers.
You do realize that "Allah" is literally just the arabic word for God, right? And that all arabic speaking christians would still say Allah when referring to the christian God.
A great end to the album. Allconsuming is right on the Arabic. Funny how events shape perception, people are way too afraid. Since WWII the US has allied with the Jews, and now we hate the Muslims, but in reality, we are all as similarly different and alike.
This has nothing to do with Muslims, it has to do with the Arabic language and Westerners are EXTREMELY different than Muslims! I do not dislike Muslims but their idea of life is widely consumed with hatred and control... and it has almost everything to do with their Religion. I'm also not putting their Religion down. I am a Christian but here's the facts: Islam and Christianity are BOTH practiced "modernly" different than they're supposed to or required by text.
In general Islam is not filled with hatred and control. Unfortunately they have been taken over by radicals, but there are radicals of every religion- even Christian. I am a Christian myself, but I believe that no religion is "better" than the other and NOBODY has the right to judge others, except for God. Christians, Muslims, and Jews are all Abrahamic religions and believe in the same God. Muslims even take Jesus as a prophet. Yes, there is much corruption in the Muslim world. Yes, there are many radical Muslims who do, in fact, hate Christians. However, there are also many Muslims who do follow the text and are peaceful. We cannot judge a whole religion based off of a group of people who don't even correctly follow it. Aaron's parents converted to Sufi Islam, Aaron's dad was formerly a Jew and his mother, an Episcopalian, Aaron and his brother Mike are Christians. Are Aaron's parents filled with hatred? NO. So, a true fan of mewithoutYou would not be saying these close-minded ideas.
And its "Lay your faithless head down in Necessities' cotton hand"
Thanks, that's what i heard too, but i didn't want to put words in peoples' heads.
Also, Allah means father and i think this song is supposed to be along the lines of G-d. Everyone that believes there is a good and forgiving God should forget the semantics about their differences and learn to be more like God: forgiving and peaceful.
In a word i think the theme here is: coexist. The world is beautiful and we need to learn to enjoy it. Also, i want to sing forgiveness songs in their band =D
Allah doesnt mean father. It means "G-d is great" (greatest and sometimes used as a comparative, greater, bigger).<br /> <br /> Allah is an old Arabic term used by the 3 Abrahamic faiths still today. Some arabic christians use "all-al-ab" (G-d the father).
I definitely think they encourage coexistence. Allah (meaning the one and only true God) is definitely forgiving and loving and peaceful. :)
Though you can't ignore that flooded throughout some of their songs they claim God's forgiveness and peace can come to the world only through Jesus. ("he came to make right what man made wrong" in stick, carrot, string for example)
mwy doesnt promote "jesus", as in the only way. they promote love, and god as a loving creator. ideas change, as do "faiths".
Does anyone know what Aaron shouts that's muffled in the background the first time? The second time he shouts, "bring it back now, one more time!"
Yup, it's "Don't worry, it'll be just fine!"
Actually, he says "Don't worry, it'll heal just fine"<br /> <br /> Refering to the cut like a sword.