Temple of the King Lyrics
I was a teenager when my older sister was listening to Rainbow. She loved this song. I heard it many times. It absolutely moves me. I believe the song is about Jesus Christ. I can't believe no one else has commented on this song. What do you think?
I think the song is about a wayward young man trying to make sense of life and death. The bell rings signalling that one is about to die. He's searching for answers. He witnesses an old man in the throes of death and is frightened by his own mortality, but the old man sings for heaven to take him, and at dawn he begins to understand that death is inevitable and not to be feared, because a new life awaits. The bell rings again and this time it's for him, and he's seeing and feeling what the old man did, but is unafraid and lets go of life willingly. He then is far from the circle of life at the edge of the world, hoping for heaven and thinking about all he's heard of it. He regains consciousness and tells everyone not to fear death, because he has seen that a new life awaits.