It seems I've gained the world but have nothing,
To keep tabs upon this loss isn't wasted time,
Face opportunities to recognize now we have the time,
Rebuke, don't choke on this twisted dream

[Chorus]
Cause he'll say pay for it,
The whole sum,
To magnify pain,
Is point number one
Is point number one

It seems I've gained the world but have nothing,
To keep tabs upon this loss isn't wasted time,
Face opportunities to recognize now we have the time,
Rebuke, don't choke on this twisted dream

Cause he'll say pay for it,
The whole sum,
To magnify pain,
Is point number one

We need a healing aloe plant,
Your soothing hands run down my back

Hate, well couldn't do, couldn't do no wrong
Hate, yeah, this could do, this could do you in

We need healing aloe plant,
Your soothing hands run down my back

We need healing aloe plant,
Your soothing hands run down my back (Rah!)


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    The song IS about spirituality. The concept of magnifying pain and paying for the whole sum is relevant in many religions (eye for an eye). Magnifying pain is the guilt brought on by religion, most likely Christianity.

    The healing aloe plant and soothing hands refer to the healing earth and the soothing power of the hands of women and men.

    The loss is a loss of faith, and he says to keep tabs upon it isn't wasted time. Gaining the world and having nothing conveys a sense of knowing the world is simply the world, yet the emptiness left from a loss of faith is damaging.

    Rebuking refers to rebuking religion, probably Christianity, which is then referred to as a twisted dream. Magnifying pain is point #1 in many religions, because guilt and fear are two of the strongest tools used to lead individuals to do the bidding of others.

    Hope that clears everything up.

    othello3713on June 05, 2008   Link

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