Keeper of mysteries
River of Tears
After it's over
And after the years are passing
Never asking
What about miracles
Faith in the space
It keeps me guessing
With nothing to hate
I am lonely
And unholy
Everything matters
A prayer when you're scared
Boarded up windows
And broken down chairs before morning
Heard it storming
(God can you hear me...
God can you see me cry...die)
Handbook of rituals... hands in the air
More than a give up... big as a care
If you're daring
And you're sharing
Move me
God, can you hear me cry
God, can you see me die
God can you move me
Move me and move me again
Out of the planet and into the silence
Over the mountains in search of a crisis to find me
If it should be
Once I was told there's a race to be won
Pointed the finger straight into the sun to be blinded
and I minded
(God can you hear me...
God can you see me cry...die)
Wish I could whisper how much I need you
After tomorrow I might forget to
If it's only from a story
Keeper of mysteries
River of tears
After it's over
And after the years are passing
Never asking
Move me
God, can you hear me cry
God, can you see me die
God can you move me
Move me and move me again
River of Tears
After it's over
And after the years are passing
Never asking
What about miracles
Faith in the space
It keeps me guessing
With nothing to hate
I am lonely
And unholy
A prayer when you're scared
Boarded up windows
And broken down chairs before morning
Heard it storming
(God can you hear me...
God can you see me cry...die)
Handbook of rituals... hands in the air
More than a give up... big as a care
If you're daring
And you're sharing
God, can you hear me cry
God, can you see me die
God can you move me
Move me and move me again
Over the mountains in search of a crisis to find me
If it should be
Once I was told there's a race to be won
Pointed the finger straight into the sun to be blinded
and I minded
(God can you hear me...
God can you see me cry...die)
Wish I could whisper how much I need you
After tomorrow I might forget to
If it's only from a story
Keeper of mysteries
River of tears
After it's over
And after the years are passing
Never asking
God, can you hear me cry
God, can you see me die
God can you move me
Move me and move me again
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Just like the rest of the King's X songs on here, it's a shame no one has commented on this song. This one's just so very beautiful...
To me, it seems like a cry for help/answers from God. Dug's faith history seems pretty well documented, so this theory seems like a probable one. The first stanza seems to be a direct address to God, basically asking if he's really there ("faith in the space"), which seems to be pretty well-reinforced by the chorus.
The next stanza seems to be basically a description of the depths from which the speaker is calling, with the last lines seeming to be images tied to Christianity ("handbook of rituals" = Bible, "hands in the air" = people throwing their hands up in praise).
Then we have the chorus which simply (I use that term lightly, as it is so emotive and powerful in the actual song) seems to be a desperate cry for answers/response for God, a plea for God to "move" the speaker into regaining that emotion he once had for his faith.
The beginning of the next stanza might be a reference to "Out of the Silent Planet," but I don't actually have much knowledge of the actual book, so I'm just going on the wording. The next line about "the race to be won" and "the finger pointed straight into the sun" to me seems like a reference to Heaven, as in he was told that life is a journey and his ultimate goal should be to reach Heaven. However, in the next line, it seems as though he had been "blinded" by his faith or other members of the faith, though I'm not sure if "blinded" means he became like a blind, unquestioning sheep to his faith or just that his journey had come to harm him or try him too greatly.
All in all, this is a truly beauitful song. While I'm not a big fan of some of the songs on "Ogre Tones" that come across as shots at Dug's faith or religion in general, songs like this that express such deep internal struggle and questioning are truly beautiful. It seems to tell the story of someone who is desperately calling out to God for answers, hoping for some sort of reaffirmment.
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Hi mate
Hi mate
Thanks for your comments years ago.
Thanks for your comments years ago.
Funnily enough the lyrics of this song are often unconsciously in my mind. It never occurred to me to come and check out Song Meanings.
Funnily enough the lyrics of this song are often unconsciously in my mind. It never occurred to me to come and check out Song Meanings.
Yes, I think it is a beautiful song too. People will vary in their exact interpretation of each line & verse.
Yes, I think it is a beautiful song too. People will vary in their exact interpretation of each line & verse.
The bits I like most are " What about miracles .... I am lonely and unholy". For me, this is a pointer to how people use religion and faith as vehicles for hatred and self-righteousness. If they stopped to think they would realise they were...
The bits I like most are " What about miracles .... I am lonely and unholy". For me, this is a pointer to how people use religion and faith as vehicles for hatred and self-righteousness. If they stopped to think they would realise they were just as clueless, flawed and lonely as everyone else.
"Out of the planet ... in search for a crisis to find me." I find this a sublime concept. I find it hard to paraphrase what they have written. When we are driven to look deeper and become more fervent in our faith it can be because we are trying to balance out a loss of identity or anything in another part of our lives. But noone knows the answer ultimately. And it could be a load of nonsense.
TS Eliot: "this is the way the world ends, not with a bang but with a whimper."
I think it is the sincerity of the questioning in many of their songs which is touching. They have suggested that hubris was part of their youthful faith. That is something I have often thought about my own faith. "Easy to be fake, blame it on my faith."