Blessed Lyrics
Blessed is the lamb whose blood flows.
Blessed are the sat upon, Spat upon, Ratted on,
O Lord, Why have you forsaken me?
I got no place to go,
I've walked around Soho for the last night or so.
Ah, but it doesn't matter, no.
Blessed is the man whose soul belongs to.
Blessed are the meth drinkers, Pot sellers, Illusion dwellers.
O Lord, Why have you forsaken me?
My words trickle down, like a wound
That I have no intention to heal.
Blessed is the church service makes me nervous
Blessed are the penny rookers, Cheap hookers, Groovy lookers.
O Lord, Why have you forsaken me?
I have tended my own garden
Much too long.
Much like fixable said its the fact that this persona feels that everything is blessed but him. Hes a pathetic character who wanders around alone, has no intention of helping his own situation, and in the end he realises he has been too self obsessed. He, however, instead of trying to change this just wallows in self pity.
The last line "I have tended my own garden for too long" reminds me of the last line of Voltaire's book "Candide" that says "we must cultivate our garden."
Blessed is everyone but Paul Simon. Although I think he used to be a bit of a groovy looker.. The last line sums it up if you didn't get it from "I got no place to go," etc.. He feels alone and forsaken [abandoned] and is asking "Why?"
interesting spin on the beatitudes, and i htink i get the message, but ive never been totally sure. help ne1?
A lot of this song is Biblical, such as the meek inheriting the earth. Much of Paul's work as a religious but especially so with this song.I'm not sure on much of this song, but it is truly beautiful.
I don't think this is really about God forsaking him but him not being able to find God, he wonders why all these people even the scum of the world, able to find God and peace yet he is left alone and lost.
what does he mean by meth drinkers? methamphetamine, methadone, methylated spirits?
@limerence methyl alcohol. It’s poisonous, but one can extract it from heating fuels like sterno, and I think it keeps the DTs away.
@limerence methyl alcohol. It’s poisonous, but one can extract it from heating fuels like sterno, and I think it keeps the DTs away.
@limerence restrictions on bars in World War II led to people drinking methylated spirits in Britain.
@limerence restrictions on bars in World War II led to people drinking methylated spirits in Britain.