Show Me How to Live Lyrics

Lyric discussion by forthelove 

Cover art for Show Me How to Live lyrics by Audioslave

Ohhhh! Scratch that! I just remembered my olllld thoughts on this song. Its about Jesus! I think its about a human view of Jesus as a man with human thoughts and emotions.

1) Jesus is a drifter...a vagabond who moves with the early dawn

2) In the most difficult trials of Jesus (temptation by the devil, crucifixion), his prayers (satellites) are not answered by God (he is not recieved)

3) The telephone in the heart and ringing in the head signify Jesus' sort of 'direct line' to God and to man...something he can't turn off even when he wants to (wouldn't that drive you crazy?)

4) The chorus is Jesus begging God for direction in life (Jesus was sort of plopped on earth without a manual)

5) The bit about the afterbirth represents all time after the crucifixion on earth when Christianity is born (as a big scary force). God's creation of Jesus as a man is changed by the religion and instead of the mouthpiece of the New Covenant, Jesus becomes the Deity Himself.

6) The "final hours bit is like above, but about the death of Jesus. Then its about all time after the crucifixion (in heaven) when at armageddon, Jesus is ready to begin the new kingdom.

Just my take...

@forthelove LOL The sone is about Frankenstein's monster and his angst! Jesus was built with stolen parts..telephone in is heart..and the son of God needed a priest?? Ringing in his head?? You thought you made a man..you better think again. These are the monsters thoughts..And btw it's nail in my head. Not hand.