THE SONG IS ABOUT FAITH IN GOD....!!!!!
I've faced the fathoms in your deep (god is represented through water)
Withstood the suitors quiet seige (withstood non believers attempts to dissuay his belief in god)
pulled down the heavens just to please you, appease you (saying that he has and would do anything god asks)
the wind blows and i know (the intangibility of his belief in god, he can't see it, but he can feel it; god is with him)
I can't go on, digging roses from your grave (christianity is a religion that largely morns the death of jesus in some ways, returning to his death again and again -no offense implied there)
to linger on, beyond the beyond. (morning jesus' death in order to get into heaven ..beyond the beyond)
where the willows weep (where plants (live/human life) meet water (symbol of god as said in "fathoms and deep") in heaven man meets god.)
and the whirlpool sleep (where god can rest)
you'll find me (yet again, man and god meeting)
The coarse tide reflects the sky
this is the idea in the psalm of david (in the valley of the shadow of death) that says god is with us even when suffering. god being the tide (water again) reflecting the sky)
and the Night Mare rides on... 2x
(nightmare and mare come from different old english words, one meaning female horse; the other meaning evil spirit. this "night mare" a dark image of a horse that is also this "evil spirit" which is something taht is inevitably part of life... death.)
with a december black psalm (a dark image that shows a direct reference to a psalm) (december being a reference to death -i.e. the december of our years)
and the night mare rides on (the repetition shows the continuity of life and the fact that it will go on even after someone's death)
What I fear is lost here (fearing being on earth or existing without a god existing...we all fear this, we all wondered at some point about the existence of god, this song preaches the contrairy: blind faith)
the wind blows and i know (intangibility, faith, belief...whatever you wanna call it)
all you have to do is run away (god leaving, hard times coming)
and steal yourself from me (steal not only means rob, but to come and go discretely; god is absent and we feel like we are all of the sudden abandonned)
become a mystery to gaze into (we analyze god much more when we are doubting as a society)
you're so cruel in all you do (saying about how god is responsible for everything and things like death are evil)
but still i believe, i believe in you (this is saying that although he feels god leaves him sometimes, he does believe in god... and he has faith in the end ..or finds faith in the end)
so may you come with your own knives (to kill wtih a knife rather than a sword is a cliché of a "sneak attack"; this implies that god takes some people swiftly without warning --possibly inspired by the sudden death of a loved one)
you'll never take me alive (god can take me away, but i wont be living anymore, so we will both lose..bc he wont have my life either, it will be gone)
with all the force of what is true, is there nothing i can do? (with god and predestination as preached by christianity... is there any way for man to change his destiny or his time of death?)
repetition of lines 16-13... then lines 1-3....
the sudden change is taht he says "to hold the flower i can't keep"
this flower is life... it shows how dearly he holds his life and does not want to let it go even though heaven is promised... this song seems to have been inspired by the death of a loved one and refers to his struggle to maintain faith in god)
WOW, when I began reading this I was like pssshh... yeah right no way. I put it at his usual M.O. of loving someone he couldn't fully have and to have her tease him with being the one to pin her down.
WOW, when I began reading this I was like pssshh... yeah right no way. I put it at his usual M.O. of loving someone he couldn't fully have and to have her tease him with being the one to pin her down.
BUT DAMN... nice going.
BUT DAMN... nice going.
If I may make one addition...
If I may make one addition...
December black psalm... you forget to mention it is the commonly celebrated month of Jesus' birth.
December black psalm... you forget to mention it is the commonly celebrated month of Jesus' birth.
I agree. I had this cd when it was first released. Every once in a while I feel the need to listen to this track. And everything you said make complete sense. I became a Christian in 1999 and what you said was my very thought.
I agree. I had this cd when it was first released. Every once in a while I feel the need to listen to this track. And everything you said make complete sense. I became a Christian in 1999 and what you said was my very thought.
THE SONG IS ABOUT FAITH IN GOD....!!!!! I've faced the fathoms in your deep (god is represented through water) Withstood the suitors quiet seige (withstood non believers attempts to dissuay his belief in god) pulled down the heavens just to please you, appease you (saying that he has and would do anything god asks) the wind blows and i know (the intangibility of his belief in god, he can't see it, but he can feel it; god is with him) I can't go on, digging roses from your grave (christianity is a religion that largely morns the death of jesus in some ways, returning to his death again and again -no offense implied there) to linger on, beyond the beyond. (morning jesus' death in order to get into heaven ..beyond the beyond) where the willows weep (where plants (live/human life) meet water (symbol of god as said in "fathoms and deep") in heaven man meets god.) and the whirlpool sleep (where god can rest) you'll find me (yet again, man and god meeting) The coarse tide reflects the sky this is the idea in the psalm of david (in the valley of the shadow of death) that says god is with us even when suffering. god being the tide (water again) reflecting the sky) and the Night Mare rides on... 2x (nightmare and mare come from different old english words, one meaning female horse; the other meaning evil spirit. this "night mare" a dark image of a horse that is also this "evil spirit" which is something taht is inevitably part of life... death.) with a december black psalm (a dark image that shows a direct reference to a psalm) (december being a reference to death -i.e. the december of our years) and the night mare rides on (the repetition shows the continuity of life and the fact that it will go on even after someone's death) What I fear is lost here (fearing being on earth or existing without a god existing...we all fear this, we all wondered at some point about the existence of god, this song preaches the contrairy: blind faith) the wind blows and i know (intangibility, faith, belief...whatever you wanna call it) all you have to do is run away (god leaving, hard times coming) and steal yourself from me (steal not only means rob, but to come and go discretely; god is absent and we feel like we are all of the sudden abandonned) become a mystery to gaze into (we analyze god much more when we are doubting as a society) you're so cruel in all you do (saying about how god is responsible for everything and things like death are evil) but still i believe, i believe in you (this is saying that although he feels god leaves him sometimes, he does believe in god... and he has faith in the end ..or finds faith in the end) so may you come with your own knives (to kill wtih a knife rather than a sword is a cliché of a "sneak attack"; this implies that god takes some people swiftly without warning --possibly inspired by the sudden death of a loved one) you'll never take me alive (god can take me away, but i wont be living anymore, so we will both lose..bc he wont have my life either, it will be gone) with all the force of what is true, is there nothing i can do? (with god and predestination as preached by christianity... is there any way for man to change his destiny or his time of death?) repetition of lines 16-13... then lines 1-3.... the sudden change is taht he says "to hold the flower i can't keep" this flower is life... it shows how dearly he holds his life and does not want to let it go even though heaven is promised... this song seems to have been inspired by the death of a loved one and refers to his struggle to maintain faith in god)
WOW, when I began reading this I was like pssshh... yeah right no way. I put it at his usual M.O. of loving someone he couldn't fully have and to have her tease him with being the one to pin her down.
WOW, when I began reading this I was like pssshh... yeah right no way. I put it at his usual M.O. of loving someone he couldn't fully have and to have her tease him with being the one to pin her down.
BUT DAMN... nice going.
BUT DAMN... nice going.
If I may make one addition...
If I may make one addition...
December black psalm... you forget to mention it is the commonly celebrated month of Jesus' birth.
December black psalm... you forget to mention it is the commonly celebrated month of Jesus' birth.
I agree. I had this cd when it was first released. Every once in a while I feel the need to listen to this track. And everything you said make complete sense. I became a Christian in 1999 and what you said was my very thought.
I agree. I had this cd when it was first released. Every once in a while I feel the need to listen to this track. And everything you said make complete sense. I became a Christian in 1999 and what you said was my very thought.