Stars represent guidance, as a person on a boat may have nothing else to tell them where they are or what direction they need to head from there. Board up the stars and there's nothing left but "black tar".
Sense of direction, sense of security, even the assurance that we're gonna get out of here at all: Gone.
Regardless, the subject of the song hoists his sail to wait for God.
It reminds me a LOT of the history of the Israelites. Rather too often, they faced some horrifying army literally stampeding down the hill toward their cities. They had two basic options:
1) Wait quietly for God.
2) Jump into their own SuperJeeps and call up the Egyptians for help ("Hey, the Pharaoh in eyeliner looks pretty tough").
Without fail, the crazy choice to stop everything and pray would mean a sudden, equally crazy military success. This would freak out the people in every nation close enough to hear about it.
A frenzied run for the chariots, on the other hand, meant a mess of blood and kids crying in the street and possibly an exile. There was no logical choice but to trust God and hold out for him. He was always right there after all, "the next door neighbor", just waiting for them to ask.
I think that's the kind of relationship this song portrays.
Gorgeous song. I agree with CarolineO.
Stars represent guidance, as a person on a boat may have nothing else to tell them where they are or what direction they need to head from there. Board up the stars and there's nothing left but "black tar". Sense of direction, sense of security, even the assurance that we're gonna get out of here at all: Gone.
Regardless, the subject of the song hoists his sail to wait for God.
It reminds me a LOT of the history of the Israelites. Rather too often, they faced some horrifying army literally stampeding down the hill toward their cities. They had two basic options: 1) Wait quietly for God. 2) Jump into their own SuperJeeps and call up the Egyptians for help ("Hey, the Pharaoh in eyeliner looks pretty tough").
Without fail, the crazy choice to stop everything and pray would mean a sudden, equally crazy military success. This would freak out the people in every nation close enough to hear about it.
A frenzied run for the chariots, on the other hand, meant a mess of blood and kids crying in the street and possibly an exile. There was no logical choice but to trust God and hold out for him. He was always right there after all, "the next door neighbor", just waiting for them to ask.
I think that's the kind of relationship this song portrays.