This song is presumably about someone trying to seek cleansation of his sins so he can travel the eternal road.
just my take on it. nothing in stone obviously so comment on it so this song doesnt feal left out :/
Actually I think it is based upon the legend of Lazarus. In John 21:22 Jesus implies that he might allow "the disciple He loved" to live until He returns. If Lazarus is the author of the Gospel of John (unlikely but intriguing), then the legen goes that Lazarus walks among us today unable to choose whether or not to believe in Jesus as savior. He carries his heavy load of sin. He constantly has to work (turn spining, Catherine wheeling). He searches for peace of mind (yeah,the lyrics above are incorrect). He is so...
Actually I think it is based upon the legend of Lazarus. In John 21:22 Jesus implies that he might allow "the disciple He loved" to live until He returns. If Lazarus is the author of the Gospel of John (unlikely but intriguing), then the legen goes that Lazarus walks among us today unable to choose whether or not to believe in Jesus as savior. He carries his heavy load of sin. He constantly has to work (turn spining, Catherine wheeling). He searches for peace of mind (yeah,the lyrics above are incorrect). He is so alone - he has lived for millenia.
The song has the double entendre meaning that as humans travel space (space travel theme of the album),they become metaphorical Lazaruses. We are so, so, so alone in the "charcoal sky". We carry a heavy load of moral responsibility and guilt of sin. We must constantly work to live (turning, spinning).
This is my second most favorite secular song of all time. Wonderfully written with knowledge of history, Christian study, and imagining what it would be like to travel at sublight speeds between the stars to colonize.
This song is presumably about someone trying to seek cleansation of his sins so he can travel the eternal road. just my take on it. nothing in stone obviously so comment on it so this song doesnt feal left out :/
Actually I think it is based upon the legend of Lazarus. In John 21:22 Jesus implies that he might allow "the disciple He loved" to live until He returns. If Lazarus is the author of the Gospel of John (unlikely but intriguing), then the legen goes that Lazarus walks among us today unable to choose whether or not to believe in Jesus as savior. He carries his heavy load of sin. He constantly has to work (turn spining, Catherine wheeling). He searches for peace of mind (yeah,the lyrics above are incorrect). He is so...
Actually I think it is based upon the legend of Lazarus. In John 21:22 Jesus implies that he might allow "the disciple He loved" to live until He returns. If Lazarus is the author of the Gospel of John (unlikely but intriguing), then the legen goes that Lazarus walks among us today unable to choose whether or not to believe in Jesus as savior. He carries his heavy load of sin. He constantly has to work (turn spining, Catherine wheeling). He searches for peace of mind (yeah,the lyrics above are incorrect). He is so alone - he has lived for millenia.
The song has the double entendre meaning that as humans travel space (space travel theme of the album),they become metaphorical Lazaruses. We are so, so, so alone in the "charcoal sky". We carry a heavy load of moral responsibility and guilt of sin. We must constantly work to live (turning, spinning).
This is my second most favorite secular song of all time. Wonderfully written with knowledge of history, Christian study, and imagining what it would be like to travel at sublight speeds between the stars to colonize.