i think this one is about being in pain and how everyone wants to help u but u dont need anyones help to get through the pain. the best line of the song is when he says take my hand and let us pray..."
I scream, "Please get the fuck away." i love it
Okay, I read through some of these interpretations and I cannot find a single one I agree with.
To understand this song, you have to first look at the album. "Still Searching," the name of the album, obviously means searching for the meaning of life. This album, though partly about Buddy, is not completely about him. It's a story.
The intro song, "The Rapture," is about conciously turning down the idea of God ("I'm finding out the Good Book was wrong...I won't kneel at your alter now that I know it's a table for a magic show.")
This man is looking for the...
Okay, I read through some of these interpretations and I cannot find a single one I agree with.
To understand this song, you have to first look at the album. "Still Searching," the name of the album, obviously means searching for the meaning of life. This album, though partly about Buddy, is not completely about him. It's a story.
The intro song, "The Rapture," is about conciously turning down the idea of God ("I'm finding out the Good Book was wrong...I won't kneel at your alter now that I know it's a table for a magic show.")
This man is looking for the meaning of his life. Obviously, his life is going down hill. His girlfriend has left him, and he has turned to substances (alcohol and pills). He has attended therapy and still cannot find happiness. He is suicidal.
He begins to feel more alone than ever. In "Lost and Found," he his beginning to realize he's going downhill fast and he has no power to stop it. ("This island has become an ocean and my boat's too small. The waves are crashing in, and I can't save this sinking ship.")
Now we finally get the real meaning of "The Priest and the Matador." This man has decided to kill himself by throwing himself off of a building. Unfortunately, this story is ironic in that, in his dying minutes, he is confronted with the very thing he turned away from: God and religion (i.e. The priest reading his last rights and the man asking him to pray.) Ultimately, the story of this album is morose because the man cannot even DIE in peace.
This is brilliant, and I would like to ask your opinion on "All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues"
This is brilliant, and I would like to ask your opinion on "All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues"
Do you think the protagonist in this album has finally come to acceptance that he's going to kill himself in this song, and that's why he's happy? Because after this, it goes straight into Negative Space, which to me sounds free, floaty, high feeling. And then the beginning of The Priest and the Matador he's on top of a building looking at clouds, and basically accepting that suicide is the answer and that he'll be better off going through...
Do you think the protagonist in this album has finally come to acceptance that he's going to kill himself in this song, and that's why he's happy? Because after this, it goes straight into Negative Space, which to me sounds free, floaty, high feeling. And then the beginning of The Priest and the Matador he's on top of a building looking at clouds, and basically accepting that suicide is the answer and that he'll be better off going through with it.
i think this one is about being in pain and how everyone wants to help u but u dont need anyones help to get through the pain. the best line of the song is when he says take my hand and let us pray..." I scream, "Please get the fuck away." i love it
Okay, I read through some of these interpretations and I cannot find a single one I agree with. To understand this song, you have to first look at the album. "Still Searching," the name of the album, obviously means searching for the meaning of life. This album, though partly about Buddy, is not completely about him. It's a story. The intro song, "The Rapture," is about conciously turning down the idea of God ("I'm finding out the Good Book was wrong...I won't kneel at your alter now that I know it's a table for a magic show.") This man is looking for the...
Okay, I read through some of these interpretations and I cannot find a single one I agree with. To understand this song, you have to first look at the album. "Still Searching," the name of the album, obviously means searching for the meaning of life. This album, though partly about Buddy, is not completely about him. It's a story. The intro song, "The Rapture," is about conciously turning down the idea of God ("I'm finding out the Good Book was wrong...I won't kneel at your alter now that I know it's a table for a magic show.") This man is looking for the meaning of his life. Obviously, his life is going down hill. His girlfriend has left him, and he has turned to substances (alcohol and pills). He has attended therapy and still cannot find happiness. He is suicidal. He begins to feel more alone than ever. In "Lost and Found," he his beginning to realize he's going downhill fast and he has no power to stop it. ("This island has become an ocean and my boat's too small. The waves are crashing in, and I can't save this sinking ship.") Now we finally get the real meaning of "The Priest and the Matador." This man has decided to kill himself by throwing himself off of a building. Unfortunately, this story is ironic in that, in his dying minutes, he is confronted with the very thing he turned away from: God and religion (i.e. The priest reading his last rights and the man asking him to pray.) Ultimately, the story of this album is morose because the man cannot even DIE in peace.
This is brilliant, and I would like to ask your opinion on "All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues"
This is brilliant, and I would like to ask your opinion on "All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues"
Do you think the protagonist in this album has finally come to acceptance that he's going to kill himself in this song, and that's why he's happy? Because after this, it goes straight into Negative Space, which to me sounds free, floaty, high feeling. And then the beginning of The Priest and the Matador he's on top of a building looking at clouds, and basically accepting that suicide is the answer and that he'll be better off going through...
Do you think the protagonist in this album has finally come to acceptance that he's going to kill himself in this song, and that's why he's happy? Because after this, it goes straight into Negative Space, which to me sounds free, floaty, high feeling. And then the beginning of The Priest and the Matador he's on top of a building looking at clouds, and basically accepting that suicide is the answer and that he'll be better off going through with it.
I was just curious if you agreed with that.