WEll about skinny well it is weird lyrics i think its about some freaky hick u no who just sells shit anyway i deffently no whats constantinople is about it is about the turkish city in turky and the guy is just sing here i come as if he is plaining a trip there so its kool
"it's been a good life, Constantinople, but I'm ready" "I'm coming with my head held high"
How could any of that be talking about a trip to a non-existent Turkish city? And furthermore, why would someone write a song about planning a trip? Does it not occur to you that your "analysis" didn't even go as far as the face value of the lyrics, let alone taking the lyrics metaphorically. I honestly hope you're five or joking, because that level of ignorance is astounding.
"it's been a good life, Constantinople, but I'm ready" "I'm coming with my head held high"
How could any of that be talking about a trip to a non-existent Turkish city? And furthermore, why would someone write a song about planning a trip? Does it not occur to you that your "analysis" didn't even go as far as the face value of the lyrics, let alone taking the lyrics metaphorically. I honestly hope you're five or joking, because that level of ignorance is astounding.
Now I personally believe it's about heaven. Constantinople was what...
Now I personally believe it's about heaven. Constantinople was what I considered heaven, or the afterlife as it may also be referencing. This would be because Constantinople itself is dead and gone. It may also mean God, because it is now inaccessible by any living human and, at one point in history, was an icon of strength and power, much as god is now. "All the leaves are off of the oak and All the sheep have followed the spoken Word" Both seem to symbolize death. The leaves are falling from the dead tree, and the sheep have been slaughtered (the spoken word in that scenario meaning the herder, or whoever it would be, luring them into the slaughterhouse). Though, considering sheep aren't exactly known best for their meat, it could also refer to people following religion, phrased as if a skeptic were speaking of it. "As I stand out in the open All my friends are with you I hope and Pray" I took this to be talking about his vulnerability as he lay dying, and how he hopes he may meet his loved ones in heaven. Toward the end, the spoken lyrics all seem to suggest he's accepted death's embrace and will die with honor rather than kicking and screaming. He's had a full life and knows that it must come to an end.
All this being said, I do still think megatom0 made some very valid points about the song and I do not fully reject his theory as many of the conclusions we made are shared.
WEll about skinny well it is weird lyrics i think its about some freaky hick u no who just sells shit anyway i deffently no whats constantinople is about it is about the turkish city in turky and the guy is just sing here i come as if he is plaining a trip there so its kool
"it's been a good life, Constantinople, but I'm ready" "I'm coming with my head held high" How could any of that be talking about a trip to a non-existent Turkish city? And furthermore, why would someone write a song about planning a trip? Does it not occur to you that your "analysis" didn't even go as far as the face value of the lyrics, let alone taking the lyrics metaphorically. I honestly hope you're five or joking, because that level of ignorance is astounding.
"it's been a good life, Constantinople, but I'm ready" "I'm coming with my head held high" How could any of that be talking about a trip to a non-existent Turkish city? And furthermore, why would someone write a song about planning a trip? Does it not occur to you that your "analysis" didn't even go as far as the face value of the lyrics, let alone taking the lyrics metaphorically. I honestly hope you're five or joking, because that level of ignorance is astounding.
Now I personally believe it's about heaven. Constantinople was what...
Now I personally believe it's about heaven. Constantinople was what I considered heaven, or the afterlife as it may also be referencing. This would be because Constantinople itself is dead and gone. It may also mean God, because it is now inaccessible by any living human and, at one point in history, was an icon of strength and power, much as god is now. "All the leaves are off of the oak and All the sheep have followed the spoken Word" Both seem to symbolize death. The leaves are falling from the dead tree, and the sheep have been slaughtered (the spoken word in that scenario meaning the herder, or whoever it would be, luring them into the slaughterhouse). Though, considering sheep aren't exactly known best for their meat, it could also refer to people following religion, phrased as if a skeptic were speaking of it. "As I stand out in the open All my friends are with you I hope and Pray" I took this to be talking about his vulnerability as he lay dying, and how he hopes he may meet his loved ones in heaven. Toward the end, the spoken lyrics all seem to suggest he's accepted death's embrace and will die with honor rather than kicking and screaming. He's had a full life and knows that it must come to an end.
All this being said, I do still think megatom0 made some very valid points about the song and I do not fully reject his theory as many of the conclusions we made are shared.