I agree with Sunquai. I don't know about the original Dylan version, but this version sounds 'hopeful'. However, if you actually listen to the lyrics, it doesn't seem that hopeful at all. Not once does it say, 'don't worry' or 'it's OK', but it just keeps repeating 'death is not the end' all the way through. It depends on what you perceive 'the end' to mean, and whether it means the end of all life or the end of all suffering. I think the whole thing is very ambiguous.
Also, how many people ACTUALLY believe in an afterlife? How many people are seriously going to hear this and think, 'Oh yeah, you're right actually, there is an afterlife so everything will be OK'...?
If we were to interpret this in the 'positive' way then Dylan/Cave/everyone else would be saying 'Just remember...' as if it's a fact, when in fact a huge percentage of people don't believe in an afterlife and ultimately, no one really knows either way for certain.
I agree with Sunquai. I don't know about the original Dylan version, but this version sounds 'hopeful'. However, if you actually listen to the lyrics, it doesn't seem that hopeful at all. Not once does it say, 'don't worry' or 'it's OK', but it just keeps repeating 'death is not the end' all the way through. It depends on what you perceive 'the end' to mean, and whether it means the end of all life or the end of all suffering. I think the whole thing is very ambiguous.
Also, how many people ACTUALLY believe in an afterlife? How many people are seriously going to hear this and think, 'Oh yeah, you're right actually, there is an afterlife so everything will be OK'...?
If we were to interpret this in the 'positive' way then Dylan/Cave/everyone else would be saying 'Just remember...' as if it's a fact, when in fact a huge percentage of people don't believe in an afterlife and ultimately, no one really knows either way for certain.