these lyrics are pretty ambiguous, even by jesu standards. the music is so blissed out i'm apt to assume he's addressing a lover, and that perhaps the fear he's speaking about is the fear of letting go, of revealing yourself to the other, of risking vulnerability. but then the third stanza has more of a political or ethical bent, even an antiwar or anti- race, culture, or religion prejudice stance (given what's happening in the middle east right now), and the ideas seems to be to let go of our herdish tendency to believe what we're told and instead to think for ourselves, follow our hearts, etc. no idea what "what you need is not what you are" is all about, though. anyone?
these lyrics are pretty ambiguous, even by jesu standards. the music is so blissed out i'm apt to assume he's addressing a lover, and that perhaps the fear he's speaking about is the fear of letting go, of revealing yourself to the other, of risking vulnerability. but then the third stanza has more of a political or ethical bent, even an antiwar or anti- race, culture, or religion prejudice stance (given what's happening in the middle east right now), and the ideas seems to be to let go of our herdish tendency to believe what we're told and instead to think for ourselves, follow our hearts, etc. no idea what "what you need is not what you are" is all about, though. anyone?