I seriously doubt that there's any Christian meaning to the song. (Especially considering that they edited the image on the CD cover to get rid of the cross on the crow's bible; just to get rid of the Christian symbolism. [I saw an interview on patchmusic.info where Chad talked about this.]) I think the verse (where you're probably getting that from) "Wherever I am Lord" is using God's name more like in Railway (by Dispatch; "oh Lord, I think I heard you"); more as an expression rather than to convey any religious meaning.
I think that verse may be showing the pilot's reaction to the city. (Basically he's in awe of what he's seeing, so he's thinking something like "oh my God, where am I" or "only the Lord knows where I am.")
About the song itself:
I am given the feeling that this song is talking about technology; like how fast we're making technological advances nowadays and how these new advances are clashing with the "old ways" of people in third-world countries. Like the "wicker-made plane" could be representing the "old fashioned" technology. The part of the song where he "crash landed in the middle of the middle of the city", could be talking about how abruptly new technological advances are changing the world we live in. The line "just hours ago I took off in my wicker-made plane" would then be talking about just how quickly this is happening.
The line "this tree is a misfit like you and me" is obviously talking about the environment. (They're saying that the fact that the tree is growing in the middle of the city is just as unusual as the guy still using "archaic" technology and the kid who is helping him out.)
So if the stuff I said above is true, then the meaning of the song would be something like "we need to stop focusing on making technological advances for advancements sake" (The part of the song where the pilot "wonders why they didn't lean over and fall" [about the buildings] could be a metaphor for this, talking about all the "bad" ways that our technology could affect us if something goes wrong. [For example you could look at WWI, where so much carnage came out of people not really knowing what to do with all the rapid advancements in military and weapons technology.]
I'm not 100% sure that that's right (actually I think it could be horribly wrong), but that's what the song seems to say to me. I also don't really know what the rest might mean, either.
Also, why is it that whenever a band say God, god, or Lord they become a christian band? I know atheists that use the expression "oh my God" just because it's a part of our culture. Doesn't mean they're trying to talk to God.
Also, why is it that whenever a band say God, god, or Lord they become a christian band? I know atheists that use the expression "oh my God" just because it's a part of our culture. Doesn't mean they're trying to talk to God.
I seriously doubt that there's any Christian meaning to the song. (Especially considering that they edited the image on the CD cover to get rid of the cross on the crow's bible; just to get rid of the Christian symbolism. [I saw an interview on patchmusic.info where Chad talked about this.]) I think the verse (where you're probably getting that from) "Wherever I am Lord" is using God's name more like in Railway (by Dispatch; "oh Lord, I think I heard you"); more as an expression rather than to convey any religious meaning.
I think that verse may be showing the pilot's reaction to the city. (Basically he's in awe of what he's seeing, so he's thinking something like "oh my God, where am I" or "only the Lord knows where I am.")
About the song itself:
I am given the feeling that this song is talking about technology; like how fast we're making technological advances nowadays and how these new advances are clashing with the "old ways" of people in third-world countries. Like the "wicker-made plane" could be representing the "old fashioned" technology. The part of the song where he "crash landed in the middle of the middle of the city", could be talking about how abruptly new technological advances are changing the world we live in. The line "just hours ago I took off in my wicker-made plane" would then be talking about just how quickly this is happening.
The line "this tree is a misfit like you and me" is obviously talking about the environment. (They're saying that the fact that the tree is growing in the middle of the city is just as unusual as the guy still using "archaic" technology and the kid who is helping him out.)
So if the stuff I said above is true, then the meaning of the song would be something like "we need to stop focusing on making technological advances for advancements sake" (The part of the song where the pilot "wonders why they didn't lean over and fall" [about the buildings] could be a metaphor for this, talking about all the "bad" ways that our technology could affect us if something goes wrong. [For example you could look at WWI, where so much carnage came out of people not really knowing what to do with all the rapid advancements in military and weapons technology.]
I'm not 100% sure that that's right (actually I think it could be horribly wrong), but that's what the song seems to say to me. I also don't really know what the rest might mean, either.
I agree.
I agree.
Also, why is it that whenever a band say God, god, or Lord they become a christian band? I know atheists that use the expression "oh my God" just because it's a part of our culture. Doesn't mean they're trying to talk to God.
Also, why is it that whenever a band say God, god, or Lord they become a christian band? I know atheists that use the expression "oh my God" just because it's a part of our culture. Doesn't mean they're trying to talk to God.
the funniest part is that everyone associated the word god with chritianity when it really could be a number of religions.
the funniest part is that everyone associated the word god with chritianity when it really could be a number of religions.