I can't believe nobody has posted anything on this song. Most TMBG sons are sad if you listen closely to the lyrics, but I think this is one of their saddest. To me, it's about deep horrible depression. When he says that his despair disappears, I think it's because he commits suicide. The last lyric mentions him going to hell (which many believe happens to your soul when you take your own life.) So sad, he finally loses his despair but goes to hell for it. There is something so sad and brilliant about the lyric that says his despair ascends to heaven. Great song.
To me the line about how his despair ascended to Heaven is a comment on Christianity, i.e., that it focuses on guilt to the point that it makes people desperate, and the way to free yourself from it is to abandon religion. I'm an atheist, and from my point of view it seems like all Christianity wants people to do is not enjoy life. So to me that line is about going to hell just for trying to enjoy life, and it being worth it.
To me the line about how his despair ascended to Heaven is a comment on Christianity, i.e., that it focuses on guilt to the point that it makes people desperate, and the way to free yourself from it is to abandon religion. I'm an atheist, and from my point of view it seems like all Christianity wants people to do is not enjoy life. So to me that line is about going to hell just for trying to enjoy life, and it being worth it.
I can't believe nobody has posted anything on this song. Most TMBG sons are sad if you listen closely to the lyrics, but I think this is one of their saddest. To me, it's about deep horrible depression. When he says that his despair disappears, I think it's because he commits suicide. The last lyric mentions him going to hell (which many believe happens to your soul when you take your own life.) So sad, he finally loses his despair but goes to hell for it. There is something so sad and brilliant about the lyric that says his despair ascends to heaven. Great song.
Never thought of it like that, but makes sense.
Never thought of it like that, but makes sense.
To me the line about how his despair ascended to Heaven is a comment on Christianity, i.e., that it focuses on guilt to the point that it makes people desperate, and the way to free yourself from it is to abandon religion. I'm an atheist, and from my point of view it seems like all Christianity wants people to do is not enjoy life. So to me that line is about going to hell just for trying to enjoy life, and it being worth it.
To me the line about how his despair ascended to Heaven is a comment on Christianity, i.e., that it focuses on guilt to the point that it makes people desperate, and the way to free yourself from it is to abandon religion. I'm an atheist, and from my point of view it seems like all Christianity wants people to do is not enjoy life. So to me that line is about going to hell just for trying to enjoy life, and it being worth it.