Lyrically interesting - obvious allusions to Jesus Christ (tell me I'm forgiven, etc.) although of course Jim is referring to Jason on the surface. If we take it with the Christ undercurrent, it would be an interesting statement Jim makes, that Christ didn't want to die ("I know you didn't want to die"). God, in a sense, did want to kill Himself to save the people he loved and loves. It does seem inappropriate to link Jesus with Jason as it were. However, perhaps it is part of the "Full Circle" - heaven came down to earth and died to go back into heaven. Or in this case, a great, positive man died and went to the afterlife to live again. This is a lesser circle, one all too human.
Lyrically interesting - obvious allusions to Jesus Christ (tell me I'm forgiven, etc.) although of course Jim is referring to Jason on the surface. If we take it with the Christ undercurrent, it would be an interesting statement Jim makes, that Christ didn't want to die ("I know you didn't want to die"). God, in a sense, did want to kill Himself to save the people he loved and loves. It does seem inappropriate to link Jesus with Jason as it were. However, perhaps it is part of the "Full Circle" - heaven came down to earth and died to go back into heaven. Or in this case, a great, positive man died and went to the afterlife to live again. This is a lesser circle, one all too human.