Three of four people on a bus that crashed die. At the beginning of the song, the singer is wondering why there aren't four for all four passengers.
" And that preacher whispered
"Can't you see the promised land?"
As he lay his blood stained Bible
In that hooker's hand "
The preacher's last act was to save the hooker by giving her the bible, and by doing so, bringing her to God. God saves the hooker and she turns her life around. The other preacher says "bless the farmer, and the teacher, and the preacher", meaning bless those who showed her the joy of an honest, good life. Without that, he wouldn't be there today.
I'm not religious (I'm agnostic) and this is just my interpretation of the meaning of the song.
thank you kingsky, for pointing out that verse. I didn't realize that the it was after the crash (while he was dying) when the preacher spoke to her: "blood stained bible"
thank you kingsky, for pointing out that verse. I didn't realize that the it was after the crash (while he was dying) when the preacher spoke to her: "blood stained bible"
Everyone's taking the lyrics to seriously.
Three of four people on a bus that crashed die. At the beginning of the song, the singer is wondering why there aren't four for all four passengers.
" And that preacher whispered "Can't you see the promised land?" As he lay his blood stained Bible In that hooker's hand "
The preacher's last act was to save the hooker by giving her the bible, and by doing so, bringing her to God. God saves the hooker and she turns her life around. The other preacher says "bless the farmer, and the teacher, and the preacher", meaning bless those who showed her the joy of an honest, good life. Without that, he wouldn't be there today.
I'm not religious (I'm agnostic) and this is just my interpretation of the meaning of the song.
"taking the lyrics too seriously"?
"taking the lyrics too seriously"?
as in literally. they're thinking "oh he forgot the driver", not, " maybe it's something to do with the hooker" which is what they should do.
as in literally. they're thinking "oh he forgot the driver", not, " maybe it's something to do with the hooker" which is what they should do.
thank you kingsky, for pointing out that verse. I didn't realize that the it was after the crash (while he was dying) when the preacher spoke to her: "blood stained bible"
thank you kingsky, for pointing out that verse. I didn't realize that the it was after the crash (while he was dying) when the preacher spoke to her: "blood stained bible"
Exactley right
Exactley right