@Durango I don't think the cows are real "cows" - I guess they are just lesser demons that took on the shape of cows to match the eternal torment of the cowboys; I mean, I also don't think the horses of those cowboys are the spirits of "sinful horses" - most probably they are nightmares (the evil spirits, "Nachtmahr" in German language), and that makes it even more hard to keep up with the "cows", because those "horses" sure are wild and unfriendly.
@Durango I don't think the cows are real "cows" - I guess they are just lesser demons that took on the shape of cows to match the eternal torment of the cowboys; I mean, I also don't think the horses of those cowboys are the spirits of "sinful horses" - most probably they are nightmares (the evil spirits, "Nachtmahr" in German language), and that makes it even more hard to keep up with the "cows", because those "horses" sure are wild and unfriendly.
I really like this song - because...
I really like this song - because it makes me "see" what happens in the lyrics (not so many songs achieve that).
But I always wondered what sins did the "old cowboy" commit?
Though it's probably a really good thing we never learn about it - because that means everyone of us could be the cowboy, and every now and then we should re-think our way of living.
OK I can understand the Cowboys who have sinned and been doomed to a Hell of riding the range for eternity.
But what could the Cows have possibly done to deserve the same fate?
What sins could a cow possibly commit? Can anyone imagine a sinful cow? I certainly can't.
BTW terrific song. Gives me shivers whenever I hear it.
But I am still worried about the cows.
@Durango I don't think the cows are real "cows" - I guess they are just lesser demons that took on the shape of cows to match the eternal torment of the cowboys; I mean, I also don't think the horses of those cowboys are the spirits of "sinful horses" - most probably they are nightmares (the evil spirits, "Nachtmahr" in German language), and that makes it even more hard to keep up with the "cows", because those "horses" sure are wild and unfriendly.
@Durango I don't think the cows are real "cows" - I guess they are just lesser demons that took on the shape of cows to match the eternal torment of the cowboys; I mean, I also don't think the horses of those cowboys are the spirits of "sinful horses" - most probably they are nightmares (the evil spirits, "Nachtmahr" in German language), and that makes it even more hard to keep up with the "cows", because those "horses" sure are wild and unfriendly.
I really like this song - because...
I really like this song - because it makes me "see" what happens in the lyrics (not so many songs achieve that). But I always wondered what sins did the "old cowboy" commit? Though it's probably a really good thing we never learn about it - because that means everyone of us could be the cowboy, and every now and then we should re-think our way of living.