Charlie Darwin Lyrics

Lyric discussion by madamdepomp 

Cover art for Charlie Darwin lyrics by Low Anthem, The

I tend to think the speaker's god is actually Charles Darwin- much in the sense that people are anti-religion because it creates war, the singer is entranced with the idea that Charlie Darwin's philosophy can restore the earth. You can also see that the exclamation of "Oh my God" as a realization, that the speaker suddenly finds himself alone in the cold, dark world, without a concept of God or a higher power to protect him. It could also be the actual voice of Charles Darwin at his epiphany of the concept of evolution. In the beginning stanza, there is hope- but it quickly shifts to horror as the previously hopeful world collapses around the speaker.

My Interpretation