One of, if not the, best songs off the new album in my opinion.
The meaning is fairly obvious. I think it's just about people who take religion way to seriously and live their lives according to it. They should be out having fun (die on your feet) rather than staying and praying (on your knees). I'm guessing it's one person in particular that chastises him for either turning his back on his religion or for not being religious in the first place. They also seem to be smug because of their strict adherence to their respective religious dogma.
From the singers perspective, it seems that they have been hurt, which can be expected if they have been accused of many different sins and had a finger pointed at them.
From the singers perspective, it seems that they have been hurt, which can be expected if they have been accused of many different sins and had a finger pointed at them.
I’m not going to break down the whole song but I would like to throw it out there…how can the singer know what after death is like if they are still alive? It seems that the singer is caught in nothingness (“stuck in the middle”).
I’m not going to break down the whole song but I would like to throw it out there…how can the singer know what after death is like if they are still alive? It seems that the singer is caught in nothingness (“stuck in the middle”).
An atheists voice?
An atheists voice?
“I saw no fire in YOUR street
Only the stones YOU’VE thrown at me
Does it make YOU feel better?
Well, YOU...
“I saw no fire in YOUR street
Only the stones YOU’VE thrown at me
Does it make YOU feel better?
Well, YOU know we're all just sinners”
It is all about the soapbox preacher I suppose. While the singers voice tries to place themselves in the same box as the preacher by proclaiming “we’re all just sinners”.
“Well, can't you see it's better to die on your feet than live down on your...
Well, can't you see it's better to die?
I saw no fire”
Dieing while standing on ones own feet is seen as positive here. Living with no floor isn’t possible. So if one lives on a lie they have no floor to be living on. The lie of independence is proposed here, where a person can do what they want, when they want, all for themselves. Very egocentric.
Living on ones knees is seen as a negative thing here. Being on ones knees is a serving position. It is one that requires interdependence and relying on others. It can also point to a higher purpose, a greater good. Not so much egocentric.
Maybe the musing should be…
“I saw no fire”
(Maybe I am blind?)
One of, if not the, best songs off the new album in my opinion.
The meaning is fairly obvious. I think it's just about people who take religion way to seriously and live their lives according to it. They should be out having fun (die on your feet) rather than staying and praying (on your knees). I'm guessing it's one person in particular that chastises him for either turning his back on his religion or for not being religious in the first place. They also seem to be smug because of their strict adherence to their respective religious dogma.
From the singers perspective, it seems that they have been hurt, which can be expected if they have been accused of many different sins and had a finger pointed at them.
From the singers perspective, it seems that they have been hurt, which can be expected if they have been accused of many different sins and had a finger pointed at them.
I’m not going to break down the whole song but I would like to throw it out there…how can the singer know what after death is like if they are still alive? It seems that the singer is caught in nothingness (“stuck in the middle”).
I’m not going to break down the whole song but I would like to throw it out there…how can the singer know what after death is like if they are still alive? It seems that the singer is caught in nothingness (“stuck in the middle”).
An atheists voice?
An atheists voice?
“I saw no fire in YOUR street Only the stones YOU’VE thrown at me Does it make YOU feel better? Well, YOU...
“I saw no fire in YOUR street Only the stones YOU’VE thrown at me Does it make YOU feel better? Well, YOU know we're all just sinners”
It is all about the soapbox preacher I suppose. While the singers voice tries to place themselves in the same box as the preacher by proclaiming “we’re all just sinners”.
“Well, can't you see it's better to die on your feet than live down on your... Well, can't you see it's better to die? I saw no fire”
Dieing while standing on ones own feet is seen as positive here. Living with no floor isn’t possible. So if one lives on a lie they have no floor to be living on. The lie of independence is proposed here, where a person can do what they want, when they want, all for themselves. Very egocentric.
Living on ones knees is seen as a negative thing here. Being on ones knees is a serving position. It is one that requires interdependence and relying on others. It can also point to a higher purpose, a greater good. Not so much egocentric.
Maybe the musing should be… “I saw no fire” (Maybe I am blind?)