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”).
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 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?)
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”).
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 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?)