Just saw the MGs last night in concert. John talked about this song a little bit before playing it. He said that it was about someone being tortured to death.
Pretty dark. Even knowing that, it is hard to understand the meaning, I feel like maybe it is someone on the verge of death, and when being tortured that he is just trying to focus on anything else he can.
If you read Ezekiel 7, it is about God's retribution. I think he is describing something like a drug-related kidnapping/murder, as previous posts have mentioned, as a reference to the growing lawlessness in the world as a corollary to Ezekiel 7 (see excerpt below). In a general way, it reminds me of the feeling you get from "No Country for Old Men" that the bad guys are really in charge, so it is just a matter of time.
If you read Ezekiel 7, it is about God's retribution. I think he is describing something like a drug-related kidnapping/murder, as previous posts have mentioned, as a reference to the growing lawlessness in the world as a corollary to Ezekiel 7 (see excerpt below). In a general way, it reminds me of the feeling you get from "No Country for Old Men" that the bad guys are really in charge, so it is just a matter of time.
From Ezekiel 7:
"I (God) will hand it all over as plunder to foreigners and as loot to the wicked of the...
From Ezekiel 7:
"I (God) will hand it all over as plunder to foreigners and as loot to the wicked of the earth, and they will defile it. I will turn my face away from them, and they will desecrate my treasured place; robbers will enter it and desecrate it."
"Prepare chains, because the land is full of bloodshed and the city is full of violence. I will bring the most wicked of the nations to take possession of their houses; I will put an end to the pride of the mighty, and their sanctuaries will be desecrated. When terror comes, they will seek peace, but there will be none."
Just saw the MGs last night in concert. John talked about this song a little bit before playing it. He said that it was about someone being tortured to death.
Pretty dark. Even knowing that, it is hard to understand the meaning, I feel like maybe it is someone on the verge of death, and when being tortured that he is just trying to focus on anything else he can.
If you read Ezekiel 7, it is about God's retribution. I think he is describing something like a drug-related kidnapping/murder, as previous posts have mentioned, as a reference to the growing lawlessness in the world as a corollary to Ezekiel 7 (see excerpt below). In a general way, it reminds me of the feeling you get from "No Country for Old Men" that the bad guys are really in charge, so it is just a matter of time.
If you read Ezekiel 7, it is about God's retribution. I think he is describing something like a drug-related kidnapping/murder, as previous posts have mentioned, as a reference to the growing lawlessness in the world as a corollary to Ezekiel 7 (see excerpt below). In a general way, it reminds me of the feeling you get from "No Country for Old Men" that the bad guys are really in charge, so it is just a matter of time.
From Ezekiel 7: "I (God) will hand it all over as plunder to foreigners and as loot to the wicked of the...
From Ezekiel 7: "I (God) will hand it all over as plunder to foreigners and as loot to the wicked of the earth, and they will defile it. I will turn my face away from them, and they will desecrate my treasured place; robbers will enter it and desecrate it."
"Prepare chains, because the land is full of bloodshed and the city is full of violence. I will bring the most wicked of the nations to take possession of their houses; I will put an end to the pride of the mighty, and their sanctuaries will be desecrated. When terror comes, they will seek peace, but there will be none."