I can see how it could be about drug addiction, which is cool. But looking at the storyline in the CD case I think it could be interpreted a few different ways. In the CD Arise is a letter written to the Commanders Army. Hes telling his soldiers or Sons and Daughters not to lose heart and that they are going to win the battle, even though it looks helpless. He tells them that if he dies go on! That a seed cannot grow into something until it first dies. He closes with Your time on earth is brief, Arise and Be All that You Dream. He tells them to Encourage each other and tell each other to ARise and be all that you can be. So, I believe that this song is not about dying and going to heaven, I believe that in a sense it is about how our Commander isnt physically on earth and he indeed died and lived to give us life, and it is a song from his perspective saying dont lose heart, keep going, Keep fighting for what you know is right and arise and be all that you dream. I also think that perhaps the reference to swine might be the Dread Army that is often mentioned quite a bit. Loved the CD if you don`t own it, buy it because you miss out on so much of the CD without the letters in the CD case where the Lyrics would normally buy. This is a definate WOW CD. :)
I can see how it could be about drug addiction, which is cool. But looking at the
storylinein the CD case I think it could be interpreted a few different ways. In the CD Arise is a letter written to the Commanders Army. Hes telling his soldiers orSons and Daughtersnot to lose heart and that they are going to win the battle, even though it looks helpless. He tells them that if he dies go on! That a seed cannot grow into something until it first dies. He closes with Your time on earth is brief, Arise and Be All that You Dream. He tells them to Encourage each other and tell each other to ARise and be all that you can be. So, I believe that this song is not about dying and going to heaven, I believe that in a sense it is about how ourCommanderisnt physically on earth and he indeed died and lived to give us life, and it is a song from his perspective saying dont lose heart, keep going, Keep fighting for what you know is right and arise and be all that you dream. I also think that perhaps the reference to swine might be theDread Armythat is often mentioned quite a bit. Loved the CD if you don`t own it, buy it because you miss out on so much of the CD without the letters in the CD case where the Lyrics would normally buy. This is a definate WOW CD. :)Very well put!
Very well put!