Actually there are 2 parts in the song where John references Khalil Gibran's Sand and Foam.
There's the part that goes "Half of what I say is meaningless; but I say it so that the other half may reach you." as others have stated before.
Then in Gibran's poem:
"When Life does not find a singer to sing her heart she produces a philosopher to speak her mind."
becomes "When I cannot sing my heart, I can only speak my mind" in Julia.
Sand and Foam is an incredible piece of literature. I think John must have been fond of it, because as I was reading it, I really felt the influence it had on John. I somehow felt John's presence through the words of the poem.
Actually there are 2 parts in the song where John references Khalil Gibran's Sand and Foam.
There's the part that goes "Half of what I say is meaningless; but I say it so that the other half may reach you." as others have stated before.
Then in Gibran's poem: "When Life does not find a singer to sing her heart she produces a philosopher to speak her mind." becomes "When I cannot sing my heart, I can only speak my mind" in Julia.
Sand and Foam is an incredible piece of literature. I think John must have been fond of it, because as I was reading it, I really felt the influence it had on John. I somehow felt John's presence through the words of the poem.