"At least... that's what I get out of the song. Still can't quite put my finger on what the reaper and sower are supposed to represent, though... "
The reaper and sower are like the life-taker and the life-giver. The forces of destruction and creation, death and birth, etc. Her personification of these archetypes is what instantly drew me to this song. The "we each disturb the earth" part is especially profound - the idea that birth and creation is just as much an upheaval as death or destruction, and that they are really working in tandem with each other, dependent upon each other. Beautiful. I think one of her most pensive and spiritual works to date. I liked the "latter days" reference too - adds an interesting 1800's reference (beginning of LDS) along with a cool touch of enthusiastic fatalism. There are some images I have yet to unravel (lol her imagery is like a Buddhist koan you have to meditate upon) but I like that incompleteness. It keeps it intriguing. If everything was easy, it wouldn't be as captivating.
"At least... that's what I get out of the song. Still can't quite put my finger on what the reaper and sower are supposed to represent, though... "
The reaper and sower are like the life-taker and the life-giver. The forces of destruction and creation, death and birth, etc. Her personification of these archetypes is what instantly drew me to this song. The "we each disturb the earth" part is especially profound - the idea that birth and creation is just as much an upheaval as death or destruction, and that they are really working in tandem with each other, dependent upon each other. Beautiful. I think one of her most pensive and spiritual works to date. I liked the "latter days" reference too - adds an interesting 1800's reference (beginning of LDS) along with a cool touch of enthusiastic fatalism. There are some images I have yet to unravel (lol her imagery is like a Buddhist koan you have to meditate upon) but I like that incompleteness. It keeps it intriguing. If everything was easy, it wouldn't be as captivating.