i remember reading somewhere that this song is about the challenger space shuttle that exploded while coming back down to earth, and about what it would be like to die and pass on like that.
the "dear God, i was terribly lost" part is about how God was there to help them (or in this case adam, cuz hes the one recreating what itd be like) go on to the next life. and the "but dear god, you're the only north star i would follow this far" part just strengthens adam's belief that God will help us and he's the only thing that saved him while he was dying.
also, the part about Hercules not being there for him doesnt actually mean hercules. in this case hercules is representing man, and how man wasnt there for him, only God was.
idk, thats what i think. either way i love this song so much.
Hercules is the name of one of the constellations.
He may be expressing the contrast between faith in astrology and faith in the God of Christianity.
To put it another way, he trusts in (and seeks meaning and direction from), not the stars, but the One who made them.
Hercules is the name of one of the constellations.
He may be expressing the contrast between faith in astrology and faith in the God of Christianity.
To put it another way, he trusts in (and seeks meaning and direction from), not the stars, but the One who made them.
i remember reading somewhere that this song is about the challenger space shuttle that exploded while coming back down to earth, and about what it would be like to die and pass on like that.
the "dear God, i was terribly lost" part is about how God was there to help them (or in this case adam, cuz hes the one recreating what itd be like) go on to the next life. and the "but dear god, you're the only north star i would follow this far" part just strengthens adam's belief that God will help us and he's the only thing that saved him while he was dying.
also, the part about Hercules not being there for him doesnt actually mean hercules. in this case hercules is representing man, and how man wasnt there for him, only God was.
idk, thats what i think. either way i love this song so much.
owl city forever <3
Hercules is the name of one of the constellations. He may be expressing the contrast between faith in astrology and faith in the God of Christianity. To put it another way, he trusts in (and seeks meaning and direction from), not the stars, but the One who made them.
Hercules is the name of one of the constellations. He may be expressing the contrast between faith in astrology and faith in the God of Christianity. To put it another way, he trusts in (and seeks meaning and direction from), not the stars, but the One who made them.