I feel ashamed that I've known of Okkervil River for so long yet just recently stumbled across this song. I think it's absolutely brilliant. Of course, that might not be saying much because I think nearly every Okkervil River song is fantastic. A Leaf describes in the sweetest, most delicate way life's most excruciatingly harsh truth.
"And if God loves us back, now we know what it is: She must have no control over this world's events because no one deserves this much punishment."
Wow. This line is just so fantastic, and it introduces such an interesting concept. I love that God is depicted as a woman. It fits so perfectly with the tenderness of the song as a whole. And this line brings the tragedy of the song full-circle by implying that the narrator isn't the only one who can't help the people he/she loves. What if God is in the same, tragically powerless position?
I feel ashamed that I've known of Okkervil River for so long yet just recently stumbled across this song. I think it's absolutely brilliant. Of course, that might not be saying much because I think nearly every Okkervil River song is fantastic. A Leaf describes in the sweetest, most delicate way life's most excruciatingly harsh truth.
"And if God loves us back, now we know what it is: She must have no control over this world's events because no one deserves this much punishment."
Wow. This line is just so fantastic, and it introduces such an interesting concept. I love that God is depicted as a woman. It fits so perfectly with the tenderness of the song as a whole. And this line brings the tragedy of the song full-circle by implying that the narrator isn't the only one who can't help the people he/she loves. What if God is in the same, tragically powerless position?