This song is actually what it's called: a mandala (albeit in audible form). It is just a few ideas that are designed to get the mind thinking about high level ideas, just like a mandala is designed for meditation and spiritual teaching.
Here is a breakdown of the different thoughts (they remind me of kÅan):
"Dance with me / For I'll be leaving soon" - We only have a short time here so spend it with other people and enjoy them.
"The afterbirth on the keypads overwhelm" - How technology has changed how we live (new generations are now born with it).
"Did he who make the lamb make thee"? - Can someone that created good have also created evil? (This is a quote from a poem that asks this ["thee" is a tiger])
"In a cartoon house / In a cartoon car" - A look at the meaning of material objects - in the grand scheme of things worrying about houses and cars is like worrying about cartoons.
"There are cities buried underneath our cities" - We are who we are because of those in our ancestors and we should be thankful for what we have because of the work of others before us.
"Let the people see we so obviously had another hand And so separated / How can I act like I've made this when I so obviously had another hand." - No one is alone in this world or in their accomplishments. Don't forget all the support that you have been given from whatever the source. Be humble in your success and don't forget to help others, as you've been helped by others.
This song is actually what it's called: a mandala (albeit in audible form). It is just a few ideas that are designed to get the mind thinking about high level ideas, just like a mandala is designed for meditation and spiritual teaching.
Here is a breakdown of the different thoughts (they remind me of kÅan):
"Dance with me / For I'll be leaving soon" - We only have a short time here so spend it with other people and enjoy them.
"The afterbirth on the keypads overwhelm" - How technology has changed how we live (new generations are now born with it).
"Did he who make the lamb make thee"? - Can someone that created good have also created evil? (This is a quote from a poem that asks this ["thee" is a tiger])
"In a cartoon house / In a cartoon car" - A look at the meaning of material objects - in the grand scheme of things worrying about houses and cars is like worrying about cartoons.
"There are cities buried underneath our cities" - We are who we are because of those in our ancestors and we should be thankful for what we have because of the work of others before us.
"Let the people see we so obviously had another hand And so separated / How can I act like I've made this when I so obviously had another hand." - No one is alone in this world or in their accomplishments. Don't forget all the support that you have been given from whatever the source. Be humble in your success and don't forget to help others, as you've been helped by others.
really enjoyed what you had to say!
really enjoyed what you had to say!