This song is a smart alec-y response to religion's demands on the common man.
There are three scenarios presented:
1) A petty criminal who turns to crime due to the socio-economic deterioration of his community.
2) A drinker who may be an ex-nazi or refugee from a dictatorial govt, since he just came from Paraguay.
3) Can't figure out which William Wright but he must be the poet, being dead, a partier and perhaps a sort of anti-hero role model for modern artists who are speaking.
Each of them consider themselves "victims of circumstance" so they aren't to blame and they will keep their promises to be good people, only when Saint Michael and Jesus keep their promise to bring them back to eternal life, sort of like a "You go first" deal: thus the irony of "Zombie see and Zombie do"
and we all know Jesus was the first Zombie :)
"He's here with me and you." = a double meaning of Jesus being with us all the time but we also have that debauched William Wright's ghost with us all the time cause that's just who we are as humans.
from point 3) on, i'd say you're spot on. the other thing i wanted to say, it sounds like people aren't getting the line "love your brother..." "love 'em till they run for cover" he is obviously saying sarcastically love them so much you shoot at them and make them "run for cover". that guy talking about incest is WAY off!
from point 3) on, i'd say you're spot on. the other thing i wanted to say, it sounds like people aren't getting the line "love your brother..." "love 'em till they run for cover" he is obviously saying sarcastically love them so much you shoot at them and make them "run for cover". that guy talking about incest is WAY off!
@Jzerm It's a decent interpretation That the song is playing with an idea. "Love your mama, love your brother, love them until they run for cover" - the song seems to play deeper paradox of things like Romans 11:32
@Jzerm It's a decent interpretation That the song is playing with an idea. "Love your mama, love your brother, love them until they run for cover" - the song seems to play deeper paradox of things like Romans 11:32
Try this on for size guys,
This song is a smart alec-y response to religion's demands on the common man.
There are three scenarios presented:
1) A petty criminal who turns to crime due to the socio-economic deterioration of his community.
2) A drinker who may be an ex-nazi or refugee from a dictatorial govt, since he just came from Paraguay.
3) Can't figure out which William Wright but he must be the poet, being dead, a partier and perhaps a sort of anti-hero role model for modern artists who are speaking.
Each of them consider themselves "victims of circumstance" so they aren't to blame and they will keep their promises to be good people, only when Saint Michael and Jesus keep their promise to bring them back to eternal life, sort of like a "You go first" deal: thus the irony of "Zombie see and Zombie do"
and we all know Jesus was the first Zombie :)
"He's here with me and you." = a double meaning of Jesus being with us all the time but we also have that debauched William Wright's ghost with us all the time cause that's just who we are as humans.
Whaddaya Think?
from point 3) on, i'd say you're spot on. the other thing i wanted to say, it sounds like people aren't getting the line "love your brother..." "love 'em till they run for cover" he is obviously saying sarcastically love them so much you shoot at them and make them "run for cover". that guy talking about incest is WAY off!
from point 3) on, i'd say you're spot on. the other thing i wanted to say, it sounds like people aren't getting the line "love your brother..." "love 'em till they run for cover" he is obviously saying sarcastically love them so much you shoot at them and make them "run for cover". that guy talking about incest is WAY off!
@Jzerm It's a decent interpretation That the song is playing with an idea. "Love your mama, love your brother, love them until they run for cover" - the song seems to play deeper paradox of things like Romans 11:32
@Jzerm It's a decent interpretation That the song is playing with an idea. "Love your mama, love your brother, love them until they run for cover" - the song seems to play deeper paradox of things like Romans 11:32
@Jzerm I like it! Thanks
@Jzerm I like it! Thanks
@Jzerm Lazarus was resurrected by Jesus so Jesus wasn't the first zombie.
@Jzerm Lazarus was resurrected by Jesus so Jesus wasn't the first zombie.