Just wondering if he's making a reference to the bible. The phrase "peace like a river" is not a particularly obvious metaphor, but it is used in Isaiah chapter 66. "Rejoice with Jerusalem and be glad for her, ... For you will nurse and be satisfied at her comforting breasts; ... For this is what the Lord says: 'I will extend peace to her like a river, ... and you will be comforted over Jerusalem.'” In the first verse of Paul Simon's song, he has the "peace like a river" metaphor as well as the image of satisfaction.
Now I'm wondering whether the second verse indicates that he thinks he was beein hoodwinked, or whether he sees the new peace as a relief or respite?
Just wondering if he's making a reference to the bible. The phrase "peace like a river" is not a particularly obvious metaphor, but it is used in Isaiah chapter 66. "Rejoice with Jerusalem and be glad for her, ... For you will nurse and be satisfied at her comforting breasts; ... For this is what the Lord says: 'I will extend peace to her like a river, ... and you will be comforted over Jerusalem.'” In the first verse of Paul Simon's song, he has the "peace like a river" metaphor as well as the image of satisfaction.
Now I'm wondering whether the second verse indicates that he thinks he was beein hoodwinked, or whether he sees the new peace as a relief or respite?