Brillant Song, Brillant Album. I have love listening and enjoying the progression of Vampire Weekend. My thoughts on the first few lines..
I took your counsel and came to ruin
Leave me to myself, leave me to myself
x2
I think the significance of repeating the opening lines should not be over looked. I interpret this line to be a reference to taking counsel from religion, most likely Christianity, and the destruction it provided as an adolescence.
Oh I was made to live without you
But I'm never going to understand, never understand
x2
The realization or acknowledgement that his path in life was not meant to be a god worshipping one. I get a sense from Erza throughout this song and entire album that he has made such a effort to believe and seek truth through religion but has continually let down and betrayed. It isnt an overtly anti-religious album but it has a deep feeling of disappointment towards all religions naive views on life.
Hold me in your everlasting arms
Looked up full of fear
Trapped beneath a chandelier that's going down
I believe these lines speak from a perspective of the "believer", yearning for the give of eternal life. "Looked up full of fear Trapped beneath a chandelier that's going down" is an analogy to the god fearing people who based their faith in god through the fear of eternal damnation. Trapped beneath a chandelier thats going down is the death that faces everyone.
I thought it over and drew the curtain
Leave me to my cell, leave me to my cell
This is where my sense of research and effort towards discovering oneself through religion and spiritual mediums from Erza is deepened. The epiphany of realizes that amongst all the options of receiving salvation I am prefer my own thoughts and peace. This part reminds me of John Steinbeck and his quote that no two men ever created one thing. That nothing is more powerful than the mind of an individual man. Erza has found peace in believing in himself and his own spiritual path. Or so I think.
Brillant Song, Brillant Album. I have love listening and enjoying the progression of Vampire Weekend. My thoughts on the first few lines..
I took your counsel and came to ruin Leave me to myself, leave me to myself x2
I think the significance of repeating the opening lines should not be over looked. I interpret this line to be a reference to taking counsel from religion, most likely Christianity, and the destruction it provided as an adolescence.
Oh I was made to live without you But I'm never going to understand, never understand x2
The realization or acknowledgement that his path in life was not meant to be a god worshipping one. I get a sense from Erza throughout this song and entire album that he has made such a effort to believe and seek truth through religion but has continually let down and betrayed. It isnt an overtly anti-religious album but it has a deep feeling of disappointment towards all religions naive views on life.
Hold me in your everlasting arms Looked up full of fear Trapped beneath a chandelier that's going down
I believe these lines speak from a perspective of the "believer", yearning for the give of eternal life. "Looked up full of fear Trapped beneath a chandelier that's going down" is an analogy to the god fearing people who based their faith in god through the fear of eternal damnation. Trapped beneath a chandelier thats going down is the death that faces everyone.
I thought it over and drew the curtain Leave me to my cell, leave me to my cell
This is where my sense of research and effort towards discovering oneself through religion and spiritual mediums from Erza is deepened. The epiphany of realizes that amongst all the options of receiving salvation I am prefer my own thoughts and peace. This part reminds me of John Steinbeck and his quote that no two men ever created one thing. That nothing is more powerful than the mind of an individual man. Erza has found peace in believing in himself and his own spiritual path. Or so I think.