The parallels between existential theologian Soren Kierkegaard's famous work Sickness Unto Death and this song are striking. This work is about existential despair, which Kierkegaard cryptically defined as "relation's relating to itself to itself in the relation". In other words, despair can by more simply defined as an improper relationship between our finite and infinite natures.
Understanding this concept is key to understanding this song.
The parallels between existential theologian Soren Kierkegaard's famous work Sickness Unto Death and this song are striking. This work is about existential despair, which Kierkegaard cryptically defined as "relation's relating to itself to itself in the relation". In other words, despair can by more simply defined as an improper relationship between our finite and infinite natures.
Understanding this concept is key to understanding this song.