Agape is not just love in the general sense. There are 3 words in classical Greek that are interpreted as love. Agape is the highest level and refers to the love God has for his people or people for God. It also includes higher concepts such as the love of truth or wisdom. Patriotism and love of country may also be included in the term agape.
I think the song is really about that quest for meaning, for truth and understanding. If it was about love for lost romance or something the term agape would not have been used. Losing sight of purpose in our lives is much more devastating than losing a spouse or lover. That's what this song is saying, that the higher truths, meaning, purpose are the things we cannot lose.
The song writer clearly knows the difference between agape, philos and amor, in my mind there's no doubt. Their understanding of classical philosophy and mythology is evidenced in so many of their songs. Look at a song like Elysium to see a vivid example of that.
@dave109226 '
Agape’ is a Greek word which originally meant simply: love. The Christian faith’s connotations of the word aren’t and were never really my focus. For me Agape came to have its own meaning in my head. Love is a word that is used so frequently for things big and small and it can have such huge meaning but also so little meaning at the same time. Something about the word ‘Agape’ gave a new impetus to the word love. For me it really got across that sense of openness I was looking for. In writing the song I was...
@dave109226 '
Agape’ is a Greek word which originally meant simply: love. The Christian faith’s connotations of the word aren’t and were never really my focus. For me Agape came to have its own meaning in my head. Love is a word that is used so frequently for things big and small and it can have such huge meaning but also so little meaning at the same time. Something about the word ‘Agape’ gave a new impetus to the word love. For me it really got across that sense of openness I was looking for. In writing the song I was hoping to reach some sort of level of openness with my loved ones and myself and the word kinda became a mini philosophy for me in the process of writing the EP and in life outside of the EP".
– Andrew Davie (Bear’s Den)
Agape is not just love in the general sense. There are 3 words in classical Greek that are interpreted as love. Agape is the highest level and refers to the love God has for his people or people for God. It also includes higher concepts such as the love of truth or wisdom. Patriotism and love of country may also be included in the term agape.
I think the song is really about that quest for meaning, for truth and understanding. If it was about love for lost romance or something the term agape would not have been used. Losing sight of purpose in our lives is much more devastating than losing a spouse or lover. That's what this song is saying, that the higher truths, meaning, purpose are the things we cannot lose.
The song writer clearly knows the difference between agape, philos and amor, in my mind there's no doubt. Their understanding of classical philosophy and mythology is evidenced in so many of their songs. Look at a song like Elysium to see a vivid example of that.
@dave109226 ' Agape’ is a Greek word which originally meant simply: love. The Christian faith’s connotations of the word aren’t and were never really my focus. For me Agape came to have its own meaning in my head. Love is a word that is used so frequently for things big and small and it can have such huge meaning but also so little meaning at the same time. Something about the word ‘Agape’ gave a new impetus to the word love. For me it really got across that sense of openness I was looking for. In writing the song I was...
@dave109226 ' Agape’ is a Greek word which originally meant simply: love. The Christian faith’s connotations of the word aren’t and were never really my focus. For me Agape came to have its own meaning in my head. Love is a word that is used so frequently for things big and small and it can have such huge meaning but also so little meaning at the same time. Something about the word ‘Agape’ gave a new impetus to the word love. For me it really got across that sense of openness I was looking for. In writing the song I was hoping to reach some sort of level of openness with my loved ones and myself and the word kinda became a mini philosophy for me in the process of writing the EP and in life outside of the EP". – Andrew Davie (Bear’s Den)