This one is easy for the Belle and Sebastian fan...
Stuart Murdoch is a Christian and this autobiographical song has many references and his Christian faith. The ‘site unseen pulling strings’ is a reference to God and His plan for Stuart’s life. Jesus said that his burden is easy and his yoke is light. The line about being ‘tied to the yoke of a decent bloke who was stern but never daunting’ is a very clear reference to Jesus. Stuart Murdoch claims to have been cured from chronic fatigue syndrome after a faith healing experience and the afore mentioned reference is confirmed that Jesus ‘told him to push (the yoke) and made me (Stuart) feel well..’ in the next line.
Apart from being a Christian, I am also a lefty like Stuart and I love the lines about ‘Marching with the crowd singing dirty and loud for the peoples’ emancipation’. The system is broken, friends, we have to fix it.
This one is easy for the Belle and Sebastian fan...
Stuart Murdoch is a Christian and this autobiographical song has many references and his Christian faith. The ‘site unseen pulling strings’ is a reference to God and His plan for Stuart’s life. Jesus said that his burden is easy and his yoke is light. The line about being ‘tied to the yoke of a decent bloke who was stern but never daunting’ is a very clear reference to Jesus. Stuart Murdoch claims to have been cured from chronic fatigue syndrome after a faith healing experience and the afore mentioned reference is confirmed that Jesus ‘told him to push (the yoke) and made me (Stuart) feel well..’ in the next line.
Apart from being a Christian, I am also a lefty like Stuart and I love the lines about ‘Marching with the crowd singing dirty and loud for the peoples’ emancipation’. The system is broken, friends, we have to fix it.