So I just discovered this song by watching the Waco mini-series, specifically the part where David Koresh is singing it in his window. At first I took the lyrics as having very much religious undertones but listening to it throughout the day I actually believe now it's about depression and going through a hard time knowing there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
@m103712220 you were on the right track at first. The song is about waiting for the return of Jesus and everything the author has struggled through in life; while maintaining his faith. Regardless of the difficulty, repeatedly reinforcing the idea that regardless of the loss or hardship,’he will “still believe”. “Forty days” is an allusion to the Bible stories that often used that number (Noah, David & Goliath, Moses, etc. It’s also the amount of time that passed between the crucifixion and ascension of Jesus). I think the waves are representative of the sea of doubt that exists around the...
@m103712220 you were on the right track at first. The song is about waiting for the return of Jesus and everything the author has struggled through in life; while maintaining his faith. Regardless of the difficulty, repeatedly reinforcing the idea that regardless of the loss or hardship,’he will “still believe”. “Forty days” is an allusion to the Bible stories that often used that number (Noah, David & Goliath, Moses, etc. It’s also the amount of time that passed between the crucifixion and ascension of Jesus). I think the waves are representative of the sea of doubt that exists around the faith of any individual but could also allude to depression, as you stated, I suppose. But, I tend to think that it’s still referring to the struggle of maintaining faith in doubtful or painful moments.
So I just discovered this song by watching the Waco mini-series, specifically the part where David Koresh is singing it in his window. At first I took the lyrics as having very much religious undertones but listening to it throughout the day I actually believe now it's about depression and going through a hard time knowing there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
@m103712220 you were on the right track at first. The song is about waiting for the return of Jesus and everything the author has struggled through in life; while maintaining his faith. Regardless of the difficulty, repeatedly reinforcing the idea that regardless of the loss or hardship,’he will “still believe”. “Forty days” is an allusion to the Bible stories that often used that number (Noah, David & Goliath, Moses, etc. It’s also the amount of time that passed between the crucifixion and ascension of Jesus). I think the waves are representative of the sea of doubt that exists around the...
@m103712220 you were on the right track at first. The song is about waiting for the return of Jesus and everything the author has struggled through in life; while maintaining his faith. Regardless of the difficulty, repeatedly reinforcing the idea that regardless of the loss or hardship,’he will “still believe”. “Forty days” is an allusion to the Bible stories that often used that number (Noah, David & Goliath, Moses, etc. It’s also the amount of time that passed between the crucifixion and ascension of Jesus). I think the waves are representative of the sea of doubt that exists around the faith of any individual but could also allude to depression, as you stated, I suppose. But, I tend to think that it’s still referring to the struggle of maintaining faith in doubtful or painful moments.