“Stardust Chords” is even more metaphorical than the usual Greta Van Fleet fare. So I'm compelled to go out on a limb, i.e. speculate, even in terms of ascertaining a premise for its meaning. The 'garden’s gate' as mentioned in the first verse I believe is same one referenced in "The Battle at Garden’s Gate”, the titled of the overall project this track is featured on. It could in fact be that “the garden” referred to is actually the 'Garden of Eden'. This locality representative of both origin of man as well as from a scriptural standpoint a point in history where man fell from grace by becoming more preoccupied with his own selfish ambitions as opposed to the greater good. Or as the Bible and other such texts commonly present the story, the Garden of Eden was the place where sin was first committed. And as punishment mankind was cast out of the Garden which was then sealed, by a “gate” if you will, so that no one could enter therein. And it would appear that such is what this song is actually premised on, ‘the Fall of Man’ and being cast out of the Garden of Eden. And in the aftermath of such transpiring, then what set in is a vain ambition amongst men to reclaim the Garden of Eden. And similarly as far as the second verse goes, also as a result of being cast out of the Garden, war was introduced into the world, perhaps, considering what has been put forth above, in an attempt to reclaim it.
“Stardust Chords” is even more metaphorical than the usual Greta Van Fleet fare. So I'm compelled to go out on a limb, i.e. speculate, even in terms of ascertaining a premise for its meaning. The 'garden’s gate' as mentioned in the first verse I believe is same one referenced in "The Battle at Garden’s Gate”, the titled of the overall project this track is featured on. It could in fact be that “the garden” referred to is actually the 'Garden of Eden'. This locality representative of both origin of man as well as from a scriptural standpoint a point in history where man fell from grace by becoming more preoccupied with his own selfish ambitions as opposed to the greater good. Or as the Bible and other such texts commonly present the story, the Garden of Eden was the place where sin was first committed. And as punishment mankind was cast out of the Garden which was then sealed, by a “gate” if you will, so that no one could enter therein. And it would appear that such is what this song is actually premised on, ‘the Fall of Man’ and being cast out of the Garden of Eden. And in the aftermath of such transpiring, then what set in is a vain ambition amongst men to reclaim the Garden of Eden. And similarly as far as the second verse goes, also as a result of being cast out of the Garden, war was introduced into the world, perhaps, considering what has been put forth above, in an attempt to reclaim it.
@EternalTearsOfSorrow I love this interpretation.
@EternalTearsOfSorrow I love this interpretation.