| Eyes Of Eden – When Gods Fall Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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This song presents multiple theories about religious traditions as well as the divine's relationship with man. The first stanza is a critique of idol worship. The lyricist asserts that one spends hours bowing down and worshiping a creation of the worshiper. The second stanza follows this theme with the devotee's imagination is the source of spirituality in the sky. The chorus and material afterwards complicates the meaning significantly. Interestingly, the lyricist does not deny the divine, but rather, describes the corruption of divinity with human conceptions. "Your divine step touched mortal ground, inspiring eternal dreams." The chorus makes more sense after this lyric. The fall of gods is when humanity attempts to imagine or conceive the divine. The gods do not literally fall, but rather become less sacred now that they're on mortal grounds. The lyricist states that the names of the divine shouldn't have been called. This contact with the divine is semi-negative in that the lyricist believes that the relationship is corruptible. The "true heart," as I interpret it, is the believer who has contained the divine within their religious beliefs. While the believer has pure intentions, the spirit (the gods perhaps) is contained and limited within the conceptions of the human mind. |
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| Primitive Radio Gods – Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth With Money In My Hand Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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You make an excellent point about the God discussion also applying to atheists and agnostics. To take your other points further, I think that this song might be more concerned with individuals taking the time to think as opposed to a discussion about "fate." "We ride the waves and don't ask where we go" could mean that people just act without much thought as to the consequences of their actions. This song hints on some existential philosophy when it questions as to if humans are just their thoughts. "Does Summer come for everyone" also hints towards existentialism with a question of human perception. When he questions human experiences and human perceptions, he also wonders if our inability to think (or speak) will be forgivable with physical goods (money). The author gives us a mixed approval of individual perception. On one hand, he questions if currency could replace thought. We're only "half asleep" (or half-awake) if we don't think. He also hints that we are prone to mindless violence (lion-like behavior and swimming through zebra flesh). On the other hand, if we are thinking, then we do run a risk of isolating ourselves with our own flawed perceptions. He cites those with the argument of god. Well, that's my stab at it... |
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