| Mumford & Sons – After the Storm Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| surely not everything has to be Biblical. But when we are talking of a band who ascribes specifically to the Christian Hope (at least Marcus), the Biblical allusions must be considered. | |
| Mumford & Sons – After the Storm Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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It is the Christian view of Hope. There will be great things, glimpses, in this world of how it will be in ______(eternity, Heaven, paradise, the garden, call it what you will). There is love here on earth, but it is a human (read:imperfect) love that will be somewhat full, and somewhat self-less, and somewhat serving, and somewhat a complete picture. But "there will come a time, you'll see, with no more tears, and love will not break your heart." C.S. Lewis said that we have this insatiable longing for something that is not on this planet; not in this life. Just as we thirst, we have water. As we hunger, we have food. But we have a desire for this complete, meaningful life that humans have yet to find. Since there is a desire, there must be something to fulfill this desire and because it is not on earth, the conclusion must be drawn that it is otherworldly. |
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| Mumford & Sons – Sigh No More Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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Whether you feel these lyrics are religious or not (to clarify, I do believe they are), you understand that this is beauty. It has been on repeat for about a fortnight for me as well. You can read into the message of Christianity or not, but what cannot be denied is the message of love. Love is, as we know it here in this life, incomplete. There is a beauty of love that we cannot experience because we are deeply flawed; however, there will come a time when we experience it as it was meant to me. Thanks for your post, it was spot on. Arsenal til I die. AF |
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