| Puscifer – The Humbling River Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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The first four lines are from someone who is looking toward heaven and proclaiming all their might, and accomplishments and asking why they cannot enter, and what have they done to not be able to cross the river. The river is a reference to Christ and none may enter heaven except through him. As the person in the first four lines is speaking in past tense they are talking about their life. Then the angel responds to them in the rest of the song (aside from the chorus in which both are speaking.) The angel explains that one does not cross the river by action alone, which is also based in the bible. Then the angel states that the hands of the many must join as one to cross the river, which is explaining that only those united in Christ may cross the river, as anyone who joins in the body of Christ is united as one. There is no way this is a reference to the river styx as everyone crosses the line from life to death, without hardship. While I know most will likely disagree because this interpretation is of a Christian nature, just remember, I am not forcing you to believe in him, nor does he. He only extended his hand out and asked, "Will you believe and follow me?" No one who tries to judge your fallacies without looking at their own, is a true Christ following Christian. Be you an atheist, be you gay. I welcome all, as Christ would have me do, your shortcomings are between you and him, not me; it's just not my place to say or do anything about it. Which is part of the hands of the many must join as one as well. Think about it, we have to look past each others shortcomings and join together in his body to cross the river. Last part, if you doubt that the river could be a reference for Christ, remember he was baptized in a river, and the bible says that blood and water flowed from him, it also calls him the fountain of life, and refers to his blood as the cleansing river, or flood. Hence where I got the River-Christ interpretation. All of this interpretation matches with the lyrics, the artists viewpoints, and with the psychological, religious, and logical viewpoints. |
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