| Mumford & Sons – Broken Crown Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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Actually, I'd like to reinterpret the last verse. Notice the change in tense, the writer went from “I took the road”, to “I can take the road”. He realizes that every struggle there is a choice, and those choices determine our fate. He is hoping to resist temptation next time, because he knows the consequences. |
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| Mumford & Sons – Broken Crown Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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My interpretation of the song is based on the writer struggling with sexual temptation, falling to it, and struggling with forgiveness and God’s grace. While not a Christian band, grace is a prevalent theme in Mumford and Son’s lyrics. Touch my mouth and hold my tongue I'll never be your chosen one I'll be home, safe and tucked away You can't tempt me if I don't see the day Here the writer is speaking about the physical temptations, saying that the tempter can plan what they wish, while he’ll be avoiding her in order not to succumb. He is obviously fighting with desire, as he is going to extreme measures. The pull on my flesh was just too strong It stifles the choice and the air in my lungs Better not to breathe than to breathe a lie 'Cause when I open my body I breathe a lie The bible often calls our physical bodies our flesh. He feels as though his body is betraying him, because our flesh has natural sexual desires. He is justifying his sinful acts by saying that he has no choice. Right after he justifies his actions though, he feels like betraying his own body, saying it would be better not to live, then to keep on sinning. He is realizing the sinful nature of humanity and its consequences. I will not speak of your sin There was a way out for him The mirror shows not (You look fine on the outside) Your values are all shot (But you didn’t stick to your values) He knows he did something bad, but he doesn’t want to speak about it. He keeps it trapped inside. Reflections in mirrors show someone who is perfectly normal, but his “values are all shot” on the inside. The rest of the world doesn’t see his internal struggle. But oh, my heart was flawed I knew my weakness So hold my hand Consign me not to darkness The writer now appears to be talking to God. He might be praying, telling God about the sinful act, asking God to forgive him and not to abandon him, to consign him not to darkness. So crawl on my belly 'til the sun goes down I'll never wear your broken crown I took the road and I fucked it all away Now in this twilight how dare you speak of grace Here he appears to be getting angry. The biblical mage of the snake is mentioned, comparing himself to the worst of the worst. He doesn’t’ believe he is worthy of forgiveness. The broken crown is a reference to the crown of thorns Jesus was made to wear during his crucifixion. Jesus’ crucifixion was the price to pay for our sins. The broken crown is a symbol of forgiveness, which the writer says he is not worthy of. Line three is him describing the choice he made, saying that he went all the way down that road, messing up his life beyond repair. The last line is where I believe he speaks of the unfair nature of grace. He’s getting mad at the injustice of it. How is it even fair that he could mess up that badly, but still be forgiven? His anger comes through while he wallows in self pity, not wanting to accept grace. So crawl on my belly 'til the sun goes down I'll never wear your broken crown I can take the road and I can fuck it all away But in this twilight our choices seal our fate The last line of the song he reminisces about his actions. He says that he has realized that his act doesn’t seal his fate, but rather the fact the he is struggling is what determines his fate. His actions don’t seal his fate, his heart does. We all sin and fall short of God’s expectations, but if we do not struggle with or try to fight our urges, we are unrepentant sinners. Unrepentant sinners are not Christians. What makes us Christians is struggling with sin, asking God for forgiveness and accepting it. It appears as though the writer has realized this, and has finally decided to accept grace. |
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| Mumford & Sons – Broken Crown Lyrics | 11 years ago |
| My interpretation of the song is based on the writer struggling with sexual temptation, falling to it, and struggling with forgiveness and God’s grace. While not a Christian band, grace is a prevalent theme in Mumford | |
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