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It's empty in the valley of your heart
The sun, it rises slowly as you walk
Away from all the fears
And all the faults you've left behind
The harvest left no food for you to eat
You cannibal, you meat-eater, you see
But I have seen the same
I know the shame in your defeat
But I will hold on hope
And I won't let you choke
On the noose around your neck
And I'll find strength in pain
And I will change my ways
Know my name as it's called again
Because I have other things to fill my time
You take what is yours and I'll take mine
Now let me at the truth
Which will refresh my broken mind
So tie me to a post and block my ears
I can see widows and orphans through my tears
I know my call despite my faults
And despite my growing fears
But I will hold on hope
And I won't let you choke
On the noose around your neck
And I'll find strength in pain
And I will change my ways
I'll know my name as it's called again
So come out of your cave walking on your hands
And see the world hanging upside down
You can understand dependence
When you know the maker's hand
So make your siren's call
And sing all you want
I will not hear what you have to say
Because I need freedom now
And I need to know how
To live my life as it's meant to be
And I will hold on hope
And I won't let you choke
On the noose around your neck
And I'll find strength in pain
And I will change my ways
I'll know my name as it's called again
The sun, it rises slowly as you walk
Away from all the fears
And all the faults you've left behind
The harvest left no food for you to eat
You cannibal, you meat-eater, you see
But I have seen the same
I know the shame in your defeat
But I will hold on hope
And I won't let you choke
On the noose around your neck
And I'll find strength in pain
And I will change my ways
Know my name as it's called again
Because I have other things to fill my time
You take what is yours and I'll take mine
Now let me at the truth
Which will refresh my broken mind
So tie me to a post and block my ears
I can see widows and orphans through my tears
I know my call despite my faults
And despite my growing fears
But I will hold on hope
And I won't let you choke
On the noose around your neck
And I'll find strength in pain
And I will change my ways
I'll know my name as it's called again
So come out of your cave walking on your hands
And see the world hanging upside down
You can understand dependence
When you know the maker's hand
So make your siren's call
And sing all you want
I will not hear what you have to say
Because I need freedom now
And I need to know how
To live my life as it's meant to be
And I will hold on hope
And I won't let you choke
On the noose around your neck
And I'll find strength in pain
And I will change my ways
I'll know my name as it's called again
Lyrics submitted by Nobody-special, edited by 1770
Track duration: 03:36
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Read some Plato. Read the classics. Check out some Greek art. Then come back and interpret this song.
It's as though he his freeing himself from a relation ship where he comes out of the cave and sees the world as it's mean to be and he it avoiding the siren songs of the lover he is leaving
"So make your siren's call
And sing all you want
I will not hear what you have to say"
so he can live his life.
"Because I need freedom now
And I need to know how
To live my life as it's meant to be"
So tie me to a post and block my ears
I can see widows and orphans through my tears
I know my call despite my faults
And despite my growing fears
This sounds like the part when Ulysses (or Odyseus, which ever you prefer) came neer them and orders the men to tie him to a post. The widows and orphans part is him seeing there other victims.
The other part that makes me think of this is,
So make your siren's call
And sing all you want
I will not hear what you have to say
He is ignoring the sirens.
Thius is just what I think, please tell me if you think this is right.
So tie me to a post and block my ears
I can see widows and orphans through my tears
I know my call despite my faults
And despite my growing fears
This sounds like the part when Ulysses (or Odyseus, which ever you prefer) came neer them and orders the men to tie him to a post. The widows and orphans part is him seeing there other victims.
The other part that makes me think of this is,
So make your siren's call
And sing all you want
I will not hear what you have to say
He is ignoring the sirens.
Thius is just what I think, please tell me if you think this is right.
In the first verse the person in the cave 'walks away' from their faults and fears of life through temporary relief - but the 'harvest', or addiction, instead consumes them so they live an unfulfilled life. The writer has been there and understands the shame of the addict, and their depression. 'I have seen the same and I know the shame in your defeat'
In the chorus the writer will not give up hope for themselves or their friend. He has confronted his addictions and will seek to live his life and explore his gifts, or 'calling' when he says 'I will change my ways and know my name as it's called again'.
In the next verse, with the image of the bat crawling upside down to view the world differently, he pleads with his friend to leave the cave and create an alternative view of the world from negative to positive. from the darkness to the light ...only then can they become aware of their dependence on something which is not fulfilling their lives.
The writer acknowledges the difficulties of avoiding the temptations of the cave and, like Homer, he still needs outside help to not become sucked in by the Siren's call. He has to be careful, when helping his friend out of the mire of addiction, that he does not get caught again in it's net. Instead he will change his ways and live his life as an example of what can be.
"'cause I need freedom now and I need to know how to live my life as it's meant to be'"
He has needed support, as his friend still needs support, by those around them living their lives productively. You need friends to say 'get out there and live!' not 'the world's really f@###, why bother'