This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
I am the day, I am the dawn
I am the darkness comin' on
And I am once, I am twice
I am the whole, I'm just a slice
Some call me gone, some call me here
None are wrong, none are near
I am right now, I am back then
I will return, don't ask me when
I am the disappointed kiss
I am the unexpected harvest
I am the old Kentucky home
I am the son who runs the farthest
I have done wrong, I will do wrong
There's nothin' wrong with doin' wrong
And I am faith, I am belief
Except for when I'm not
I am the teeth of champions
I am rust and water rot
And I am sleep, I am breathin'
I'm the missin' of the passin' seasons
I am the brush, I am the strokes
I'm sickness come to the best of folks
I am renewed, I am just made
I am unchangin'
I'm a pasture fenced about the edge
I am Dakota thunder ragin'
And by my shoes and by my feet
And by my soul and wonder
I am the tracks we've laid above
I am the tunnel runnin' under
I am the darkness comin' on
And I am once, I am twice
I am the whole, I'm just a slice
Some call me gone, some call me here
None are wrong, none are near
I am right now, I am back then
I will return, don't ask me when
I am the disappointed kiss
I am the unexpected harvest
I am the old Kentucky home
I am the son who runs the farthest
I have done wrong, I will do wrong
There's nothin' wrong with doin' wrong
And I am faith, I am belief
Except for when I'm not
I am the teeth of champions
I am rust and water rot
And I am sleep, I am breathin'
I'm the missin' of the passin' seasons
I am the brush, I am the strokes
I'm sickness come to the best of folks
I am renewed, I am just made
I am unchangin'
I'm a pasture fenced about the edge
I am Dakota thunder ragin'
And by my shoes and by my feet
And by my soul and wonder
I am the tracks we've laid above
I am the tunnel runnin' under
Lyrics submitted by Zero_The_Hero
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I feel this song is mostly about God, or at least a higher existence that exists in everything. It uses the principle that God is everywhere and nowhere at the same time. It has the good and the bad caused by God.
Some of the lines that really stand out are "the unexpected harvest" as well as well as "sickness come to the best of folks." This shows the two opposite sides of how God can be both benevolent or malevolent.
to me, the disappointed kiss and the unexpected harvest go together. It is God's involvment in the process of someone being unfaithful in a relationship and God rewarding the one who was faithful (the unexpected harvest). Might mean anything, but experience tells me thats the gist
This, along with "Hymn #101" and "Hymn #76", is part of a series of lyrics written to some imagined, much larger hymnal. Hymn #101 largely discusses the life of Jesus from his perspective, but this seems to be more from the "Father's" perspective. The interpretation of "YWVH" is generally "I Am that I Am". Joe Pug's lyric for this song attempt to capture all of that.
Since it's pretty difficult to interpret these lyrics individually, I'll try to do so overall. Most verses are composed of some statement about God, followed by a contradiction. This is a common notion in religious mythology, where a deity is both a creative and destructive force. Whereas in Hinduism where the creative and destructive are treated as aspects, the creative and destructive force of the Christian god is unitary. This is often seen as a great mystery; there's a whole field of philosophy related to it called Theodicy. If God is omnipotent and benevolent, then why does evil exist?
This could also be interpreted as contradictory statements that people CLAIM about God. Maybe Joe Pug is saying, "How can these all be true? But yet they are."
These contradictory themes include time (e.g., dawn, day, and darkness; the past, the present, and the unknown future; birth, rebirth, and eternity), danger and safety (a fence pasture, "dakota thunder raging"), morality and amorality ("I have done wrong, I will do wrong, there's nothing wrong with doing wrong"), power and weakness ("the teeth of champions", "rust of water rot"), creation and destruction ("I am the brush, I am the strokes/ I'm sickness come to the best of folks").
My feeling towards all this is that Joe Pug isn't trying to solve these mysteries, only evoke them.
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