paffy:
I disagree. If anything, he is saying "quit hiding behind your religion to justify your ugliness."
Since the beginning, man has hid behind religion to justify murder, hate, and all kinds of evil. (the usual "religion to control masses" type of deal.)
Buta true "believer" would agree with the above statement. I don't know what Jeff Buckley's religous beliefs were, but the fact that he pointed this wrong out says to me he was saying "that's not what it is supposed to be about! It's about love..."
At the end of the song he says, "You better turn around and blow your kiss GOODBYE to life eternal."
I believe this song is expressing a pretty major distaste for a misguided, naive authoritative attitude of a religous, racist, close-minded person. That could be reading too much into it though.
I believe this song is expressing a pretty major distaste for a misguided, naive authoritative attitude of a religous, racist, close-minded person. That could be reading too much into it though.
My favourite verse is this one:
My favourite verse is this one:
tell me where is the love in what your prophet has said
man it sounds to me just like a prison for the walking dead
well i've got a message for you and your twisted hell
you'd better turn around and blow your kiss goodbye to life eternal, angel
tell me where is the love in what your prophet has said
man it sounds to me just like a prison for the walking dead
well i've got a message for you and your twisted hell
you'd better turn around and blow your kiss goodbye to life eternal, angel
...he then continues on to open his lungs and remind the rest of us that not only can he write lyrics of such profound expression, he can carry them out just as great musically.
paffy: I disagree. If anything, he is saying "quit hiding behind your religion to justify your ugliness." Since the beginning, man has hid behind religion to justify murder, hate, and all kinds of evil. (the usual "religion to control masses" type of deal.)
Buta true "believer" would agree with the above statement. I don't know what Jeff Buckley's religous beliefs were, but the fact that he pointed this wrong out says to me he was saying "that's not what it is supposed to be about! It's about love..."
At the end of the song he says, "You better turn around and blow your kiss GOODBYE to life eternal."
I believe this song is expressing a pretty major distaste for a misguided, naive authoritative attitude of a religous, racist, close-minded person. That could be reading too much into it though.
I believe this song is expressing a pretty major distaste for a misguided, naive authoritative attitude of a religous, racist, close-minded person. That could be reading too much into it though.
My favourite verse is this one:
My favourite verse is this one:
tell me where is the love in what your prophet has said man it sounds to me just like a prison for the walking dead well i've got a message for you and your twisted hell you'd better turn around and blow your kiss goodbye to life eternal, angel
tell me where is the love in what your prophet has said man it sounds to me just like a prison for the walking dead well i've got a message for you and your twisted hell you'd better turn around and blow your kiss goodbye to life eternal, angel
...he then continues on to open his lungs and remind the rest of us that not only can he write lyrics of such profound expression, he can carry them out just as great musically.
So glad i've got this album.