There are definitely some spiritual themes here:
"born with a snake in both of your fists" is a reference to Hercules, whom Hera tried to kill when he was an infant by putting snakes into his sleeping area. She was Jealous of Alcmene who bore Zeus the child. He strangles the snakes because he is so strong. But indirectly the reference could be to Jesus, because like Hercules he is the son of God (Zeus) and mortal woman (Mary/Alcmene). "Standing on the waters casting your bread" is a biblical reference:
(Eccl 1-1 NIV) "Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again." The jist of this I take to mean as sort of "you reap what you so" karmic thing.
"You're a king among nations, you're a stranger at home" could also be a reference to Jesus being worshiped from afar by the three wise men who saw him as the king of kings, as opposed to the Jews who knew him as the son of Joseph of Nazareth.
"the Book of Leviticus and Deuteronomy" are the laws of the jews. He is establishing who Jesus (the jokerman) is.
There are definitely some spiritual themes here: "born with a snake in both of your fists" is a reference to Hercules, whom Hera tried to kill when he was an infant by putting snakes into his sleeping area. She was Jealous of Alcmene who bore Zeus the child. He strangles the snakes because he is so strong. But indirectly the reference could be to Jesus, because like Hercules he is the son of God (Zeus) and mortal woman (Mary/Alcmene). "Standing on the waters casting your bread" is a biblical reference: (Eccl 1-1 NIV) "Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again." The jist of this I take to mean as sort of "you reap what you so" karmic thing.
"You're a king among nations, you're a stranger at home" could also be a reference to Jesus being worshiped from afar by the three wise men who saw him as the king of kings, as opposed to the Jews who knew him as the son of Joseph of Nazareth.
"the Book of Leviticus and Deuteronomy" are the laws of the jews. He is establishing who Jesus (the jokerman) is.
@davepyne M maybe but Mithras was born with a snake in each hand
@davepyne M maybe but Mithras was born with a snake in each hand