Honestly, people...we all have our own opinions, don't bash on the opinions of others. And this song has quite a few spiritual allusions. Naturally, the abyss...which is not hell, by the way. And the biggest one being BLACK, in and of itself. Black is always associated with sin, y'know in the Sunday School songs from days of yore? And I quote, "My heart was black w/ sin, until the savior came in" etc. From my point of view, "I traded everything I love for this one thing" is an allusion to The Pearl of Great Price, a parable in which a pearl is used to metaphorically describe God. A merchant recognizes the pearl as being of great value, and so he sells everything he owns in order to buy the pearl, and when he gets it, he is the happiest man you ever did see.
Anyway, this song is how I believe a lot of Christians feel. We can't see God, and sometimes can't feel him. We feel as if he's left or abandoned us and all we see around us is a cold, black night. We feel as if we're falling into a neverending abyss. It's scary. This song is our doubts and fears, and honestly it isn't just Christians that feel this way. No one can ever KNOW for absolutely sure. Everyone has faith in something, be it God, science, the cosmic consciousness, or aliens bent on destroying planet earth...and for each and every person, there are times when we feel like it's all wrong, and we wonder if we're really believing in the right thing. This song doesn't tell us the answer...that's up to us to figure out. We can keep falling or reach out and grab a lifeline. And we all slip every once in awhile and fall again, only to have our beliefs either dashed or renewed. We're all falling.
THANK YOU! I get so tired of people bashing others or bringing others down just because we don't all think the same and for having different opinions; if you don't agree with someone kindly address your own thoughts, or, better yet, just ignore it.
THANK YOU! I get so tired of people bashing others or bringing others down just because we don't all think the same and for having different opinions; if you don't agree with someone kindly address your own thoughts, or, better yet, just ignore it.
Honestly, people...we all have our own opinions, don't bash on the opinions of others. And this song has quite a few spiritual allusions. Naturally, the abyss...which is not hell, by the way. And the biggest one being BLACK, in and of itself. Black is always associated with sin, y'know in the Sunday School songs from days of yore? And I quote, "My heart was black w/ sin, until the savior came in" etc. From my point of view, "I traded everything I love for this one thing" is an allusion to The Pearl of Great Price, a parable in which a pearl is used to metaphorically describe God. A merchant recognizes the pearl as being of great value, and so he sells everything he owns in order to buy the pearl, and when he gets it, he is the happiest man you ever did see.
Anyway, this song is how I believe a lot of Christians feel. We can't see God, and sometimes can't feel him. We feel as if he's left or abandoned us and all we see around us is a cold, black night. We feel as if we're falling into a neverending abyss. It's scary. This song is our doubts and fears, and honestly it isn't just Christians that feel this way. No one can ever KNOW for absolutely sure. Everyone has faith in something, be it God, science, the cosmic consciousness, or aliens bent on destroying planet earth...and for each and every person, there are times when we feel like it's all wrong, and we wonder if we're really believing in the right thing. This song doesn't tell us the answer...that's up to us to figure out. We can keep falling or reach out and grab a lifeline. And we all slip every once in awhile and fall again, only to have our beliefs either dashed or renewed. We're all falling.
THANK YOU! I get so tired of people bashing others or bringing others down just because we don't all think the same and for having different opinions; if you don't agree with someone kindly address your own thoughts, or, better yet, just ignore it.
THANK YOU! I get so tired of people bashing others or bringing others down just because we don't all think the same and for having different opinions; if you don't agree with someone kindly address your own thoughts, or, better yet, just ignore it.