After listening to this song over and over again, I have a new opinion on its meaning.
I think it's a song written from God's perspective to someone on Earth.
He's asking her if she's ready to come to Him. He says that she never wanted to be treated like a woman, maintaining that she was just a kid because in some religions, there is an age of accountability. He's saying that this girl justified all of her actions by saying that she wasn't old enough to understand. For some reason or another, she never wanted to be committed to the present, she was living her life on the run.
The second verse is about God giving her reason to commit to Him. He is right here for her, committed to the present, although no one that exists (no person on Earth) is. The question, "What is life in God? A perfect vision of the self?" confuses me, but I'm open to suggestions...
The chorus is about God simply saying that he exists. A smoking gun is an undeniable fact; therefore, God's asking if we see that He is undeniably real.
Maybe the girl finally commits, and that is the third verse. She says "Kumbaya my lord, c'mon row your boat ashore," telling Him to take over.
The end is God's final call to everyone. What are you waiting for? You're not getting any younger. You're only getting closer to death.
Aside from my interpretation, the song is amazing. I LOVE the way he makes his voice shake when he says "it is cold..." Anyone else hear that? He almost adds an "H" to it... "hit is chold..." Jim and the rest of the James gang are great.
After listening to this song over and over again, I have a new opinion on its meaning.
I think it's a song written from God's perspective to someone on Earth.
He's asking her if she's ready to come to Him. He says that she never wanted to be treated like a woman, maintaining that she was just a kid because in some religions, there is an age of accountability. He's saying that this girl justified all of her actions by saying that she wasn't old enough to understand. For some reason or another, she never wanted to be committed to the present, she was living her life on the run.
The second verse is about God giving her reason to commit to Him. He is right here for her, committed to the present, although no one that exists (no person on Earth) is. The question, "What is life in God? A perfect vision of the self?" confuses me, but I'm open to suggestions... The chorus is about God simply saying that he exists. A smoking gun is an undeniable fact; therefore, God's asking if we see that He is undeniably real.
Maybe the girl finally commits, and that is the third verse. She says "Kumbaya my lord, c'mon row your boat ashore," telling Him to take over.
The end is God's final call to everyone. What are you waiting for? You're not getting any younger. You're only getting closer to death.
Aside from my interpretation, the song is amazing. I LOVE the way he makes his voice shake when he says "it is cold..." Anyone else hear that? He almost adds an "H" to it... "hit is chold..." Jim and the rest of the James gang are great.