Yep... I definitely agree with you capturedanthems. Also this part seems correct in the words, but this I think makes a little more sense:
"You're drifting like a fire,
Buried deep beneath the water.
You're pressing on, you're low, low,
You're stepping on my toes.
Whose side are you on?
What side is this anyway?
Put down your sword and bow,
Come lay with me on the ground."
As to the meaning, my guess (and this is purely a guess) is that the narrator is speaking to someone (perhaps even himself) who has lost their way (spiritually, I think)("dear friend as you know, your flowers are withering, your mother's gone insane, your leaves have drifted away") and built up their defenses against everyone else. You know, the kind of person who upsets everyone with their constant dismay and argumentative nature ("you come beating like moth's wings, spastic and violently, whipping me into a storm, shaking me down to the core").
And the message seems to be that it's okay to just be still and quiet (both in body and mind)("put down your sword and bow, come lay with me on the ground") and enjoy the beauty of both physical and psychological/spiritual silence.
This is just what I read into it, and I can see other possibilities as well. For instance, I wouldn't be shocked if it really had political undertones ("whose side are you on? what side is this anyway? put down your sword and bow, come lay with me on the ground.") or if it were a love song ("...whipping me into a storm, shaking me down to the core. but you run away from me, and you left me shimmering, like diamond wedding rings spinning dizzily down on the floor.")
i totally agree with you. i think "come lay with me on the ground" also means to stop acting like theyre better than others and just to coexist as equals.
i totally agree with you. i think "come lay with me on the ground" also means to stop acting like theyre better than others and just to coexist as equals.
im pretty sure there are no religious undertones in this song. its more about his personal relationship to his parents and how he turned out in respect to his experiences. almost every single lyric interpretation i read on this site has people claiming it has something to do with religion. people see whatever meanings they want to
im pretty sure there are no religious undertones in this song. its more about his personal relationship to his parents and how he turned out in respect to his experiences. almost every single lyric interpretation i read on this site has people claiming it has something to do with religion. people see whatever meanings they want to
I totally agree with you about it being about someone who has lost their way. What if the "Your mother's gone insane" and "you're just like your father, buried deep underwater." meant that a friend (the "dear friend") had problems in their home life, and it ahs turned them into a spastic and violent person? And "Whipping me into a storm" meant that the narrator was hurt by their friend's actions, but then they ran away from the narrator, and left him shimmering (better off)
I totally agree with you about it being about someone who has lost their way. What if the "Your mother's gone insane" and "you're just like your father, buried deep underwater." meant that a friend (the "dear friend") had problems in their home life, and it ahs turned them into a spastic and violent person? And "Whipping me into a storm" meant that the narrator was hurt by their friend's actions, but then they ran away from the narrator, and left him shimmering (better off)
Yep... I definitely agree with you capturedanthems. Also this part seems correct in the words, but this I think makes a little more sense:
"You're drifting like a fire, Buried deep beneath the water. You're pressing on, you're low, low, You're stepping on my toes. Whose side are you on? What side is this anyway? Put down your sword and bow, Come lay with me on the ground."
As to the meaning, my guess (and this is purely a guess) is that the narrator is speaking to someone (perhaps even himself) who has lost their way (spiritually, I think)("dear friend as you know, your flowers are withering, your mother's gone insane, your leaves have drifted away") and built up their defenses against everyone else. You know, the kind of person who upsets everyone with their constant dismay and argumentative nature ("you come beating like moth's wings, spastic and violently, whipping me into a storm, shaking me down to the core").
And the message seems to be that it's okay to just be still and quiet (both in body and mind)("put down your sword and bow, come lay with me on the ground") and enjoy the beauty of both physical and psychological/spiritual silence.
This is just what I read into it, and I can see other possibilities as well. For instance, I wouldn't be shocked if it really had political undertones ("whose side are you on? what side is this anyway? put down your sword and bow, come lay with me on the ground.") or if it were a love song ("...whipping me into a storm, shaking me down to the core. but you run away from me, and you left me shimmering, like diamond wedding rings spinning dizzily down on the floor.")
i totally agree with you. i think "come lay with me on the ground" also means to stop acting like theyre better than others and just to coexist as equals.
i totally agree with you. i think "come lay with me on the ground" also means to stop acting like theyre better than others and just to coexist as equals.
im pretty sure there are no religious undertones in this song. its more about his personal relationship to his parents and how he turned out in respect to his experiences. almost every single lyric interpretation i read on this site has people claiming it has something to do with religion. people see whatever meanings they want to
im pretty sure there are no religious undertones in this song. its more about his personal relationship to his parents and how he turned out in respect to his experiences. almost every single lyric interpretation i read on this site has people claiming it has something to do with religion. people see whatever meanings they want to
I totally agree with you about it being about someone who has lost their way. What if the "Your mother's gone insane" and "you're just like your father, buried deep underwater." meant that a friend (the "dear friend") had problems in their home life, and it ahs turned them into a spastic and violent person? And "Whipping me into a storm" meant that the narrator was hurt by their friend's actions, but then they ran away from the narrator, and left him shimmering (better off)
I totally agree with you about it being about someone who has lost their way. What if the "Your mother's gone insane" and "you're just like your father, buried deep underwater." meant that a friend (the "dear friend") had problems in their home life, and it ahs turned them into a spastic and violent person? And "Whipping me into a storm" meant that the narrator was hurt by their friend's actions, but then they ran away from the narrator, and left him shimmering (better off)
Nah, I have the actual lyrics from the CD and the correct ones are listed in the lyrics
Nah, I have the actual lyrics from the CD and the correct ones are listed in the lyrics