@hrdfarkr I never gave that consideration to the line about the preacher, but it makes sense; it's consistent with cursing God's name every chance he got.
@hrdfarkr I never gave that consideration to the line about the preacher, but it makes sense; it's consistent with cursing God's name every chance he got.
@hrdfarkr I've never interpreted it that way but I see where you're coming from. It actually makes the way I interpret the ending of the song make a lot more sense or at least has the same tone. Maybe all the soldiers were sick of hearing about God and cursed his name like the main character. They would probably be sick of a preachers comments about the dead being "with the lord in paradise." "Eat your supper with us" suddenly makes perfect sense when it's meant to metaphorically and actually means for them to stop preaching...
@hrdfarkr I've never interpreted it that way but I see where you're coming from. It actually makes the way I interpret the ending of the song make a lot more sense or at least has the same tone. Maybe all the soldiers were sick of hearing about God and cursed his name like the main character. They would probably be sick of a preachers comments about the dead being "with the lord in paradise." "Eat your supper with us" suddenly makes perfect sense when it's meant to metaphorically and actually means for them to stop preaching and be one of us-a soldier.
I have two definite thoughts as I listen to this song.
@hrdfarkr I never gave that consideration to the line about the preacher, but it makes sense; it's consistent with cursing God's name every chance he got.
@hrdfarkr I never gave that consideration to the line about the preacher, but it makes sense; it's consistent with cursing God's name every chance he got.
@hrdfarkr I've never interpreted it that way but I see where you're coming from. It actually makes the way I interpret the ending of the song make a lot more sense or at least has the same tone. Maybe all the soldiers were sick of hearing about God and cursed his name like the main character. They would probably be sick of a preachers comments about the dead being "with the lord in paradise." "Eat your supper with us" suddenly makes perfect sense when it's meant to metaphorically and actually means for them to stop preaching...
@hrdfarkr I've never interpreted it that way but I see where you're coming from. It actually makes the way I interpret the ending of the song make a lot more sense or at least has the same tone. Maybe all the soldiers were sick of hearing about God and cursed his name like the main character. They would probably be sick of a preachers comments about the dead being "with the lord in paradise." "Eat your supper with us" suddenly makes perfect sense when it's meant to metaphorically and actually means for them to stop preaching and be one of us-a soldier.