Well it seems as though its meaning to me is entirely different than anything I've seen thus far.
"i'm a mountain that has been moved
i'm a river that is all dried up
i'm an ocean that nothing floats on
i'm a sky that nothing wants to fly in
i'm a sun that doesn't burn hot
i'm a moon that never shows it's face
i'm a mouth that doesn't smile
i'm a word that no one ever wants to say"
This song certainly seems to have religious connotations, but at the same time there is something very existential about the lyrics. He is having to define himself. I closely relate to the experience he's describing. Having to introvert into yourself in attempt to find meaning for your life. Any of you who are familiar with Albert Camus, absurdism, or existentialism, might share a view similar to mine. Having read a bit of the Myth of Sisyphus and his other works, Camus shows that there are three things you can do once you discover the absurdity of life; suicide, faith, or recognition. Camus goes on to declare recognition as the only feasible option.
"Well if we take all these things and we bury them fast
And we'll pray that they turn into seeds, to roots and then grass
It'd be all right, it's all right, it'd be easier that way
Or if the sky opened up and started pouring rain
Like he knew it was time to start things over again
It'd be all right, it's all right, it'd be easier that way"
I don't think the first half of the verse is correct, but I'm not sure what it is either. Regardless, it's still relevant to my point.
I relate this to the failure to see faith as an option, but an admittance that if he was wrong, it would be alright. He would accept the existence of a higher power. It would be easier than the expected "nothingness" after death. It would have given his life the meaning he had been searching for.
Scrambled ideas, but not out of the realm of possibility.
Well it seems as though its meaning to me is entirely different than anything I've seen thus far.
"i'm a mountain that has been moved i'm a river that is all dried up i'm an ocean that nothing floats on i'm a sky that nothing wants to fly in i'm a sun that doesn't burn hot i'm a moon that never shows it's face i'm a mouth that doesn't smile i'm a word that no one ever wants to say"
This song certainly seems to have religious connotations, but at the same time there is something very existential about the lyrics. He is having to define himself. I closely relate to the experience he's describing. Having to introvert into yourself in attempt to find meaning for your life. Any of you who are familiar with Albert Camus, absurdism, or existentialism, might share a view similar to mine. Having read a bit of the Myth of Sisyphus and his other works, Camus shows that there are three things you can do once you discover the absurdity of life; suicide, faith, or recognition. Camus goes on to declare recognition as the only feasible option.
"Well if we take all these things and we bury them fast And we'll pray that they turn into seeds, to roots and then grass It'd be all right, it's all right, it'd be easier that way Or if the sky opened up and started pouring rain Like he knew it was time to start things over again It'd be all right, it's all right, it'd be easier that way"
I don't think the first half of the verse is correct, but I'm not sure what it is either. Regardless, it's still relevant to my point.
I relate this to the failure to see faith as an option, but an admittance that if he was wrong, it would be alright. He would accept the existence of a higher power. It would be easier than the expected "nothingness" after death. It would have given his life the meaning he had been searching for.
Scrambled ideas, but not out of the realm of possibility.