Lyric discussion by ChillyKitten 

The lyrics about fighting never added up to what I hear when I listen to the song. The lyrics that I hear, while they may not be correct, are: "Fight over cloud over earth over sky They fight Over love over blood over hell and light Over love over sun over flood They fight or they die over one for uprising!"

I agree that the song is essentially about the angels ridiculing man(monkeys) for fighting to claim everything which isn't theirs to begin with. The lyrics i've posted can add backing to the notion, ridiculing the causes people fight for to begin with. The last line really hooks me. They fight or they die over one for uprising. I can imagine the "one" being Jesus who caused an uprising and was crucified for the behaviour. And now these confused monkeys are fighting in the name of that one up-riser but are truly no better than the ones who had slain him. Also, dividing/cutting in two can be seen as destroying something, sharing something, or creating something (Cells dividing in two.) So the division can be bad, good, or neutral. Just depends on how the monkeys choose to divide.

I agree about the fighting lyrics. You are right about what you hear.

About the angels. I think the angels represent the human higher conscience. The referral to fighting over Jesus as an upriser is correct in my opinion and again testify to Maynards clever lyrics. It is the ultimate irony that we develop from fighting over land or earthly things to ultimately fight over how to interpret a historical figure. The ultimate hypocrisy. They are no better than the one who caused an uprising.

I agree about the fighting lyrics. You are right about what you hear.

About the angels. I think the angels represent the human higher conscience. The referral to fighting over Jesus as an upriser is correct in my opinion and again testify to Maynards clever lyrics. It is the ultimate irony that we develop from fighting over land or earthly things to ultimately fight over how to interpret a historical figure. The ultimate hypocrisy. They are no better than the one who caused an uprising.

I agree about the fighting lyrics. You are right about what you hear.

About the angels. I think the angels represent the human higher conscience. The referral to fighting over Jesus as an upriser is correct in my opinion and again testify to Maynards clever lyrics. It is the ultimate irony that we develop from fighting over land or earthly things to ultimately fight over how to interpret a historical figure. The ultimate hypocrisy. They are no better than the one who caused an uprising.

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