Every Saturday night, I post a song, a short analysis, and the lyrics. Then I proceed to jam out. Hence, Saturday Night Jams. Click here to enjoy last week’s jam, featuring All Delighted People.
Bombadil is made of four guys named Stuart Robinson, Daniel Michalak, Bryan Rahija and James Phillips, but not necessarily in that order. Read more about them here. Download their EP here. Follow them on Facebook here.
On a shallow level, I enjoy the following song’s cute musicality (which, come to think of it, reminds me of the music my high school art teacher used to play while I was drawing Oprah. But I didn’t appreciate it at the time, nor did I appreciate Oprah). However, after diving into its lyrics, I discovered that it digs up the reality of a popular and decaying Institution, the surface upon which society entices us to gaze so naively.
The lyrics also make me think about the complications that arise from a lack of integrity (a lifelong commitment to upright standards). And the corresponding need to live a double, triple, or quadruple life — depending on how many secrets you have, of course. But life is easier and more fun without secrets. And someone’s gonna find you out in the end anyway. Better now than later. Luke 12:2-3, James 5:16.
Don’t kid yourself. The Almighty God is in the room with you right now and when you leave, and this is His world. This God is gracious, and He gives you way more second chances than you could ever deserve, and He longs to see you grow and to live in freedom — freedom from slavery to your sinful nature. Hebrews 12:18, 22-24; Galatians 5:1.
But if you harden your heart, there are consequences, because, unlike you, He doesn’t just sweep stuff under the rug. Or hide stuff under the floorboards. Or compare your thoughts and attitudes to everyone else’s, just so you feel better about harboring them. So. Just remember that. 🙂 Hebrews 12:25, Galatians 6:6-8.
Honeymoon
throw the body in the lake
and take a chance that no one finds out
your life is stories that you fake
and rake like leaves behind you
so row the boat into the bay
and say you’ve lost your compass
your life is pieces that you play
and maybe they will trump us
blow the kiss you never felt
and belt your wife for smiling
love is lying by yourself
alone awake and crying
honey
even if you knew
what lies, what lies behind that honeymoon
sew the ribbon round your throat
and coat your mouth with honey
your life is books you never wrote
and tote only for money
dig a hole into the ground
and pound the earth in outrage
your life is treasures that you’ve found
and drowned in lakes that you’ve made
show the soul you never had
a fad that will not save you
your life is hiding all the bad
and sad smiles that break you
honey if you took back all the promises and rings
and little things and when he sings would you still know
what lies behind that honeymoon
movies that you make and you hit stop and you hit play
and the scenes are day by day would you still know
what lies behind that honeymoon
comb through all facts to learn his words are rather heady
says he’s ready to go steady would you still know
what lies behind that honeymoon
pies that you will bake when you are sittin’ in the kitchen
are you listenin’ to what your missin’ would you still know
what lies behind that honeymoon
be the first to crack when your new love must be measured
under pressure under pleasure would you still know
what lies behind that honeymoon
suckle on the lack of all the hugs you never got
and if you rot it’s what you bought would you still know
what lies behind that honeymoon
dew lies on the haystack you were tied and you were tethered
like a feather in stormy weather would you still know
what lies behind that honeymoon
be the first to crack when your new love must be measured
under pressure under pleasure would you still know
what lies behind that honeymoon
