When I said I do
I really meant I don't,
I don't ever want to leave your side
When I said I will love and protect you
I really meant by God's grace I won't ever harm or neglect you
When I said you are my one and only
I really meant you and I are twain become one and only
now we can lie together in truth - undefiled
<Deleted User> (13762)
Mon 6th Mar 2017 09:18
hello Juan, this is rather lovely. Whilst I am not a religious person I understand where your writing comes from and it goes from strength to strength. Although not a true comparison, this did remind me of a lot of Van Morrison's song lyrics where he writes about his personal relationship with God - yet those same lyrics could be interpreted as simply being about a person that you love.
This way of writing with a dual meaning I find fascinating. Much of his Avalon Sunset album is like this (with the exception of the opening track which I confess to always skipping). Cynics might say it's also a clever marketing ploy - to capture the attention of different listeners knowing some will interpret without finding the real truth behind the lyrics. But nonetheless it is probably the only album with strong religious overtones in my collection. What do you think? I reckon you could pen something along these lines.
You have probably heard this track many times but here is the link to the one I had in mind. All the best my friend. Col
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFF1wJN75Z0
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Juan Pablo Lynch
Mon 6th Mar 2017 13:43
Colin, thank you for the comment and for sharing such a lovely song with me. I actually have never heard it before.
As to the cynics, I agree with them that the dual meaning songs are a marketing ploy to capture a market that would not listen to music labelled explicitly gospel. However, contrary to cynics I don't look down on the practice - artists have to sell or else they'll come to ruins and even though the Christian message is latent I believe the subliminal message plants good seeds in the minds of the listeners. One of my favorite books is the Chronicles of Narnia and the gospel is masked by a tale of fantasy through out the entire story.
I am really glad you enjoyed the poem.