Like The Dawn - The Oh Hello's
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- Опубликовано: 29 окт 2012
- Original music written, composed, performed, recorded, and produced by The Oh Hello's.
I was sleeping in the garden when I saw you first
he'd put me deep, deep under so that he could work
and like the dawn you broke the dark and my whole earth shook
I was sleeping in the garden when I saw you
at last, at last
bones of my bones and flesh of my flesh, at last
you were the brightest shade of sun I had ever seen
your skin was gilded with the gold of the richest kings
and like the dawn you woke the world inside of me
you were the brightest shade of sun when I saw you
and you will surely be the death of me
but how could I have known?
“Bones of my bones and flesh of my flesh, at last...” if that isn’t the most perfect expression of how it feels to meet a soulmate, romantic or otherwise. Chills.
It didn't occur to me that this was a religion based song until I read through the comments. I though it was simply a beautiful love song. Either way, even though I am not religious, this is still a beautiful song. Love in it's purest form.
I am not religious, but I love The Oh Hellos. Their music reminds me of adventures in the woods.
Maybe there is no Adam and Steve, but how about a Madam and Eve?
A woman singing from the perspective of Adam is super cool and interesting
So is it me or is this missing a parody called like the midnight
Oh, I see. This is of the love of Adam for Eve. I never thought of that as a very loving relationship, when I was a child it seemed like a simple relationship between two people who just happened to be the only people around each other. Later it seemed that Adam was possessive and demeaning, defining her as an extension of himself. As I have heard other peoples views on theology I had my attention drawn to Adam blaming her for choices he made, and concluded that Adam was arrogant and controlling and selfish and his refusal to acknowledge Eve as her own person caused the fall of Mankind from the grace of God. Of course it is just as well that we fell so we might be redeemed in the Cross but that doesn't make it right.
This is a phenomenal song. I know a lot of people are comparing it to Adam and Eve, but I wanted to note that there's almost a parallel between Christ and the Church--Jesus' side was stabbed while he was on the cross, and from his sacrifice, the Church was created, just like Eve was taken from Adam. And the line "You will surely be the death of me" really applies to Jesus and the Church too because he had to die for us!!!! I LOVE THIS SONG
All the interpretations I am seeing are lovely and valid. Everyone experiences songs differently. But this one to me feels so intensely maternal. A mother to her perfect, newborn son, and that alchemical moment that shakes everything when you see new eyes.
I know this song is about religion but for me is just Patroclus and Achilles
This is about Adam meeting Eve for the first time, isn't it?
To me, this song describes the frailty of human love as it was experienced in the very first human relationship - and every one after that.
When I saw The Oh Hellos in concert they played this song and when the woman sang "and you will surely be the death of me" it was literally so beautiful....best concert experience I have ever had tbh
the Deep, Dark valley feckin sucks. months of endless despair, depression and anxiety. then little lights like this band pass by and remind me the love exists.
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Listening to this on repeat and thinking about Jesus 😌
The love of a woman...is mans greatest gift from God most high!
why is it a band like this doesnt get too much attention, this song is soothing, melodic and magic!
This song reminds me of just walking through the golden meadows and sharing a great memory with someone. You know living the simple country life. I didn’t realize this song was religious, I just loved it so much because its full of nature and thats where I want to be all the time.
I imagine this song to be sung by a woman who just lost the love of her life to war. They lived together in a cottage with their baby and used to sing together happily every day until he was drafted. His best friend was the one who delivered the news. She could never be complete again. She's describing him in past tense because he's no longer alive.