anonymous March 31st, 2009 06:09PM  
i believe this song to be about feeling denied by god and wondering about the other way- the fallen angel or satan. i am not very religious and dont know the songwriters views on such things but thats the conclusion i have drawn. it is a very emotional and well thought out song. i dont understand the 3 libra idea. the wounded would be refering to jesus.

anonymous April 14th, 2009 02:52AM  
K people. I believe Maynard did have an official meaning when he wrote this and I know what it is because it fits perfectly so hear me out. 3 libras is about the 3 woman (mary magdalene for sure) who witnessed the crucifiction and/or (based on conflicting biblical accounts) resurrection of jesus from the tomb. Maynard said he read "the davinci code" which explains a good portion of mer de noms. Plus, there is a picture of a tomb in the cd booklet with words from Rose saying "I rose" not to mention a picture of Jesus. Anyway, Astronomers consider the libra symbol the most feminine of all on the Zodiac. They are likely to hang around people that are different or special. Jesus had three woman for whom he cared about more than his disciples. They remained him through the worst times. Variations exist in each Gospel concerning the women present at the death, entombment, and discovery. What is known is that Mary Magdalene went to the tomb in the early morning of Easter Sunday. The same story is in Matthew 28, Mark 16, and Luke 24. I think Jesus chose to show himself to Mary first because she was more affected by jesus's death then the disciples. The song is told from Jesus perspective and takes place at the tomb; fitting in after this passage from John: "but Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb 12and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus' body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot.  13They asked her, "Woman, why are you crying?"    "They have taken my Lord away," she said, "and I don't know where they have put him." 14At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus.". "Threw you the obvious"----Jesus asks Mary a question with an obvious answer because he wants her to recognize him. Who is it she is crying for? Obviously Jesus. "And you flew with it on your back"------After jesus revealed himself to Mary he tells her to hurry and go tell the disciples the good news of the resurrection. So Mary flew to the disciples with the weight of the good news that Jesus had risen from the dead. "A name in your recollection"----Jesus asks Mary the name of the person she's looking for. She first refers to him as Lord and then "master." Witnessing a man you saw crucified standing alive in front of you probably caused her to recollect. "Down among a million same"------Without Marys recognition of Jesus and her account of seeing Jesus alive, there would be no Christianity. In truth, without Mary the name of Jesus wouldn't have made it to millions. "Difficult not to be a little bit disappointed and passed over" --------- Jesus felt a love for Mary that was both human and divine but realizes he can't love her because he has obligations to his father and the world, so it disappoints jesus when Mary doesn't recognize him because he hasn't completed salvation duties but also because jesus chose to reveal himself Mary first. "When I look right in through it all see you naked but oblivious"-- ------Now that Jesus has died he is like God and is all knowing so he can see peoples true feelings and thoughts which would make a person feel naked if they were aware God could see this only if they weren't oblivious to it. Not to mention quite a depressing reminder of the passover supper! "And you don't see me"----------probably the most important line here. Mary witnessed a great portion of the Roman crucifixion and was left with a mental picture of Jesus as a tortured, dead, mutilated individual. When she came to the Tomb, Mary was looking for a DEAD man. Not a resurrected one. It was when jesus said her name that she knew it was him. So she turned away from Jesus when she first saw him leaving Jesus with the reminder of the crucifixion and his duties as savior. "But I threw you the obvious to see if there's more behind me." Again, Jesus asked a question he already knew the answer too. He may have done this for a variety of reasons. One could be because he was dead so how would he know he completed his dying on the cross? He said to Mary after she recognizes him "don't cling to me for I have not returned to my father" which looking at the meaning of cling could me "don't love me, let me go so I can follow my fathers orders." Or maybe he actually meant "don't embrace me with your love because I don't wana be reminded of how much I loved you before I died." "Eyes of a fallen angel, eyes of a tragedy."----Just previously, jesus was in hell looking the fallen angel in the eyes and telling him he won. Also behind him was the crucifiction which I think we all know is pretty tragic. "Here I am expecting just a little bit too much from the wounded." I think this is where Jesus shows his undying compassion for Mary. She was weeping for him, even for his dead body, so that she could care for him by preserving it with the spices. She was also at the crucifiction and seemed to dwell on her Lords death while the disciples went there own way. And here's Jesus expecting her to recognize a man that's been dead since Friday. She asks her twice who she's looking and crying for and then promptly tells her to inform the disciples of his resurrection without even a hug. "But I see, see through it all, see through, see you because I" jesus understands Mary's reasons for not seeing who he really is and then turning away from him. Sometimes its hard to see through your own tears and let's not forget it was still dark out at this time and Mary just dealt with a crazy earthquake. "Threw you the obvious to see what occured behind me. Eyes of a fallen angel. Eyes of a tragedy. Oh well. Oh well. Apparently nothing. Apparently nothing at all." Jesus is saying saving everyone from eternal damnation is meaningless if Mary has no mental image of Jesus and can't keep memories of him or his physical features all because he was Messiah. Dying on the cross meant nothing to him because the person he loved on earth couldn't see or recognize him because of it. "You don't see me at all." Jesus wanted to just be noticed or feel like a human once more before he ascended into heaven so he could recall what its like to feel love for someone. Maybe before he ascended he wished he could take his suffering and death all back so Mary could know who he was again.I think if I read the Da Vinci Code I'll be able to interpret this more accurately until then feel free to correct me or shed some light.

anonymous January 27th, 2010 06:36AM  
So 15 years of friendship and your spur of the moment sexual encounters, I fell in love with my best friend. Before I even remembered this song I wrote him this letter:
Subject;You are so oblivious...........

could I get anymore obvious? or are you just playing dumb....or just plain hate me? You act so weird sometimes. You are one of the few men I can't100% figure out. I only have you about 60% figured out. Sooooooo frustrating,you know how I feel.
he responds with,
And that emo peice you sent about figuring me out and whatever else it meant. The day you figure out a pure genius like me you will become famous I can't be slowed down or figured out not even 20% let alone 60. It would take life time of study to get 5% then you would give up because I put myself together like a ceo of nasa. You could read that word in that dictionary twice and then define it before you have a clue about me.
Weeks later I told him to listen to this song, he countered that attack and told me to listen to slipknot snuff and told me to make sure I had lyrics...so 3 libras is how I feel about him....No returned love. He even stays at my house and sleeps on a chair across from me we haven't "slept together" in 3 1/2 years. Its a lot more complicated then just this, but soon realized after "SNUFF" were to good of friends, and he still loves his ex, no matter how much he hurts over her. but I can't stop loving him. and to his heart I'm non existent. No pleasure, no expressions just an illusion of what should of but wasn't. I hate you for not letting me have you. AND AS OF TODAY I GIVE UP THE CHASE!