anonymous March 8th, 2009 09:49PM  

Robbie Krieger wrote this song and does anyone else besides me see the connection between these lyrics and Moses and the Exodus out of Egypt???? “set them free”.... and... “You tell ‘em they don’t have to run” because the Pharaoh finally, willfully let them go and they didn’t have to run or “escape” out of Egypt.

If you know the story of the Hebrews slaves in Egypt from the Bible and everything that happened and then apply the lyrics, you can see it....
“Follow me down..." meaning they were heading out of Egypt SOUTH (down) into the desert. Look at the map and the Exodus out of Egypt... They went “down” out of Egypt... Follow me down...

Then... “Can’t you see the wonder at your feet? Your life’s complete.”...
meaning... not only the wooden staff, once thrown down at Pharaoh’s feet, turning into a snake, but also the creeping death that consumed the firstborn unbelieving Egyptians (just as Moses declared it would when Pharaoh’s words actually created his own son’s death by reversing the spoken curse) these prophecies happened at the feet. Along with the Nile turning red.
Then...
“Can’t you see me growing? Get your guns!” ... Here is where Moses actually persuades Pharaoh to let the Hebrews go, thus the possession of God’s power and Moses faith is “growing” and allowing the Hebrew slaves the “ammunition” (guns) to defend themselves.
Then... “Gonna burry all our troubles in the sand”...
meaning the Hebrew slaves were destined to Follow Moses down into the desert where they could put 400 years of bondage behind them and look forward to the land of Milk and Honey, as God promised them... Thus... “Where milky babies seem to be
molded, flowing revelry, With the one that set them free ...”
meaning... a new life... a new generation of people are being born to God and are taking delight, rejoicing, having a noisy party “revelry” in the land of milk and honey, which is generally thought to be in the area of Iraq...
And... Moses was an extremely humble man, never boastful or gloating, and many times asking God “Why Me? I am not a good speaker... ”... This is where I see the interpretation of “It’s just me!”... Like “It’s ONLY humble little me, ”... but please follow me down... Into the land of freedom...
Can anyone else see this?? AND please... don’t respond until you read the story of the Exodus!