Top Rated Interpretation
2006-09-10 11:09:25
This song is clearly about the never ending war in the middle east over Israel (the promised land/eden)
where the Arabs and the Israelis are still primitive enough to fight for a piece of land, instead of living like brothers.
'right in two' in my opinion is from the bible, where two women come to king david each claiming that a baby belongs to her. The king says "cut it right in two, and give each woman half of the baby"
one woman agrees, the other doesnt, and prefers the other woman to have the baby, just so no harm is done to it.
That woman is clearly the true mother of the baby, and king david gives her the baby.
Maynard thinks the same should be done with the land.
Cut it right in two, and see who agrees and who doesnt, see who the land truly means more to.
So far by this method it seems that the Jews care more about Israel, since they are not the one constantly bombing the promised land.
anonymous
2007-08-24 06:29:33
I personally take this song as a metaphor of everything in this world from the start, to the now.
"Angels on the sideline,
Puzzled and amused.
Why did Father give these humans free will?
Now they’re all confused."
More or less when the earth was created, and "God" planned everything out, and was finished. The angels stood in amusement of Gods so called knowledge of knowing everything before it happens, and the love for his children he gave them the choice of destroying themselves, and the world that he created for them that was supposed to be a paradise, or a "heaven."
"Don’t these talking monkeys know that
Eden has enough to go around?
Plenty in this holy garden, silly old monkeys,
Where there’s one, you're bound to divide it,
Right in two."
With this stanza, I think it means that it's more than obivous that there's enough for everyone in this world, that we should share it and what has been giving to us. But since we chose to go our own way. We split everything up and kill or hurt things or people for it. We made everything into two parts. "Good vs Bad, My land and yours, etc."
"Angels on the sideline,
Baffled and confused."
Now the angels are completly dumbfounded that the maker of the childen he would do anything for, let them destroy themselves, and let pain, hunger, catstrophe etc. go on, and continue.
"Father blessed them all with reason.
And this is what they choose.
Monkey, killing monkey, killing monkey.
Over pieces of the ground."
vPrevious song.v
The angels ask "God" What are your (Intensions)to deal with these children of yours? What are you going to do to help them from destroying themselves when all they need is guidence? As we all know God gave us free will, and this is what we choose.
"Silly monkeys give them thumbs,
They forge a blade,
And where there's one they're bound to divide it,
Right in two.
Right in two."
(Continuing with the previous)
"God" told the angels he gaves us so much, more than anything else on this earth. Reason, intelect, feelings, and choice. So if they choose to destroy themselves by building weapons, and dividing everything into two, then let them. It's their choice not mine!
"Monkey, killing monkey, killing monkey.
Over pieces of the ground.
Silly monkeys give them thumbs,
They make a club.
And beat their brother down.
How they survive so misguided is a mystery.
Repugnant is a creature who would
Squander the ability to lift an eye to heaven, conscious of his fleeting time here"
With all these things "God" gave us, we chose to be like this. It's "Human Nature" to be greedy, to want more power, and to kill anything along with destroying others to achive our fleshly desires. Repugant as if we never learn, it's humanity to keep repeating itself. History to come full circle in the future. We are well aware of this, and instead of coming to a peaceful resolution, and try to be more spiritual. We are afriad and sick of the thought of death, and ignore it and give into our fleshly desires.
"Fight over the clouds, over the earth, over sky.
Fight over life, over blood, over air and light.
Over love, over sun, over nothing.
Fight till they die. Over what? Over lies and greed."
Self explanitory more or less. Fight over stupid things that honestly have no spirtual value. Just materialistic. Things that fade away in time, and will be forgoten.
"Angels on the sideline again.
Been so long with patience and reason.
Angels on the sideline again.
Wondering when this tug of war will end."
Angels are still in dismay, looking at "God" and asking "WHY?!?!?" They are in pain, and suffering. They need guidence, they need to be redericted toward the spirtual side of life, of what life's meant to be. A pleasent spirtual expirence. Not pain, insanity, and depression. So when are going to stop this "Tug of War" "God".
"Cut it all right in two.
Cut it all right in two.
Cut it all right in two.
Right in two.
Right in two."
As we cut everything into sections, of what's mine and yours. We still are unhappy, so we fight, argue, and kill to gratify our fleshly desires, and destroy what has been giving to us cause of our free will to choose destruction over peace.
Hoped you guys like my interpertation of the song feel free to put in your thoughts on my conclusion and shed some light on what I might be missing.
