Oooh thanks guys. I didn't know that about Cabin in the Woods. 
Good to know.
~ Jen
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Posted 4 years ago on August 11, 2007 LINK
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At the Tin Angel he said it was about being depressed, looking back on it, and realizing there was nothing to be sad about. Something like that.
-- LaurenPosted 4 years ago on August 11, 2007 LINK -
At the Acoustic Cafe shows (12/30), SK seemed to allude to the idea that it was Kirsten, and that they had been driving through the mountains and saw this cabin that was alone with nothing really around it. He said that she never tells him to write about a particular topic, so when she said he should write about the cabin, he took it seriously and the result was 'Cabin in the Woods'...Such a wonderful song!!
Posted 4 years ago on August 12, 2007 LINK -
Okay, the Wailing Wall is the Kotel in Jerusalem, a holy site for Jews, and not Muslims. It's the last remaining wall of the Temple Mount... and I was just there! It was right outside my window when I was rellogging... haha
I don't think it has anything to do with SK's wailing wall though, huh?
-- LaurenPosted 4 years ago on August 12, 2007 LINK -
Not the place for an argument, but Lauren it is a holy site for Muslims as well.
But yeah I guess it doesn't have anything to do with the song.
- KimPosted 4 years ago on August 12, 2007 LINK -
Just my two cents, but it seems to me that the reference in the line "Wailing Walls, how could you give up on me?" is referring to the idea that the person in the song has chosen to withdraw himself from friends, family, etc...In the song, he is coming to the realization that he needs someone other than himself, even though he created the situation, and is looking for the cabin to fill some void but is realizing that the solitude he has isn't enough to sustain him anymore. The Wailing Wall in Jerusalem is a place of refuge for people of faith to pray and feel close to God. By comparing the cabin to the Wailing Wall, the character is feeling like this personal space that once was a place for refuge for him to seek solitude isn't providing for him the way that it once did. The line "Wailing Walls blacker than you've ever seen" is probably just there to further emphasize how alone and desperate the character in the song is feeling.
Again, I don't really know, but that is my good ol' college effort at trying to dissect the song...Do with it what you wish...
Posted 4 years ago on August 13, 2007 LINK -
i really like that theory, marissa... puts a whole new light on it for me.
-amandaPosted 4 years ago on August 13, 2007 LINK -
kimi, you kaki metumtam.
you're thinking of the dome of the rock, that big gold dome near the kotel. the kotel is definitely not a muslim site, promise.
(ps, sorry for interrupting everyone elses sensical conversations!!)
-- LaurenPosted 4 years ago on August 13, 2007 LINK -
Marissa- I couldn't have put it better
Posted 4 years ago on August 13, 2007 LINK -
I don't think anyone mentioned the history of The Wall: it's is all that remains of an incredibly ancient temple. After the temple was destroyed, the foundation was supposed to have been left as a visual kick in the teeth for Jews, who instead have historically rallied around it, viewing it instead as a reminder of G-d's presence throughout their persecution and struggles. This fits with the explanation gdsaverellogg relayed.
Jews also believe that G-d pays some special attention to the Wall, so it's a really good place to have your prayers heard by Him. You might be familiar with the image of prayers written on pieces of paper and left in the cracks of the Wall.
Those lines always Really Affect me (the caps are needed) as a Jew because the desperation and isolation they belay fits in with the history of the Wall and its special place as a sort of intercom to G-d.
Keep in mind, of course, that Stephen wasn't necessarily aware of all of this when writing the lyric, though.
(I don't know much about the Wall as a Muslim holy place, but the Wikipedia article someone else linked to, in all of Wikipedia's infallible glory, does say that Muslims also regard the Wall as holy. Evidently, the term Wailing Wall is derived from the Arabic name for it. A quick search of the Encyclopaedia Britannica does agree that it is significant to Muslims.)
Posted 4 years ago on August 14, 2007 LINK -
marissa, your theory makes a lot of sense.
i like it!
something dies when you grow older, but you do the best you canPosted 4 years ago on August 15, 2007 LINK -
Apparently all of those stupid AP Lit classes in high school and college paid off if you guys think that my theory makes sense!! Again, that is just my theory, and sometimes it is more fun to have your own interpretation than listen to someone's idea!
I appreciate the series of history lessons on the Wailing Wall, they should really teach more about that area of the world in college and high school.
Posted 4 years ago on August 15, 2007 LINK -
I agree with ya Marissa...that's pretty much what I thought when I listened as well. Couldn't have put it better!
~ JenPosted 4 years ago on August 15, 2007 LINK -
i say, someone corner sk and just ask him what the 'f' he meant. simple.
Angela ~ Fan Since 04 (November 7th, 2004 To Be Exact) 34 Shows And CountingPosted 4 years ago on August 16, 2007 LINK -
first person to go to a show on the fall tour gets to ask!
something dies when you grow older, but you do the best you canPosted 4 years ago on August 16, 2007 LINK -
Totally off topic, but I still wanna know who got the golden tickets. Probably someone who doesn't even know what they are.
~ JenPosted 4 years ago on August 17, 2007 LINK -
haha, you're probably right... i didn't even bother with the pre-order because hardly anyone wins this stuff that deserves it. we know it definitely wasn't someone on here... not that just because they don't post here, they don't deserve it... but ya know.
-amandaPosted 4 years ago on August 18, 2007 LINK -
the golden ticket winners were totally random.
just like Charlie. a random little kid, totally
deserving of the glory of being put on MY guest list
at any single Sixer show this fall.But you wingnuts know that you get that very same
thing when you volunteer to help me at a show with
merch...
how fun.but seriously- the new album is my favorite.
AAAAANNNDD the last line to Infront Of The World
is tattooed between my lungs.
AAAAANNNDD 4th of July was written in VA in this AWESOME
field under a magnolia tree- there were fire flies ALL over
the place. hence "lightening bugs light up all across the southern sky"Posted 4 years ago on August 27, 2007 LINK -
nice to hear some insider insight... thanks cj
-amandaPosted 4 years ago on August 27, 2007 LINK -
I would just like to state that Cousin Jessica is the best tour manager! Thanks for the insight, Jess!
Posted 4 years ago on August 29, 2007 LINK -
seriously.
what ever would we do without this insight?
we would never know all these fun little random facts...
something dies when you grow older, but you do the best you canPosted 4 years ago on August 29, 2007 LINK -
Anyone have the guitar chords for Father's Day and Sweet Sophia? Many thanks.
Posted 3 years ago on July 5, 2008 LINK
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