Everybody Is God
Revelations of Divinity
Lyrics
Now of course as I intimated earlier
Introduction, referencing a point made earlier.
The Hindu is therefore saying
Explains that Hindus believe everyone is God.
Everybody is God
Reiterates the Hindu concept that everyone is God.
And our theologians get rather worried
Indicates concern among theologians about the idea.
About that
Highlighting theologians' worry about the concept.
Because you see the two conceptions
Compares Western and Hindu concepts of God.
Of God are different
Describes the difference in conceptions of God.
Our conception is of the boss man the king
Describes the Western view of God as a powerful authority figure.
Theirs is of the cosmic centipede
Describes the Hindu view of God as a cosmic centipede with many arms.
With the many arms
Continues describing the Hindu concept of God.
Who does not have to think
Explains that this God does not need to think about creating the world.
How to make the world how to make the world
Repetition for emphasis on the idea of creating the world.
How to make the world
Further emphasizes the act of creating the world.
Or rather to act the world
Suggests that God acts upon the world rather than making it.
How to make the world how to make the world
Reiteration of the concept of making the world.
That would be an insufferable nuisance
Suggests that making the world would be inconvenient.
You may think it rather wonderful
Contrasts Western admiration for God's awareness with a skeptical tone.
When Saint Thomas tries to explain that God
Refers to Saint Thomas Aquinas explaining God's awareness.
Is fully aware of everything that happens
Explains God's awareness of everything in detail.
And in every detail is willing
God's willingness to know every detail.
Each single vibration of any mosquito's wing
Specifically mentions God's awareness of a mosquito's wing vibration.
But when you really begin to think about it
Raises doubts about the intellectual approach to God's awareness.
That approach is intellectual elephantiasis
Compares the intellectual approach to God's awareness to a disease.
God heard the embattled nations shout
Quoting a situation where nations invoke God in war.
"God Strafe England" and "God save the King"
Quotes phrases invoking God in national conflicts.
God this and God that and God the other thing
Highlights the commonality of invoking God in various situations.
"Good God" said God "I’ve got
God humorously acknowledges the challenges presented by such invocations.
My work cut out"
God humorously comments on the workload caused by people calling on Him.
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