Jupiter
Transcending Darkness: Jupiter's Symbolic Journey of Light and Loneliness
Lyrics
My father, working night
Describing the speaker's father working during the night.
First shift, eternal light
Refers to the continuous nature of the father's work, likening it to eternal light.
The curse of Adam labor
Highlights the toil and hardship associated with human labor, possibly connecting it to the biblical curse on Adam.
Outside, in the parking lot
Setting the scene outside, in a parking lot.
The current of wind and the light went hot
Describes a sudden change in the atmosphere with wind and intense light.
He held his head in terror
Depicts the father's reaction of terror to the sudden event.
By Jove and by surprise
Expressions invoking surprise and perhaps invoking the Roman god Jupiter (Jove).
The current of lightning filled with light
Depiction of lightning, possibly symbolizing illumination or revelation.
It burned his hands with symbols
Suggests the symbolic burning of the father's hands with profound meanings.
White noise as Lucifer
Compares the disturbance to white noise and references Lucifer, symbolizing disruption and chaos.
The sacred fire, the sacred fern
Mentions sacred elements—fire and fern—conceived with holy water, possibly signifying purity or divine creation.
Conceived with holy water
Continues the imagery of divine conception and purity.
His radiance in the dark
Describes the father's radiance in the darkness or an enigmatic presence.
Mysterious shape or beauty mark
Compares this presence to a mysterious shape or beauty mark, evoking intrigue or allure.
As if it were Minerva
Likens the presence to Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom, arts, and strategic warfare.
Breastplate of Jupiter
Mentions Jupiter's breastplate, possibly symbolizing protection or strength.
The hovering deep, as he spoke the word
Refers to a deep, profound message or significance as the father speaks.
The light, the virgin creature
Refers to a light or pure creature, potentially representing innocence or virtue.
All dreams of all disease are fantasy features, first conceived
Implies that all fantasies or dreams of disease are initially conceived as features or illusions, worth remembering.
Illusions worth remembering
Suggests that certain illusions are worth holding onto or remembering.
Our father late at night, forbidding death, he kissed the light
Describes the father's actions late at night, possibly in defiance of death, embracing light, and transformation.
As Jupiter transfigured
Mentions Jupiter's transfiguration, indicating a transformative experience akin to the Roman god.
I need you to change me, prevent you, persuade me, by Jove
Expresses a plea or need for transformation, influenced by Jupiter or a powerful force.
I need you, sensation, by virtue, persuasion, by Jove, by Jove
-By Jove
-By Jove
Reiteration, emphasizing the plea or need.
Father of light, father of death, give us your wisdom, give us your breath
Invokes the father as a figure of wisdom and death, seeking guidance and invoking the idea of Jupiter as the loneliest planet.
Summoner says that Jupiter is the loneliest planet
-Red right eye, put in its place, under your foot, carpenter's cape
-Sermon of death says Jupiter is the loneliest planet
Reiterates the idea of Jupiter's loneliness, using vivid imagery and metaphors.
Floundering star, failed that you are, fevering pitch, figure of speech
-Sermon of death says Jupiter is the loneliest planet
-Say it with faith, say it with force
Continues to evoke themes of power and control, referencing death's sermon and Jupiter's influence.
Say it to my face, put me in place
-Sermon of death says Jupiter is the only conquest
-Hurricane heart hurricane haste wandering star, put in its place
-Sermon of death says Jupiter is the only contest
-Father of light, father of death, give us your wisdom, give us your breath
Reiterates the plea for wisdom and breath, invoking Jupiter once more.
Sermon of death says Jupiter is the loneliest planet
Repeats the notion of Jupiter's loneliness, emphasizing its significance.
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