Both Crosses
Eternal Reflections: Unraveling Spiritual Journeys Through 'Both Crosses'
Lyrics
She says sometimes she sees these things
Expresses a claim that the speaker's companion has premonitions or visions.
Right before they're happening
Describes the anticipation or foresight the companion experiences before events unfold.
Hail Mary full of grace
Reference to a Catholic prayer, possibly hinting at religious themes.
Some nights she swears she feels her face
Suggests a mystical or spiritual experience where the companion feels a presence.
She's known a couple boys that died
Indicates the companion's personal experience with the deaths of some boys.
And two of them were crucified
Connects the deaths to crucifixion, invoking religious imagery.
And the last one had enlightened eyes
Highlights a person with enlightened eyes, possibly suggesting divine insight.
But the first guy he was jesus Christ
Refers to the first person with enlightened eyes as Jesus Christ.
Hey Judas - I know you made a grave mistake
Addressing Judas, acknowledging a significant mistake made by the historical figure.
Hey Peter - you've been pretty sweet since easter break
Addressing Peter, possibly referencing a positive change or redemption since Easter.
Now she's four a.m. and she's wide awake
Indicates a specific time (4 a.m.) and a state of alertness in the companion.
She's shivering and smiling
Describes a combination of physical sensations (shivering) and emotional states (smiling).
Let's clutch and kiss and sing and shake
Suggests physical closeness and emotional expression through actions like clutching, kissing, singing, and shaking.
And now lets try to levitate
Proposes an attempt at levitation, possibly metaphorical for transcending earthly concerns.
You catholic girls you stop much too late
Addresses Catholic girls, implying a cautionary message about stopping certain actions too late.
Baby lets transverberate
Repetition of the call to "transverberate," suggesting a desire for intense spiritual or emotional experiences.
Baby lets transverberate
-Baby lets transverberate
-And she saw all the footage right before it got cut
Describes witnessing violent and religious imagery, possibly alluding to a cinematic or visionary experience.
And she saw all the bodies and she saw the blood
-She saw the angel put a sword in his side
-And baby thats how we got canonized
-She saw him gushing blood right before it got cut
Continues the theme of witnessing violent scenes, now implying a source of energy or inspiration.
She saw him put a body in a bag in the trunk
-She saw the guys coming in from the sides
-And baby thats how we get energized
-She said you know I'm down to pay for it
Expresses willingness to pay for experiences and indulgences, suggesting a desire for spiritual or emotional relief.
She said just grab me some indulgences
-'Cause I've been mostly dying
Conveys a state of suffering and reflection, mentioning both dying and crying.
And I've been mostly [unknown]
-And I've been mostly crying
-And I've been thinking 'bout both crosses
-She saw the film right before it came out
Describes watching a film depicting events like Judas' betrayal, nails, hands, and Jesus expressing love even in difficult circumstances.
And at first she thought judas might go for the mouth
-And she saw the nails and she saw the hands
-She saw the crowd and she heard the band
-And the new kid begged them not to do it
-And jesus just said hey I still love you judas
-Since you've been up in Massachusetts
References Massachusetts and connects it to the speaker's dreams or thoughts.
I've been dreaming about dos cruces
Reiterates the speaker's dreams and thoughts about "dos cruces" (two crosses), reinforcing the central theme.
And I've been thinking about both crosses
-And ive been dreaming about dos cruces
-Yea I've been thinking about both crosses
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