No Other Way

Parallels between the "Odyssey" book 23 (Ancient Text) and (Contemporary Song) by Jack Johnson

ltc-admin, 2015-03-13 12:47
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This may be a bit of a stretch, but I thought there was an interesting connection between these lyrics and the lack of speech from Penelope in book 23 because she was afraid that her words (or those of a false Odysseus) might decieve her. Both Homer and Jack Johnson draw the conclusion that sometimes arbitrary words are inadequate in searching for the visible.

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When your mind is a mess So is mine I cant sleep Cause it hurts when I think My thoughts aren’t at peace With the plans that we make Chances we take They’re, not yours and not mine There’s waves that can break All the words that we say And the words that we mean Words can fall short Can’t see the unseen Cause the world is awake For somebody’s sake now, please close your eyes woman Please get some sleep And know that if I knew All of the answers I would Not hold them from you’d Know all the things that i’d know We told each other, there is no other way Well too much silence can be misleading You’re drifting I can hear it in the way that your breathing We don’t really need to find reason Cause out the same door that it came well its leaving its leaving Leaving like a day that’s done and part of a season Resolve is just a concept that’s as dead as the leaves But at least we can sleep, its all that we need When we wake we will find Our minds will be free to go to sleep And know that if I knew All of the answers I would Not hold them from you’d Know all the things that i’d know We told each other, there is no other way

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No Other Way