Daniel 12:8 (third) | |
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Album |
The Life of the World in Flux |
Released |
2009 |
Artist |
the Mountain Goats |
Length |
3:36 |
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Daniel 12:8 (third) is the second song on the album The Life of the World in Flux. An alternate version of this song (labelled Daniel 12:8 (first)) was posted on John Darnielle's Tumblr in 2014.
Bible Verse[]
I heard, but I did not understand. So I asked, “My lord, what will the outcome of all this be?” NIV Translation
Lyrics[]
Walk in the darkness, bump into things all night Get dizzy and angry searching for some source of light Unknown alphabets in spray paint on the street Seek out their source and find it and fall down at his feet Get some aspirin powders to rub into my gums Wait for the pain to hit me, buckle when it comes Feel it drill in like a corkscrew Avert my eyes when the cause comes into view Feel the fear in my chest all day Praise you anyway Feel the fear in my chest all day Praise you anyway See the road rise to the summit up ahead Remember an old friend with a pistol to his head When it comes my time for the laying on of hands Let me feel the blow when it lands Look for the secrets half-buried like trinkets in a field Hope that the hidden things someday will be revealed Stumble through the darkness, can't see anything at all Whimper like a whipped dog when I fall Feel the fear in my chest all day Praise you anyway Feel the fear in my chest all day Praise you anyway
Comments by John Darnielle About this Song[]
- "...I was interested by the tension between these two concluding couplets - how the one, the first one, this one, tries to find a stoic resignation, but the later draft declines to share in the original’s attempt at optimism." -- John's Tumblr (The "later draft" is the version known as "Daniel 12:8 (third)" and whose lyrics are included in this article.)
Things Referenced in this Song[]
Notes[]
- The original draft of the song ("Daniel 12:8 (first)", as performed in the audio file linked in Darnielle's Tumblr post) omits the chorus, uses "you"/"your" in place of "me"/"my" and "its cause" instead of "the cause" in the second verse, and ends with "try to calculate its span / seek out its source and take such comfort as you can" instead of "can't see anything at all / "whimper like a whipped dog when I fall".
Live Shows this Song Was Played at[]
The Life of the World to Come |
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Track list: "1 Samuel 15:23" • "Psalms 40:2" • "Genesis 3:23" • "Philippians 3:20-21" • "Hebrews 11:40" • "Genesis 30:3" • "Romans 10:9 " • "1 John 4:16" • "Matthew 25:21" • "Deuteronomy 2:10" • "Isaiah 45:23" • "Ezekiel 7 and the Permanent Efficacy of Grace" |