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Song Picks by Natalie
I believe that The Prophet’s Song by Queen is telling the story of Noah and the flood that washed over the earth. It begins by saying,
“Oh oh people of the earth
Listen to the warning the seer he said
Beware the storm that gathers here”
I believe they are saying that there is a storm coming and that people have been warned and need to listen to the prophet’s words. They then say,
“Summoned by your own hand
Ah ah children of the land
Quicken to the new life take my hand”
“Fly and find the new green bough
Return like the white dove”
In these lyrics, I think they are saying that the storm was summoned by people themselves and they are urging them to come with him in order to be saved. In the next lines, they are referring to Noah sending out a white dove to see if the water had moved back from the land. The dove returns with an olive branch, letting Noah know that the water had receded from the earth.
“Late too late all the wretches run
These kings of beasts now counting their days”
“The earth will shake in two will break”
“Oh oh oh oh and two by two my human zoo
They’ll be running for to come
Running for to come out of the rain”
“Deceive you not the fires of hell will take you
Should death await you”
These last lyrics are describing the Great Flood that comes. At first, they say that everyone now believes Noah and wants to join him but it is too late. Noah collects his “human zoo”, referring to the two of each animals he brings with him. The last lyrics are referring to the hell that awaits those who did not believe him and are now left behind.
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Lovely songs I liked them. Thanks Natalie for picking up these