Saturday, October 18, 2008

American Pie

God and the Universe:
"And do you have faith in God above, if the Bible tells you so?"
"The father, son, and the holy ghost"

Humanity and Identity:
"Them good old boys were drikin' whiskey and rye and singin', 'This'll be the day that I die. This'll be the day that I die'."

Conflict and Suffering:
"'Cause the players tried to take the field; the marching band refused to yeild. Do you recall what was revealed the day the music died."

Hope and Redemption:
"bye-bye miss american pie. drove my chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry."

Values and Relationships"
"And in the streets:children screamed, the lovers cried, the poets dreamed."

Truth and Knowledge
"Did you write the book of love, and do you have faith in God above, if the Bible tells you so."

The conclusion I have come to after rereading and over looking the song again, is that this is a Christian worldview. This was once seen in the life of these people, but the "levee was dry", and so there faith and religion died along with it.

1 comment:

Mj said...

thanks for the lines!