He has changed his ways of denial, and hopes the other will do so as well. He is willing to help him, as evidenced by the phrase "And I will will hold on hope, and I won't let you choke on the noose around your neck". He does not want the other person to suffer and die in denial.
Even when the other person comes out of his cave to see reality, it is still distorted by the fact that he sees the world upside down and refuses to accept the way things are.
The allusion to the Odyssey; "so make your sirens call It is an easier life, one where he does not have to face the hard truths and face pain. All great art is made so by multiple interpretations And an open ended ambiguous meaning that at the same time is perfectly poignant to the interpretation of the listeners ear.
From someone who still struggles w alcohol abuse and is indeterminate about the extent of his problem AND has been through AA 2x but felt like I didn't fit in because the folks there God bless them seemed so much more at a "bottome" than I was- I must say this song to me screams of the process they a spouse of recovery- the thing I miss most about AA- the teaching of a less self centered life to me this song is quite on target with that and Inwouldnt be surprised if one of the fellows wrote this song about recovery.
For those who doubt that- I might suggest trying to identify a few bands in the history of RnR that didnt have a member struggling w substance abuse. I agree with what many of you have written, that there's a parallel between "The Cave" lyrics and Plato's cave and Homer's Odyssey. But for some reason, every time I hear this song, I think of a younger man trying to rescue his father from a crippling disease that robs the mind--Alzheimer's or another type of dementia.
In his journey to help his father, the son learns how to rescue himself. My sister experienced some of this with my mother Hit me personally as a sponsor-protege relationship between two recovering addicts.
The sponsor "knows his call despite his growing fears" because he went through the same thing before with his own sponsor some time in the past, but is now there for the new addict just like his sponsor was there for him. Login Register Login with Facebook. All lyrics are property and copyright of their owners. All lyrics provided for educational purposes only. What does The Cave mean? Login Create Account. Tagged: Bad Relationships [suggest]. It's empty in the valley of your heart The sun, it rises slowly as you walk Away from all the fears And all the faults you've left behind The harvest left no food for you to eat You cannibal, you meat-eater, you see But I have seen the This interpretation has been marked as poor.
MDBishop 1 2 3 4 5. Submit Your Interpretation. Your phone number:. Song name. Your interpretation. Not in the version of scripture that they refer to but in the emotion of the person who felt them and spoke the words. Now I will add that my beliefs do not influence this because I personally am a person who does not follow any religion.
I advise you to find the raw emotion which with this song was written and enjoy how it helps you strengthen your faith but do not bind it solely to one belief because once it is bound to a religion others will disregard it and believe that it solely applies to followers of another faith. I agree with ''Trust This Interpretation'' to me the song has a huge biblical meaning.
I think it is like god talking to a guy or girl. It's funny you say this, I heard this for the first time and thought immediately of the book of Job. The whole transition of how he lost everything but just kept pushing until he made it through his trials. It was that last bit of the chorus that really hit me "I'll know my name as it's called again. I dunno, I might be completely off, but that's what I got out of it. I think you are right about the christian undertones in this song. But in the inward sense it was a profound spiritual revolution.
The man who went into the cave was not the man who came out again; in that sense he was almost as different as if he were dead, as if he were a ghost or a blessed spirit. He looked at the world as differently from other men as if he had come out of that dark hole walking on his hands.
He's left his fears behind he will not give up hope, he finds strength in pain i. Job he turned his life around walk out of the cave on his hands understands his dependence in his Creator the makers hands is free from the noose around his neck frequently the allegory used for sin and will know his name when it is called again God calling his chosen jonzim on May 26, I was going to post that it was referencing Chesterton's work, but I was delighted to see Mcdude and Jonzim caught it too.
Although I've never read his book on St. In the latter, he says he fancies that when St. Paul was crucified upside down, "he saw the world as it really was. The stars as flowers and the clouds as hills, and man hanging on by the mercy of God.
I was studying philosophy at the time and I asked him after the gig if he was influenced by Plato's Cave with this song - he said it was all based on this- he studied classics. This song is suggesting that we look at shadows created by a fire on the wall of the cave and we think this is life and we think it's reality.
If we turned around and faced the sun we could see the world around us and ourselves in all our glory rather than merely looking at shadows - hence coming out of the cave walking on your hands General Comment Plato's Cave, anyone? Ah, Plato. Another possibility.
I thought about this as well. Mainly because it's about leaving what's holding you back and looking at life in a completely new perspective.
Also the feeling of setting yourself free comes across in this song, much like in plato's cave. Plato's allegory of the cave was the first idea that came to my mind as I heard the song. English is not my first langage, so I had to check up the lyrics, and well, somehow I stick to the idea. Cyclops's cave!!! But "come out of your cave walking on your hands and see the world hanging upside down" definitely reminds me of the allegory of the cave.
Because when you come out of that dark cave and face reality you see the world in an entirely different way. It's confusing and crazy like walking on your hands!!
I have to admit that Allegory of the Cave didn't enter my mind until I read this comment, but I can see how it totally makes sense.
I see where people are getting how it's about a relationship, but I also totally understand this connection as well. Finally coming out of your cave into the light to experience the new. Bink on January 01, I get the allegory of the cave, but I think there is more to it then that. St peter was crucified upside down per his request, He wanted to go out like he came in to the world, Normal child birth the head being the opposite of the mothers , hence walking finally right side up in to your maker's land.
I believe the song to be about a destruct relationship, the relationship is over and the narrativor is trying to prevent the other from offing themselves. The subject sucked all they could from the relationship and now the narrator left, and the subject is despondent and Mt.
The narrator is trying to prevent the unpreventable, but knows even after pain and tears of them offing themselves they will be better off. Both of them. LordDreggar on January 09, I think the cave is some imagery from the Odyssey. Odysseus is held captive in Polyphemus the cyclops' cave. The entrance is blocked by a boulder so large only Polyphemus can move it.
Odysseus and his men escape by gouging out Polyphemus' eye. Each man then binds three of the cyclop's sheep together and cling to the middle sheep's underside with their legs, using their hands for support on the ground, as they pass through the cave's opening, which is gaurded by the cyclops. Polyphemus feels the top and sides of the sheep as the leave the cave but not the underside, allowing the Greeks to escape, e.
Can't beat the classics for imagery. Probably the same great themes as Homer's epic work. Retuning home, overcoming adversity, defeating human failing, and resisting temptation to reach your goals. Good stuff. Lawman on January 16, It seems a good portion of their lyrics are inspired by literature - so this wouldn't exactly be a stretch. I think you're right. I read somewhere that they are into Plato and a lot of their songs are inspired by his work. So I think you may have hit the nail on the head with this assumption.
Plato and all subsequent esoteric thinking is intertwined throughout the song - "re-births", ancient wisdom truths, Christianity, caves birthzones , walking on hands like a baby in your new-found infant-like knowledge and wonder, etc. RichardOTomy on February 14, This is the first thing that came to mind when i read the lyrics too.
I can't really go into more detail cause audreyjane pretty much took the words outta my mouth! KatyDearest on March 27, So come out of your cave walking on your hands And see the world hanging upside down You can understand dependence When you know the maker's land reminds me of the part in plato's symposium in which the original people were physically attached to their "other halves" and they cartwheeled around instead of walking.
The cave is the third step of odysseus's journey. It follows the "fall" of Troy and the lotas flowers. The fall of Troy is symbolic of the fall of man, the lotas flowers is the initial state of a man who has just fallen, a period of time where a man has lost all sense of himself hence why men have been known to loose themselves forever in the flowers ie -thinking- instead of moving forward. Getting to this point is a very delicate process and college's usually spend multiple semesters getting students to this point, relatively few make it and some that do make it don't get out.
Ever wonder why schizophrenia usually sets in around the age of twenty The one eyed cyclopes is the all seeing eye of God- cherubim wings meeting over the mercy seat form a pyramid shape with the eye of God in the middle like the dollar bill I encourage you to look it up..
The individual now knows they are "naked" they realize the one eye of God is upon them, meaning they realize the life they have lived has been a controlled existence lacking volition to that point think about it, how could they have come this far if it wasnt?
I'll tell you the rest if yah care to know but im tired of typing at the moment.. I will say i acknowledge i missed some steps but they can be explained and also the sirens call after odysseus leaves circe who wanted to make him immortal because he chooses death home hence his trip to the underworld..
Remember Homer tells us Odysseus dies a free man.. Marcyy on May 10, Artists - M. The Cave is found on the album Sigh No More. Rate These Lyrics. We do not have any tags for The Cave lyrics. Why not add your own? Log in to add a tag. SongMeanings is a place for discussion and discovery. User does not exist. Incorrect Password. He is ready to live freely and is eager to fulfill his true purpose.
It was recorded somewhere in but released on the 26th of February, It reached a peak of 31 in both Canada and the United Kingdom. Apparently, guitarist and banjoist Winston Marshall learned the Hindi lines for the song 15 minutes before the video was shot.
During the 54 th Annual Grammy Awards, The Cave earned four nominations, making it one of the most nominated songs of that awards night. Below are the nominations:. Writing : M. Mumford, T. Dwane, W.
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