Okay, you know the line where Prince says

"Still it's nice to know when I die and bodies wear out...
we can get another"

Does this mean Prince believes in heaven and hell? I thought that the Jehovah Witness faith believes that heaven is here on earth and there will only be 144 elders to enter. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Maybe this post should go in the religion thread, but I thought I'd try it out here first!

Still it's nice to know
That when r bodies wear out
We can get another

The lyrics are actually:


http://www.princelyrics.c...reflection

It just hit me like a ton of bricks.
Ya know how he follows that line up with; "what does that one thing have to do with the other one? I don't know, I was thinkin' about my mother".
Goodness, it sounds to me like he's saying that he hopes his mother is resurrected and the two of them will be together again. I think I'm gonna friggin' cry.

He goes from;
Did we remember 2 water the plants 2day?
4got 2 look up at the moon because
was 2 busy
was 2 busy lookin' at U, baby

to

still it's nice to know
That when r bodies wear out
We can get another

The above statement had nothing to do with the rest of the song, but he states that "hey, I was just thinkin' about my Mom".
What does his Mom have to do with bodies wearing out and getting another one? Resurrection.
Lord, that's beautiful. Even if I'm wrong, I think that's a beautiful way to write and I appreciate the fact that there are so many little things to be found in this man's music.

OdysseyMiles said:

Exactly!

That's why I was thinking he was "reflecting" on one day meeting his mother again in heaven.

It just hit me like a ton of bricks.
Ya know how he follows that line up with; "what does that one thing have to do with the other one? I don't know, I was thinkin' about my mother".
Goodness, it sounds to me like he's saying that he hopes his mother is resurrected and the two of them will be together again. I think I'm gonna friggin' cry.

He goes from;
Did we remember 2 water the plants 2day?
4got 2 look up at the moon because
was 2 busy
was 2 busy lookin' at U, baby

to

still it's nice to know
That when r bodies wear out
We can get another

The above statement had nothing to do with the rest of the song, but he states that "hey, I was just thinkin' about my Mom".
What does his Mom have to do with bodies wearing out and getting another one? Resurrection.
Lord, that's beautiful. Even if I'm wrong, I think that's a beautiful way to write and I appreciate the fact that there are so many little things to be found in this man's music.

And it's something that practically NO music critic so far as bothered to talk about or acknowledge when reviewing Musicology...they'll talk about the "water the plants" line as if it's the most telling part of that song, while completely missing out on the one lyric that's the most personal and profound...

OdysseyMiles said:

And it's something that practically NO music critic so far as bothered to talk about or acknowledge when reviewing Musicology...they'll talk about the "water the plants" line as if it's the most telling part of that song, while completely missing out on the one lyric that's the most personal and profound...

I love that song.

In my opinion....he is definitely referring to his mother being resurrected.

Jehovah's Witnesses believe that the present system of things, with its cycle of birth, life, and death, is not all there is. We have complete confidence in a future life, including a resurrection from the dead under God's Kingdom. We believe, as the Bible teaches, that when a person dies, his existence really ceases. (Psalm 146:3, 4; Ecclesiastes 9:5; Ezekiel 18:4) Therefore, the Bible does not teach the concept of an immortal soul or of reincarnation. Rather, future life for the dead is based on God's remembrance of them in a resurrection.-Isaiah 25:8; Daniel 12:1, 2, 13.

It just hit me like a ton of bricks.
Ya know how he follows that line up with; "what does that one thing have to do with the other one? I don't know, I was thinkin' about my mother".
Goodness, it sounds to me like he's saying that he hopes his mother is resurrected and the two of them will be together again. I think I'm gonna friggin' cry.

He goes from;
Did we remember 2 water the plants 2day?
4got 2 look up at the moon because
was 2 busy
was 2 busy lookin' at U, baby

to

still it's nice to know
That when r bodies wear out
We can get another

The above statement had nothing to do with the rest of the song, but he states that "hey, I was just thinkin' about my Mom".
What does his Mom have to do with bodies wearing out and getting another one? Resurrection.
Lord, that's beautiful. Even if I'm wrong, I think that's a beautiful way to write and I appreciate the fact that there are so many little things to be found in this man's music.
*vaclempt spelling edit *
[This message was edited Fri Jun 4 8:11:01 2004 by OdysseyMiles]

Reincarnation? maybe--BUT in the Christian Bible Paul talks about saints getting resurrection bodies when Jesus comes back to gather those who are his. So, I'm thinking Prince is talking about that.

Wow. That's very clever of Prince and clever of you OdysseyMiles to decipher it.
I honestly was just singing along and thought it was a disjointed , stream of consciousness lyric. I thought he was just going from one thought (dying, afterlife) to another (loss of mom) without any reall connection (which is pretty much what the rest of the song does).
Now, yes, this makes sense and is so touching i want to cry too

FreeChild said:

So when you say "resurrection" do you mean as in the spirit coming alive in some other form on earth or a higher place?

The reason I'm asking is because the ONLY person I've ever known to be resurrected was Jesus Christ.

We there was Lazurus for one, and there a several accounts of people being resurrected.

okaypimpn said:

FreeChild said:

Okay, I stand corrected; however, Christ was the one who healed these people and raised from the dead.

I'm just trying to get a clearer understanding of the JW doctrine 'cause it's a little hazy to me right now.

Reincarnation? maybe--BUT in the Christian Bible Paul talks about saints getting resurrection bodies when Jesus comes back to gather those who are his. So, I'm thinking Prince is talking about that.

SynthiaRose said:

The rapture.

It just hit me like a ton of bricks.
Ya know how he follows that line up with; "what does that one thing have to do with the other one? I don't know, I was thinkin' about my mother".
Goodness, it sounds to me like he's saying that he hopes his mother is resurrected and the two of them will be together again. I think I'm gonna friggin' cry.

He goes from;
Did we remember 2 water the plants 2day?
4got 2 look up at the moon because
was 2 busy
was 2 busy lookin' at U, baby

to

still it's nice to know
That when r bodies wear out
We can get another

The above statement had nothing to do with the rest of the song, but he states that "hey, I was just thinkin' about my Mom".
What does his Mom have to do with bodies wearing out and getting another one? Resurrection.
Lord, that's beautiful. Even if I'm wrong, I think that's a beautiful way to write and I appreciate the fact that there are so many little things to be found in this man's music.
*vaclempt spelling edit *
[This message was edited Fri Jun 4 8:11:01 2004 by OdysseyMiles]

SynthiaRose said:

The rapture.

Okay, you know the line where Prince says

"Still it's nice to know when I die and bodies wear out...
we can get another"

Does this mean Prince believes in heaven and hell? I thought that the Jehovah Witness faith believes that heaven is here on earth and there will only be 144 elders to enter. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Maybe this post should go in the religion thread, but I thought I'd try it out here first!

Supernova said:

JWs don't believe in the concept of a literal "rapture"...

Reincarnation? maybe--BUT in the Christian Bible Paul talks about saints getting resurrection bodies when Jesus comes back to gather those who are his. So, I'm thinking Prince is talking about that.