Darshan
David Sylvian & Robert Fripp Lyrics
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Two birds
One stone
One chance
Is thrown
Don't make
Mistakes
Two thieves
Strung up
One knife
One cut
Two doors
One shut
One light
One way
One road
To take
We stand
And wait
From cool
To warm
The lyrics of "Darshan" by David Sylvian and Robert Fripp explores themes of mortality, spirituality, and taking chances. The opening lines "Two birds, One stone, One chance is thrown" suggest that there is a finite number of opportunities in life and one must seize them before it's too late. The line "Don't make mistakes" emphasizes the importance of making the right choices in life.
The song then shifts focus to two thieves who have been punished and the metaphor of "Two doors, One shut" shows that there is only one way forward in life. The lyrics "One light, One way, One road to take, we stand and wait" suggest that there is a destination that we all must reach in life, and we must be patient in our journey towards it. The last line "From cool to warm" could represent the transition from life to death or the journey towards a more enlightened state.
Line by Line Meaning
Two birds
Two opportunities
One stone
One action that can be used to take advantage of both opportunities at once
One chance
Only one opportunity to take the desired action
Is thrown
Has been presented
Don't make
Make sure to avoid making any
Mistakes
Errors in judgement or action that could ruin the opportunity
Two thieves
Two questionable characters
Strung up
Punished severely
One knife
One tool of harm
One cut
One detrimental action taken against them
Two doors
Two paths to choose from
One shut
One path that is unavailable
One light
One source of guidance
One way
One path to follow based on that guidance
One road
One journey to embark on
To take
To pursue wholeheartedly
We stand
We remain where we are
And wait
For further guidance or direction
From cool
From a state of calm or detachment
To warm
To a state of emotional engagement or passion
Contributed by James K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@linkdu94880
Hey people !!! I just came back from the future...
And i tell you it...: THIS ALBUM IS A TRUE MASTERPIECE !!! 🙌
What you are waiting for listening it ? 😁
I listened to it already several times and it is so gooooooooood ❤
David Sylvain is really a gender of artist of those we are missing nowadays. 😓
That makes me think at your time humans could rest really more.
I'm just passing and i can write so fast grace to the BrainSTT-speaking technology. 🧠🗣💬🖥
Hopefully i can communicate to you because i learnt some old school dead languages such as French, English, and Spanich, and not only the Newspeak.
But for now i need to reopen the Quantic Portal, and to go back to the future.
Because, i'm late and i am already loosing my credits of good citi-'zen', and I won't recieve enough, to be able to use the brain-surfing web tool, and drink Monster-Santo INC. waternergy, if I delay again.
Yes, down there, we always need to be more fast for everything, at the point we started to became half bionic robots, to stay enough efficient to the masonic consumerism industry needs.
Enough blah, blah...
Psssssssst.... But for now, just before i'm going, come with me and lets put the speedrate at a 1.25 ratio, for raising heavy groovy rythms, to stay fully reactive.
That sounds a normal rythm where i'm coming from.
HELL YEAH 🦾😈
Peace from France-rica department of Ununited Continents.
@ianthepelican2709
My first words out loud when hearing this "Ooo this is good"! :-)
@user-cn5so7jj3z
David Sylvian never forget you have so much love ❣️ from Israel 🇮🇱 and you have lot of Fans from Israel 🇮🇱 and i am one of them Love From Israel 🇮🇱❤❤
@katemurphy1915
I listened to Mr. Sylvian while writing my honors thesis in college.
@serpicokojak1602
Me too many times, King Crimson too, Herbie Hancock, Tomita, and many others
@TheFpCassini
I listen to Messrs. Fripp and Sylvian while administering enemas.
Chuck Mangione too.
@robhaver8704
Is'nt it 'whilst'?
@jodiewest4949
No matter what music I listen to ...this music plays in my head at times , over the years , again and again - Darshan - The Road to Graceland ...it must have been the start- of the road - for so much electronic music and I love acknowledging source and roots and it’s a cool piece of music oh it is !! So I listen to it tonight on YouTube . I was so Young when I first heard it but Darshan has stayed with me always through many countries and experiences and near death and life ... love this . ‘“”Don’t make mistakes”” “”Two , doors one shut “ ha ha ha I love the lyrics but no words bind me yet I love this piece of music always . 👾👽✌️👹👻🤖😻🎸😜✌️😾💃👌🤩💎✨🥈🙏🙏
@user-cn5so7jj3z
David Sylvian i love your music from 1978 love ❣️ from Israel 🇮🇱 Japan , David Sylvian,and Robert friip and Virginia Astley and Ryuchi Sakamoto and Yellow Magic Orchestra and Brian Eno and David Sylvian we love you ❣️ from Israel 🇮🇱
@darsaana
Out of this world could listen to darshan every night
@antonyjstowers1936
I only discovered this a few days ago and I'm nearly 60 and have been listening to Fripperies for years since In the Court and then to the trio with Adrian Belew in the early 80's and God Save the King (which this reminds me of). Sylvian's dark overtones have always impressed too, from his velvety, moody voice and articulation of lyrical poetry to his tones and atmospherics in his choice of electronic instruments. I love that driving beat that kicks in at around 3.30 and goes on and on and on with ambient loops and other noises drifting in and out. It's like a backdrop to a long drive through urban soundscapes. Not much impresses me these days and I find myself buying fewer and fewer albums but this is on my Christmas list. Excellent behaviour.