Truth
The Flock Lyrics
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Sails the ancient freedom boat.
Sailor man of wonder
On his island quite remote.
Truth the ship of oneness
In her stormy sea of doubt.
Dawn of rain bowed fancy
Dancing lady of temptation
Pull the shade and douse the light
Truth can only wonder,
A ray of hope is shining bright
Warriors of the outside,
Begin their pagan hostile dance
Mystics of hypocrisy,
They're the sad ones and they put
Themselves out in a deep trance
Truth can only wonder,
If this world makes any sense.
Warriors of the outside,
Begin their pagan hostile dance
Mystics of hypocrisy
They're the ones who put the
Sad ones in their trance
Truth can only wonder,
If this world makes any sense.
The lyrics to The Flock's song Truth present a theme of duality, contrasting the concepts of truth and falsehood, freedom and constraint, light and darkness. The first verse describes a sailor who is remote from society, sailing on the ocean of frustration aboard the ancient freedom boat. The singer refers to the boat as a symbol of oneness, representing the uniting ideal that the world seems to lack. However, even the ship of truth is beset by waves of doubt that test its occupants. The second verse introduces a dancing lady of temptation who is an obstruction to the truth, pulling the shade and dousing the light. Despite this, the ray of hope shines bright, suggesting that the truth is still present and can be found if one is persistent.
Line by Line Meaning
In an ocean of frustration
Amidst a daunting and overwhelming feeling of disappointment and dissatisfaction
Sails the ancient freedom boat.
Moves the age-old vessel of liberation and emancipation
Sailor man of wonder
The seafarer with a sense of awe and amazement
On his island quite remote.
On his solitary and faraway land
Truth the ship of oneness
The vessel that embodies unity and wholeness is the truth
In her stormy sea of doubt.
In her turbulent ocean of uncertainty
Dawn of rain bowed fancy
The sunrise with a curved and elaborate display of rainbows
Beacons to young men of the night.
Guides the youths who wander in the darkness
Dancing lady of temptation
The female dancer who lures and entices
Pull the shade and douse the light
Closes the blinds and extinguishes the illuminations
Truth can only wonder,
Only the truth can contemplate and ponder
A ray of hope is shining bright
A beam of optimism is radiating brilliantly
Warriors of the outside,
The fighters of the exterior
Begin their pagan hostile dance
Initiate their heathen and aggressive performance
Mystics of hypocrisy,
The practitioners of concealed and insincere spirituality
They're the sad ones and they put
They are the dejected ones and they impose
Themselves out in a deep trance
Themselves into a profound state of altered consciousness
Truth can only wonder,
Only the truth can contemplate and ponder
If this world makes any sense.
If this existence is logical and meaningful
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Written by: Brandon Howard, Shaffer Smith
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