tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824464142604361129.post3464761367557066235..comments2024-03-24T12:25:13.240-07:00Comments on Every Single Paul Simon Song*: Wartime PrayersAnother Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17490204558031016152noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824464142604361129.post-85239068425693349572018-11-18T19:19:57.757-08:002018-11-18T19:19:57.757-08:00Unknown-- I think what you say has merit, especial...Unknown-- I think what you say has merit, especially considering the song's ending. The answer to, the "release" from, these negative emotions is love and other positive emotion. The opposite of a soldier at war is a parent at home. She is released, relieved, in the absence of her family member with the presence and closeness of other family members. Another Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17490204558031016152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824464142604361129.post-11461288896664569652018-11-14T17:19:59.268-08:002018-11-14T17:19:59.268-08:00I believe that the lyric, ..."and love's ...I believe that the lyric, ..."and love's release." Is a reference to the power of love to release us from the anguish, envy, rage, etcetera...keeping the mortal soul at war with itself and has only commonality with the above explaination in that these are included in the base context of human spirit keeping us from the divine.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828507617881062592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824464142604361129.post-26797662268283935492016-04-18T17:20:58.945-07:002016-04-18T17:20:58.945-07:00SalukiHawk72--If you read my opening lines, you...SalukiHawk72--If you read my opening lines, you'll see that I agree! Another Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17490204558031016152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824464142604361129.post-60763105310923298602016-04-18T15:24:15.702-07:002016-04-18T15:24:15.702-07:00I LOVE this song, and am just stunned it doesn'...I LOVE this song, and am just stunned it doesn't rank higher on Paul Simon 'best of' lists. Easily in my top 10, perhaps even top 5. SalukiHawk72https://www.blogger.com/profile/00513920911791852042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824464142604361129.post-40606184890639117232015-05-11T18:26:16.182-07:002015-05-11T18:26:16.182-07:00Julie-- I appreciate that. This one was emotionall...Julie-- I appreciate that. This one was emotionally... difficult.Another Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17490204558031016152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824464142604361129.post-71206284258327669882015-05-11T18:25:37.818-07:002015-05-11T18:25:37.818-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Another Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17490204558031016152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824464142604361129.post-52223073126672496872015-05-10T21:17:54.633-07:002015-05-10T21:17:54.633-07:00Thank you... Insightful.Thank you... Insightful.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06559118776493575069noreply@blogger.com