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(Springfield) Monday morning in the garden of Eden Looked over and I saw your face Never felt what you made me feel Never felt so out of place The sinner sleeps with the angel I heard you breathe her name stumblin through the gates of freedom In Eden Standing at the gate I can be saved In Eden Standing at the gate It's the start of a new day, yea Yea baby, I can be healed In Eden Standing at the gate it's the start of a new day I was being nobody going nowhere through the kingdom of the blind and lame Wouldn't give myself away I never thought I'd touch your flame You opened up the book of love What was I so scared of (I'm a prisoner) at the gates of freedom In Eden Standing at the gate I can be saved In Eden Standing at the gate It's the start of a new day, yea Yea baby, I can be healed In Eden Standing at the gate it's the start of a new day I wanted so much in my life I desired everyone I knew I would not take it kicking and screaming The only one I want is you I never thought I'd hear me say Maybe love will save the day I'm a prisoner at the gates of freedom In Eden Standing at the gate I can be saved In Eden Standing at the gate It's the start of a new day, yea Yea baby, I can be healed In Eden Standing at the gate it's the start of a new day In Eden Standing at the gate I can be saved In Eden Standing at the gate It's the start of a new day, yea Yea baby, I can be healed In Eden Standing at the gate it's the start of a new day The only one I want is you (total playing time 3:27) Song Facts: This can be found on shock/denial/anger/acceptance. Rick first performed this song live when he was doing the Borders Acoustic performances in California in April of 2004 and again in Milwaukee shortly after. |
Fan Reviews
Obviously this one centers a lot on the imagery of Eden - which I interpret as an image of perfection or a slice of heaven. I think this song boils down to someone feeling rescued or "saved" from their troubles, themselves, whatever bad place they were in. And this friendship - relationship - love has opened them up to happiness they did not know before, as in "I never thought I'd hear me say / Maybe love will save the day".
So it goes from "I was being nobody going nowhere / through the kingdom of the blind and lame" to "I can be saved / I can be healed / it's the start of a new day" The only line that gave me pause was "I'm a prisoner at the gates of freedom" because that at first thought puts a negative slant on it. But then it's also an oxymoron in that gates do not equal freedom. So then I switched to thinking that it's a voluntary prison. But I do really like this song - it's just a bit different, but different in a good way. The strings at the start and the way the first lines in each verse are whispered and then sang....very cool. Eden - I wanna be her! I've heard people who think this is a religious song... not me. I don't care if Rick points up at the end of performing this song... it's sex... all sex. He's found his release, his peace... someone to whom he can be vulnerable, can completely surrender to, and finally be himself (flaws and all). Do not shoot your guru, shoot me if I actually have to listen to this song again. I really don't like this song and I don't know why, exactly. It's by far, hands down, my least favorite track on the cd. Interestingly enough, it's the one song that was unanimously voted as an acceptance song, I crave more accepting, happy, love songs from Rick and yet I don't like this one.
Hmmm. The part I dislike the most, is the music that goes on behind the lyrics: "the sinner sleeps with the angels..." That drives me nuts. This song also, for some reason reminds me of Sting's "A Brand New Day" and so when I hear this song, I think of a car commercial. I've tried to concentrate on the lyrics without the music, since I think it's the music that is ruining it for me. I don't know. I have heard it live and it doesn't bug me quite as much, but I just think that's because Rick's actual presence can lighten the blow a little. The one line that I do find very interesting is the "I'm a prisoner" in parenthesis and kind of spoken as a subliminal message before he says "at the gates of freedom". It kind of reminds me of the preface in the book The Lovely Bones when she is telling the story of the snow globe and she says "trapped in a perfect world". Trapped. Prisoner.....I personally think there's less acceptance in this song than there might appear to be. And yes, I know, he's probably saying that he's a prisoner at the gates and she's about to free him, but it's so much more fun to look for hidden meaning, even when it might not be there. Now we've come to the Sting portion of the s/d/a/a album. Thanks for joining us... on the right you'll hear the string section and from the left we have the strong "signature drum beats" of Sting. Ok, how'd he pop up here? :-)
When I first got this CD, this was one I was totally hooked on. I still adore this song, this feel-good song, but I guess some of the newness has worn off, since I played it so much. It doesn't get skipped though if the CD is playing through!! Definitely seems to be an acceptance song…at least on the surface. I like the optimism I feel when I hear Eden. The best feelings wash over me when I hear this. But at times, I can feel some doubt beneath it all. Guilt maybe? Or a hint of uncertainty? The vocal rounds are SWEET! The first thing I thought of when I heard this song was a favorite band of mine called Collective Soul. They use this technique constantly, and it's a wonderful sound to me. I like the "layers" of sound and vocals. It feels very different from what Rick normally does, this type of sound. Personally, I think he should play with this technique more often. He did a wonderful job with it.
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