September 12, 2003
My home as a sacred place.

This is my home - this is my only home
This is the only sacred ground that I have ever known
And should I stray in the dark night alone
Rock me goddess in the gentle arms of eden
Dave Carter

I've had this as the .sig on my mail for a couple of weeks now. And gotten some comments that some people are uncomfortable. I hadn't realized that there is a double interprative meaning to these stanzas.

The offending line, is "Rock me goddess"
I can see how that can be misinterpreted. In a folk song, it implies the comforting arms of a creator in blissful existence before evil had a chance to creep into the world.

However using the 1950's, slang term for 'rock' as in 'Rock and roll,' or 'rock me all night long' implies a copulative act. It's a more carnal less comforting image.

To use the term "goddess", as opposed to "God" implies a more earthy, less Judeo-Christian, deity.

However in light of the first three lines, the meaning to me was clear.
To be rocked by a goddess, is to be comforted as a parent comforts a child.

In all my travels,
wherever into my own darkness I may go,
I will never be alone,
I will always have a sacred home,
and my childlike comfort is from God.

Posted by justin at September 12, 2003 09:29 AM
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