Creation: Beautiful Day
"see the world in green and blue/ see china right in front of you
see the canyons broken by cloud/ see the tuna fleet clearing the sea out
see the bedouin fires at night/ see the oil fields at first light
see the bird with a leaf in her mouth, after the flood all the colors came out"
Ok, even though the last line is a reference to Noahs Ark, the rest is easily viewed as creation, at least to me.
Love- Discotheque
"you can reach/but you can't grab it/ you can hold it control it
you cant bag it/ you can push/ you cant direct it....."
while it might not be liked by many (i happen to love it), it IS a riddle about love, and I think the first verse captures it well.
Sin: So Cruel
"love- like a screamin' flower/love - dying every hour...love
you dont know if its fear or desire/ danger the drug that takes you higher..."
to me, especially you dont know if its fear or desire, captures sin. you dont know why youre sinning- whether youre scared or pressrued or tempted, or if you really WANT to do whatever you are doing. I may be reaching, but whatever.
Christ/Redemption- A Sort of Homecoming
"i'll be there tonight.../oh come away....
no spoken words/ just a scream....
tonight, we'll build a bridge across the sea and land...
ill be there..."
Christ said he would rise again when he said he'd tear down and rebuild the temple and rebuild it in three days. figureative of course of what would eventually happen. when Christ rose again, he didn't "say" anything , but his actions were like a scream... and the bridge could easily be the bridge across the sea and land that was built to heaven when he conquered death.
Forgiveness- Walk On
"leave it behind/ all that you fashion, all that you make... etc"
Leave everything you've done behind, all the sins, everything... Walk on and leave it behind... fits well I think.
Future Glory- New Years Day
"i will be with you again"
jesus will be with us again eventually, whether it be by the second coming or when we get to heaven...
So,
Beautiful Day
Discotheque
So Cruel
A Sort of Homecoming
Walk On
New Years Day