Meaning of "Lightning Crashes" by Live
Blog author: Shane Lambert This isn't a difficult song, especially if you watch the music video. The setting is clearly a hospital and the circle of life is described. However, I'm going to argue that the song is deep in theism and religion with references to reincarnation . Taking a look at the first stanza: Lightning crashes and a new mother cries Her placenta falls to the floor The angel opens her eyes The confusion sets in Before the doctor can even close the door In this stanza, childbirth and its pains are described. Metaphors used in the stanza include "angel" for the newborn child and a feeling of "confusion" as life itself. Lightning crashes and an old mother dies Her intentions fall to the floor The angel closes her eyes The confusion that was hers Belongs now to the baby down the hall The paralleling lyrics between the first stanza and the second one are clear enough, but they describe contrasting situations. In the f...