Original Red Rover Lyrics...

[CarneVaca]

I hate to get too philosophical here, but let's just say that lyrics with sexual content are not necessarily exclusive of spirituality and allusions to godliness. Going back many centuries, and we're talking BC here, the sexual union was considered by some a sacred rite, a means to reach a kind of spirituality that was otherwise elusive. If you will, to simplify it in nearly sacrilegious terms, people would experience sexual climax in order to know god.

Whether Lindsey was writing some of this stuff in that vein is impossible to know unless he comes right out and says it. His explanations about gods looking down on humanity in reference to ambiguous lyrics have given me pause at times. And after a while I started to wonder if he was reaching for that theme. Lines like "love is the sweet surprise," which may seem somewhat enigmatic on the surface, may actually have much deeper meaning.

It is clear that Lindsey is into poetry and philosophy, judging from some of his more recent work, so it is not so far-fetched that he is infusing some of his work with hints at these more obscure beliefs.

Then again, maybe not.