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Originally Posted by VeggieLover
Do not dismay Vegangelica! This time your connection with popular lit. is correct, I was indeed refering to the sorcerer's stone from the first book, which is supposed to give the holder eternal life (and yes the fountain is the fountain of youth).
"You've got a certain sick kind of appeal, That i know can't, can't be real"
The line is supposed to express the appeal of death (perhaps even suicide) as an escape from the troubles of life. While this is indeed true, no one really knows what happens after we die (even though many of us pretend that we do). For all we know, we could have even bigger troubles after death. Also, the potential relief in dying, for a young healthy person, is outweighed by the incredible selfishness of that act (if done on purpose) and the grief ect. left behind. In short, death, while certainly appealing, isn't worth it (like drugs etc)
If you remember the name of the song I'd like to seek it out... it sounds interesting and I always (well, a lot of the time) enjoy listening to music from other cultures even if i have to rely on a rough online translation to understand the basic meaning of it.
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Oh, good, Veggie...I was afraid I might incense you again by drawing a parallel between your song and a popular movie!
Hmm...bigger troubles *after* death. You know, I never actually considered that possibility! I've pretty much always felt that if there were *anything* after death other than oblivion (similar to what it felt like before I was born...that is, I had no awareness at all), then that would be a lucky thing. It would be quite a surprise to everyone if *all people* ended up feeling horrible in an afterlife. This is something new I haven't thought about!
I have saved you finger-work by finding that German song, "Guten Morgen, Liebe Sorgen." I'll post it up in the International Music section along with the German lyrics and my English translation a little later (I'm still working on the translation...my German is a little rusty). I haven't heard that song in a long time, so I enjoyed hunting it down!