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What well known rock song directly refers to the Book of Ezekiel?

Question #69662. Asked by Allergic2Life.
Last updated May 17 2024.

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The Dead's "Estimated Prophet"

"Estimated Prophet": This song about a fired-up, flipped-out California prophet, takes some of its imagery from the story of Ezekial, one of the Bible's most flipped-out prophets. It is thought that Ezekial suffered from brain lesions which sometimes left him unable to move or even to comprehend language. Estimated's vision of a "fire wheel, burnin' in the air," recalls one of Ezekiel's visions. In the opening chapter of the Book of Ezekiel, the prophet sees a storm wind containing "a great cloud with fire flashing forth continually and a bright light around it, and in its midst something like glowing metal in the midst of fire." As the fiery object approaches, Ezekiel sees inside four living beings, each four faces and four wings. Each of the four had the face of a bull, of a lion, of an eagle, and of a lion. "Now as I looked at the living beings, behold, there was one wheel on the earth beside the living beings, for each of the four of them. And whenever those rose from the earth, the wheels rose close beside them; for the spirit of the living beings was in the wheels." Brain lesions? Extra-terrestials? Angels? The Cisco Houston song "Ezekiel Saw the Wheel" suggests the latter. Another symbol evoked by Estimated's fire wheel is the Wheel of Fire a/k/a the Catherine wheel. This burning wheel was rolled downhill at summer solstice festivals in Europe to stimulate the sun, and ward off winter and death. The line "we will ride up to glory" evokes another prophet, Elijah, who was taken to heaven directly from earth (without need to die first) in a chariot of fire enveloped by a whirlwind.

link http://arts.ucsc.edu/gdead/agdl/kopel.html



Aug 13 2006, 6:56 PM
Allergic2Life
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Interesting information, but I am actually looking for a different song.

Aug 13 2006, 7:18 PM
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"Dry Bones"

Ezekiel cried, "Dem dry bones!"
Ezekiel cried, "Dem dry bones!"
Ezekiel cried, "Dem dry bones!"
"Oh, hear the word of the Lord."

The foot bone connected to the leg bone,
The leg bone connected to the knee bone,
The knee bone connected to the thigh bone,
The thigh bone connected to the back bone,
The back bone connected to the neck bone,
The neck bone connected to the head bone,
Oh, hear the word of the Lord!


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Aug 14 2006, 5:37 PM
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The song I was looking for is "Come Sail Away" by Styx. The following lyrics make a direct reference to the first chapter of the Book of Ezekiel:

A gathering of angels appeared above my head
They sang to me this song of hope, and this is what they said
They said come sail away, come sail away
Come sail away with me
Come sail away, come sail away
Come sail away with me

I thought that they were angels, but to my surprise
They climbed aboard their starship and headed for the skies
Singing come sail away, come sail away
Come sail away with me
Come sail away, come sail away
Come sail away with me

link https://genius.com/Styx-come-sail-away-lyrics


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Aug 14 2006, 8:19 PM
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Well, I'll be darned!!! It sure is!!!

Come Sail Away by Styx contains an allusion to the Bible verse of Ezekiel chapter 1:1-28 where a large wheel or cloud appears to Ezekiel and gives him instructions from God: "A gathering of angels appeared above my head. They sang to me this song of hope, and this is what they said. I thought that they were angels, but to my surprise, they climbed aboard their starship and headed for the skies." In Greek mythology, Styx is the river in Hades.

Response last updated by stedman on Sep 08 2016.
Aug 14 2006, 9:07 PM
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