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Re: moth





>From: "Jeff Ostrom" <jostrom at mn_rr.com>

>Wow....  Good question.  According to MY liner notes, though, the third 
>line
>is "if I were to take your place tonight"


hee- i swiped the lines from the otr website...  so, either otr is wrong, or 
otr is wrong.  or they're both right.  or they sing it both ways.  ;)


anywho.


>The second two lines (if I were to take your place tonight, wouldn't Jesus
>be surprised) ties back into the chorus for me, saying that if the writer
>were to take the subject's place, that would be truly unselfish sacrifice
>(or at least an act of genuine compassion), something that Jesus sees so
>seldom it's bound to be a bit shocking.  Especially coming from someone who
>describes themself as a "burning moth without a flame".....?
>

this is helpful- exactly what i was trying to get at.  now it gives me 
something to think about...


thanks!


melanie


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