Lyrics for the Soul

Mumford & Sons

Winter Winds

“In these bodies we will live, in these bodies we will die
Where you invest your love, you invest your life”

“In these bodies we will live”.

 In this lyric, I think there lies something deeper than just the subject of living. Perhaps it’s the fact that they do not say “we will live”, but rather “in these bodies we will live.” "In these bodies". What does it mean, "In these bodies"? Sure our bodies live. How else am I here typing and talking like every other living person? I think it’s because the point is we are not our bodies. Rather vague I know, but what I mean is that there is more to a person than just their flesh and bone. There's another part: the soul. It’s an inhabitant of this suit of biodegradable matter. The thing that is actually us is INSIDE our bodies, no the body itself.

“In these bodies we will die”.

No matter what, dying is a part of life. It’s only a name for the end chapter. Just like the beginning is called birth. It makes sense that when you live your like in a body that you will die in a body. This lyric conveys a sense of ending. It will happen. It could be later today, or tomorrow, or in a couple of weeks, in a few months or even in ten years. It’s a fact that will come to be and there’s no way to avoid it. Someday, the bodies that hold our souls will no longer be able to contain them.

“Where you invest you love, you invest your life”.

It’s true. Love is life. It is the euphoria that makes us want to move on even through the hard times in life. It’ would be no wonder that you want to have what you love and makes you feel good around you. Your love directs where you want to be or what you want to do. A love for a specific subject like history will lead you into a job surrounded by history if you really work towards it. You wouldn’t go into a math field. Love is truly the force that drives us through life. Investing it into something means you dedicate your life to it.