LJ Idol Week 5: Fear is the Heart of Love

[suesniffsglue]

Catholic school, as vicious as Roman rule

Comments

[marlawentmad]

I always loved this song. You brought it to life in a wholly new way for me and I am forever grateful.

[i_17bingo]

This is atmospheric and contemplative. I really enjoyed it.

[rayaso]

You did a great job providing a story behind the song. There was such a sadness it. Very imaginative!

[halfshellvenus]

One of the things that interested me here was that my idea of there being no "after" is that there's no consciousness, either. I.e., there's nothing to be afraid of and no walking into the dark, because there is nothing or feeling associated with the 'after.'

But it sounds as if this woman very much grew up believing in some sort of afterlife, and she hasn't quite fully migrated away from that. She thinks there's nothing, but is still imagining something.

I'm not surprised the quote comes from the song it does-- when I first saw it, religions was the first thing that came to mind, especially the older thinking that fearing god and loving god were the same thing. In some settings, they still are.

[eternal_ot]

Aww..man this really ripped my heart. Lovely work! I liked the scene you created. Well done!