Apology, ©1969 by Gordon Lightfoot
I remember everything
I've learned about survival
I've walked with fools and kings
And even read the Bible
There I came upon some lines
Givin' me direction
Gather not your gold on earth
Your kingdom is in heaven
But I chose to live instead
Inside the shell they gave me
'Til in spite of everything
Good fortune came to find me
{ I might be wrong here, but this is my opinion, of the question you ask.}
He says, he even read the bible, and in the bible, it tells him, not to gather his gold on earth, his kingdom is in heaven. And later in the song... it will not pass inspection.
But he chose to live instead, and till inspight of everything, good fortune came to find him.
{He's got this great gift, of signer songwriter, that made him rich. So he didnt do what he read in the bible, he gathered his gold here on earth.}
What do you think Fading Away, do you understand what Im trying to say here?
