I cannot even begin to calculate the influence of music on my soul, my worldview, and yes, my theology. Christmas carols are among my earliest memories, and the developmental impact of sacred and religious music upon me is inestimable (congregational singing is one of the many things I miss since having left the Church). The development of my worldview within a theological context early afforded me an ability to sense the sacred/theological in genres well outside the hymnody of organized religion. The influence of The Beatles upon what and who I understand myself to be defies any attempt to qualify it, so let the following example suffice to express what I me:
Within You Without You
We were talking-about the space between us all
And the people-who hide themselves behind a wall of illusion
Never glimpse the truth-then it's far too late-when they pass away.
We were talking-about the love we all could share-when we find it
To try our best to hold it there-with our love
With our love-we could save the world-if they only knew.
Try to realize it's all within yourself
No-one else can make you change
And to see you're really only very small,
And life flows on within you and without you.
We were talking-about the love that's gone so cold and the people,
Who gain the world and lose their soul-
They don't know-they can't see-are you one of them?
When you've seen beyond yourself-then you may find, peace of mind,
Is waiting there-
And the time will come when you see
We're all one, and life flows on within you and without you.
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