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[glass-strawberries]

The Valley by The Oh Hellos: A Biblical Song Analysis

*Full analysis under the cut*

By @glass-strawberries and @glass--grapes

Author's note: we grew up Christian and we love whimsical music so hearing all these references from our childhood hit pretty well. We wanted to analyze it and share all the references because The Oh Hellos are honestly some of the best lyricists we’ve seen. 

This analysis does contain references to Genius Lyrics where we didn’t know what the lyrics were referring to. We didn’t copy them, but we added additional information.

The Valley 

Background/song summary: The Valley is the first track in The Oh Hellos Through the Deep, Dark Valley. Though the album is coined as a concept album, the concept itself is very loose. The album was made in respect to love, journeys, and righting past wrongs. 

This song is about the struggle and confusion of being born into wickedness or sin, as all humans are following the fall of humanity (the original sin). The speaker seeks a leader to the light. 

Lyric Analysis:

We were born in the valley Of the dead and the wicked

A reference to the Valley of Canaan, the ancient land that is now known as Israel/ Palestine. 

That our father's father found And where we laid him down

Moses led the Israelites to the land of Canaan as they were fleeing Egyptian captivity. Before Moses could get there, he essentially pissed off God and was banished from entering the promised land. He dies in Moab and God buries him there(Deuteronomy 34). 

We were born in the shadow Of the crimes of our fathers

 After the fall of humanity, every human ever born is born with sin. The “fathers” in this sense is everyone who came before them(Romans 3:23-24). The speaker struggles with discrimination and labels placed on them from their fathers. 

Blood was our inheritance No, we did not ask for this Will you lead me?

Canaanites were considered wicked, and were killed in a genocide against them. The speaker resents the sin that they have inherited, having been credited to this crime against the Canaanites. They once again yearn for a leader.

We were young when we heard you call Our names in the silence Like a fire in the dark

The speaker did not know God until they started to hope for a leader or divine intervention. God says that He will reveal Himself to those who truly seek him(1 John 3:2). The Bible states that when God calls out to you, He will call you by name and you will know immediately that it was Him that was speaking (Isaiah 43:1).

Like a sword upon our hearts We came down to the water And we begged for forgiveness

Water baptism is a symbolic representation of death in the flesh and being brought back to life in a new “body” that will “live” forever. The purpose of baptism is defined differently in different branches of Christianity and even among churches, but the two popular ones are: 

To proclaim your faith publicly(either way, you are saved as long as you have faith)

To become a true christian and be saved(you will not be saved unless you are baptized)

The singer chose to repent for their sins. Shadows lurking close behind We were fleeing for our lives Will you lead me?

Psalm 23:3- He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

1/24

[grapeperfume]

[margocooper]

Красочные листья лесной земляники среди выпавшего снега. Декабрь 24. Colorful wild strawberry leaves among the fallen snow. December 24.

[solar-sunnyside-up]

I'm currently resisting the urge to plant strawberries along side the highways

[bloomics]

day 1: nature

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

[guacamolleee]

if i finish part 1 today, im gonna get myself boba tea

[oatmonger]

Over half the states makes raw milk inaccessible or effectively illegal (or actually illegal in 4 states) and you, the lucky duck, ARE BOILING YOUR RAW MILK

[dreamyangel-stims]

red berry stimboard ! 🍓❣️

❤️ ❤️ ❤️ | 💚 💚 💚 | ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

[axololtls]

Wild strawberries grow freely in my yard and its honestly one of the most defining parts of the Scandinavian summer

[eleutheria4ever]

is this too niche

[cherryidol]

a collage of albums I've listened to the most this year's spring. Looks pretty interesting I have to say lmao

[dimalink]

Uzhik – little snake in a garden, 256 colors!

Uzhik. It is a game about a little grass snake. I pay more attention to the graphics. To Different colors. So, also, idea, is that lots of time go to select colors, certain colors. This time game is making in screen 13 mode with 256 colors. Big selection!

So, in game you will play as a little snake. Like a grass snake. It is green. And it is good and kind and funny. He smiles. Snake will crawl and eat strawberry. Strawberry – they are such balls. And it is all you need to get to next level.

Basic Pascal pack - whole pack of games and programes, written with basic and pascal. It is retro. With each game and program there is a page at author`s website. There are aditional information, descriptions, pictures, arts.

Basic Pascal: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/packs/basicpascal/index_eng.html

Itchio: https://dimalink.itch.io/basic-pascal GameJolt: https://gamejolt.com/games/BasicPascal/773385 Website: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/home_eng.html

[anskupics]

Fragaria vesca — wild strawberry

[vamp-a-day]

day 59

i think the strawberry in their jam is like the iron in our blood

[depressedzee]

I decided to try and design a fakemon during a family holiday reunion to keep me distracted from the fireworks sounds and crying children! This is my actual first fakemon! Idk how hoomans can come up with incredible concepts and beautiful designs so flawlessly! Mine is more of an attempt, a fun one nonetheless.

Harbeary comes from the word Harvest and the bearry pun (bear + berry). They enjoy basking in the light, taking care of their crops until they are ready to reap and consume. Sometimes, they'll do competitions against each other to see who grows the biggest fruit.

[honey-gaze]

week of abundance!