Masterplan was written in a Japanese hotel room, is considered by Noel Gallagher and fans alike to be one of his best works. The lyrics were inspired by the hotel's long corridor and what Gallagher described as a "Good, relaxing smoke." When asked about what the song meant to him, Noel responded: "To me this sums up your journey through life. All we know is that we don't know." The song originally comes from the 1995 "B" side of "Wonderwall" and then later Oasis' 1998 album "Masterplan" of the same name. Masterplan is an album of "B" sides that was destined to be for american and European release only. The album was released in reached No2 in the UK album charts.
Take the time to make some sense
Of what you want to say
And cast your words away upon the waves
And sail them home with acquiesce
On a ship of hope today
And as they land upon the shore
Tell them not to fear no more
Say it loud, and sing it proud today
And then dance if you wanna dance
Please brother take a chance
You know they're gonna go
Which way they wanna go
All we know is that we don't
Know how it's gonna be
Please brother let it be
Life on the other hand
Won't make us understand
We're all part of the masterplan
Say it loud and sing it proud today
I'm not saying right is wrong
It's up to us to make
The best of all the things
That come our way
'cause everything that's been has passed
The answer's in the looking glass
There's four and twenty million doors
On life's endless corridor
Say it loud and sing it proud today
We'll dance if they wanna dance
Please brother take a chance
You know they're gonna go
Which way they wanna go
All we know is that we don't
Know how it's gonna be
Please brother let it be
Life on the other hand
Won't make you understand
We're all part of the masterplan
When you examine the lyrics closely you can see that the song is about longing and the discovery of hope. Today continues the theme that we looked a little at yesterday. Noel sings "There's four and twenty million doors, on life's endless corridor" this is a truism as for many in society today there is a sense of being trapped Communities, jobs, crime, relationships a ere a few of the areas that we can readily see in the press. For the lucky ones some escape through one of those metaphorical doors into a new world of well-being, living and contentment.
In the bible doors are mentioned 189 times in 173 verses. One of the most famous gospel occasions of a door being mentioned is spoken of by Jesus in John 10. Jesus here speaks of himself as being the door. The door to salvation and provision.
Doors are "ways in" or "ways out". We usually don't think about the door when we get to it - unless it is a particularly eye catching one! However, doors are entrances and exits for coming and for going. They are either open to welcome or shut to keep things in or out. Doors also are about security, they are either locked or unlocked. Doors both separate and connect, de mark and open - they denote passage and movement.
In houses there are front doors, back doors and side doors. Front doors are public & formal, for strangers, the main way in, official, you wait to be welcomed, straightforward, aboveboard, delay, and on display. Back doors are intimate & casual, for friends, the way out, unofficial, you let yourself in, evasive, secretive (through the back door), immediate, and neglected. Side doors are an oblique and indirect mix of front and back doors.
From linguistics, we garner further thoughts about opportunities and the door metaphor. Illustrating the idea of generating opportunities, we have the common sayings"a foot in the door", "knock on doors", and "open up doors". In contrast, idea of closing opportunities is conveyed in the aphorisms "show someone the door", "have the door slammed in ones face", and "shut the door".
Perhaps one of the best uses of the door metaphor in literature is in C.S Lewis' "The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe" where four adventurous siblings Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie step through a wardrobe door and into the land of Narnia, a land frozen in eternal winter and enslaved by the power of the White Witch. But when almost all hope is lost, the return of the Great Lion, Aslan, signals a great change . . . and a great sacrifice. The door of the wardrobe is a door to adventure, life, justice and good triumphing over evil.
When Jesus says "I am the door" in John 10 what he is really saying is that through me, you may enter life. Through me, you may enter peace. through me, you may find contentment and fulfilment. Through me, your hopes will be realised. Through me, The door, you will find eternal life (Which is one of John the apostles big themes in his Gospel) Through me you can find hope realised, you can find a resting place, you can find security and shalom.
Through Jesus the door we are opened up to a world of endless possibilities, where we can find a welcome into the hospitality of God and connect with his goodness and mercy.
May we who, are travelling Noel's endless corridor, find the door marked Jesus and enter into life.
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