Jerusalem Change Quotes

The speaker asks somebody to bring him his magical weapons, which makes it sound like he's going to wreak havoc on those "dark Satanic Mills." This obsession with weaponry will continue, and it definitely recalls Jesus' claim to have brought not peace, but the sword, in order to overhaul the whole system.

Now the speaker wants a spear to go with his bow and arrows, and a chariot of fire to boot. We get the impression that the speaker wants to ride around and scare people in his chariot while he destroys things, or that he wants to light a huge fire so that everything can be rebuilt. (We secretly think he had this album in mind.)

The speaker plans to fight, that's for sure, but to fight mentally? It sure sounds like all these references to weaponry may just be metaphors for changing one's outlook. Change may not need to be violent at all, or at least only violent toward one's former ways of looking at things.

The speaker vows to do his part to change things, or so he says. His sword will be active and awake (not asleep), which is way of saying he plans to destroy what must be destroyed. It's part of a grander plan. The speaker again alludes to Jesus' words in the Gospel of Matthew to make his point.

To build Jerusalem—that is the speaker's goal. The "dark Satanic mills" need to be done away with, and a new Jerusalem put in its place. England's "Land" is already green and pleasant, so the time is ripe.