one of my absolute all time favorite songs in the history of music has finally made sense to me, and it’s all because of myspace. …and a little help from the wikipedia as well. i was browsing through profiles on myspace, looking for people who live near me, and someone had their quote reading “nam myoho renge kyo”. as this phrase is in the song in question and i had no idea how to spell it, it was quite powerful to finally read the words that i have enjoyed for so long. (they also appear in one of my all time favorite episodes of the simpsons, but you can barely make it out :) ) so i looked up the phrase and came across this article which talks about the origins of the phrase and its meaning. for years i’ve been wondering about this song and what the hell the words meant, and now i feel like i am that much closer to the song.

for those wondering, the song is “open” by king missile. you can hear it by clicking here. if you can’t play it, then you should download itunes, cause itunes rocks! and now, here are the lyrics. it doesn’t quite have the same power without hearing it, so please give it a listen. and also realize that this is not typical king missile music. after all, they’re the ones who did “detachable penis” :)

Open the door to your heart and your mind
There are so many places to go
Open the gateway to a new time
There are so many things to know.

Ishe Oluwa Koleba Jahwo
Open
Nam Myoho Renge Kyo
Nam Myoho Renge Kyo
Open

Open the porthole and stare at the sea
Open the window and learn how to breathe
Open the curtains look at the movie
Open your soul and learn how to believe

Govindam Adi Purasam Tam Aham Bhajami
Open
Govinda Jaya Jaya Gopalla Jaya Jaya
Rhadharramanahari
Open

Ishe Oluwa Koleba Jahwo
Open
Nam Myoho Renge Kyo
Nam Myoho Renge Kyo
Open
Govindam Adi Purasam Tam Ahm Bhajami
Open
Govinda Jaya Jaya Gopalla Jaya Jaya
Rhadharramanahari
Open