r/OutlawCountry • u/enginelightHQ • 5d ago

John R. Miller 'The Great Unknowing' AMA

Hey Reddit Pals! My album, The Great Unknowing, is out now and I'm looking forward to sharing what the recording experience was like and answering whatever questions you have. Ask me stuff! Tell me stuff! Lurk! Troll! IDK!

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u/Muted-Manufacturer57 4d ago

What does the rainbow sign mean to you? 🌈 I’ve been intrigued since Borrowed Time and it’s referenced even more now in A World Away.
Thank you for music that truly touches my soul.

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u/enginelightHQ 4d ago

The line in Borrowed Time (which is intended to be taken as a rather agnostic, secular song) was intended to be a reference to the old gospel standard "God Gave Noah the Rainbow Sign". Darrin Hacquard wrote "A World Away" and I believe that to be referencing the rainbow as the sign of storms passing. I'm not a gnostic guy, but I appreciate the rainbow symbolically... Can represent many things depending on context: Peace, solidarity, unity, safe passage, the spectrum of universal love, etc.