Jonah's Poem

The poem can be found in Jonah's room, a location that player is transported to at various times in the game.

Text
My Father showed me,

In the heavens, Ziz flies

His wings like the clouds

He darkens the skies

Still, Behemoth is roaming

In his desert unknown

The dunes reaching forward

Where no seed is sown

Under these beasts

'Neath the depths of Abyss

Leviathan's creeping

Sheol's prince of Dis

Abba guided me onward

By the Strength of his hand

I let slip 'tween my fingers

My grasp of the sea

He wondered, curious

Do you know where you are?

Indeed, I did not

All I could see was the blue

I told him, plainly, does it matter

I'm right here with you

Meaning
The poem refers to several mythological creatures

-Ziz was a griffin-like bird who was so big that it could blot out the sun. It is one of the giant creatures seen throughout the game, along with the Behemoth and the Leviathan.

-Behemoth was a large creature, possibly similar to a rhino.

-Sheol is the Jewish version of the Greek underworld or Hell while Dis is the fictional city in The Divine Comedy which contains the lower circles of hell and Satan.

-Abba is slightly obscure; it can be a form of 'ab' meaning 'father.' It could also be a shortened form of Abraham.

Interestingly, it also forms the name of Barabbas from the Passion of Christ whom the crowd demanded was released. Barabbas comes from Bar Abba meaning "Son of the Father."