| Dance Gavin Dance – Strawberry Swisher Pt 3 Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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They utilize both of their vocal styles to differentiate between characters. Jon Mess (the unclean vocalist) serves as the negative aspects of religion: "Got a box of lies Gonna get you high With the words of wisdom that you need to hear Got a big ass book And I'm not a crook But I'll take your guilt in the form of dollars" It seems to be he is talking about how these leaders of religion, or at least, their priests and church committee, are willing to sell religion to you as a sort of motivation that keeps you happy, almost as a drug. "The Word" must be told to as many people as possible in order for them to reach salvation. They "must" be heard. The big-ass book is a religious book (most of us will think of the Bible). Then he explains that he doesn't have crooked intentions, but he is willing to take your guilt for sins as money for a sort of penance. You want to feel better about your decisions, so you pay your church and pray your problems away. Tilian Pearson is the clean vocalist, and I believe he plays the part of a person that isn't part of the church committee, but does attend and believe. "I was raised to believe All that I read Fall in line with me It's all, all that I see ... Fall in line with me It's all that I see What I believe It's all that ... Keep my fingers crossed I wanna be somewhere that I belong" Being raised to believe in the book of your religion is not uncommon; child indoctrination creates lifelong support of a religion and places of worship. It seems he is asking the listener to understand and agree with him, because there is no other way. It is all that he sees as a viable outcome, or he is blind to any other beliefs being valid. He wants to be somewhere he belongs, hoping to get there, even if he does have to pull strings to get there. This place sounds like either the church in general or eternal salvation. Many believers hope their entire lives that their actions will lead them into their eternal salvation, and often think that paying money towards their church, pushing their church's agenda, or putting down others and making them feel guilt in order to recruit them will help. Their hearts aren't in the right place; it isn't just about being a good person, it's about getting to salvation no matter what it takes. |
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