This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
Jesus Christ, that's a pretty face
The kind you'd find on someone I could save
If they don't put me away
Well, it'll be a miracle
Do you believe you're missing out
That everything good is happening somewhere else?
But with nobody in your bed
The night's hard to get through
And I will die all alone
And when I arrive, I won't know anyone
Well, Jesus Christ, I'm alone again
So what did you do those three days you were dead?
Cause this problem's gonna last more than the weekend
Well, Jesus Christ, I'm not scared to die
I'm a little bit scared of what comes after
Do I get the gold chariot?
Do I float through the ceiling?
Do I divide and fall apart?
Cause my bright is to slight to hold back all my dark
And the ship went down in sight of land
And at the gates does Thomas ask to see my hands?
I know you'll come in the night like a thief
But I've had some time alone to hone my lying technique
I know you think that I'm someone you can trust
But I'm scared I'll get scared, and I swear I'll try to nail you back up
So, do you think that we could work out a sign
So I'll know it's you and that it's over so I won't even try?
I know you'll come for the people like me
But we all got wood and nails
Tongue tied to a hating factory
But we all got wood and nails
And we turn out hate in factories
Yeah, we all got wood and nails
And we turn out hate in factories
Yeah, we all got wood and nails
And we sleep inside of this machine
The kind you'd find on someone I could save
If they don't put me away
Well, it'll be a miracle
Do you believe you're missing out
That everything good is happening somewhere else?
But with nobody in your bed
The night's hard to get through
And I will die all alone
And when I arrive, I won't know anyone
Well, Jesus Christ, I'm alone again
So what did you do those three days you were dead?
Cause this problem's gonna last more than the weekend
Well, Jesus Christ, I'm not scared to die
I'm a little bit scared of what comes after
Do I get the gold chariot?
Do I float through the ceiling?
Do I divide and fall apart?
Cause my bright is to slight to hold back all my dark
And the ship went down in sight of land
And at the gates does Thomas ask to see my hands?
I know you'll come in the night like a thief
But I've had some time alone to hone my lying technique
I know you think that I'm someone you can trust
But I'm scared I'll get scared, and I swear I'll try to nail you back up
So, do you think that we could work out a sign
So I'll know it's you and that it's over so I won't even try?
I know you'll come for the people like me
But we all got wood and nails
Tongue tied to a hating factory
But we all got wood and nails
And we turn out hate in factories
Yeah, we all got wood and nails
And we turn out hate in factories
Yeah, we all got wood and nails
And we sleep inside of this machine
Lyrics submitted by EMOrtal, edited by Mellow_Harsher, fob0403, OrcMaster, brandnewdude, contraddiction, ghostyyy, EternalTearsOfSorrow
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I always believed that this song was about someone struggling with the implications of human worthlessness at the core of Christianity, and trying to reconcile them with the idea that God loves human beings and has made a personal sacrifice to save them. Christianity, as I understand it, holds that all people are irredeemably sinful, and that they could never possibly get into heaven on their own -- but God sacrifices himself out of love on their behalf. If you really think about, it, though, that's kind of weird: the message is that, no matter how well you live your life, you're scum. You get God's love, but you could never deserve it.
So, you've got the narrator of the song: a profound believer who doesn't believe in himself. He's keenly aware of his religion's message about his sinful nature (for instance: "my bright is too slight to hold back all my dark") but also aware that God is, apparently, giving him a second chance. He's afraid of coming face-to-face with God and having to account for the fact that he's still a bad person ("I'm not scared to die -- I'm a little bit scared of what comes after"). What's more, he can't get the idea of Jesus' return out of his head: Jesus says that he'll come back subtly, and that true believers will know when it's happened. But what if the narrator's not good enough to know? What if he misses it, or worse, mistakes his Lord for an impostor and "crucifies" him all over again? These worries dominate the narrator's thoughts, and so, for all that his religion claims to offer him grace, it's only clouding his mind with pain and fear.
That is a clever song, as it is the fear of many people. <br /> We, on this earth cannot be perfect yet, because of the many temptations we have here, not because we are not good enough, and it is not our fault that we are so distracted and tempted... and so God knew how difficult it would be, that is why he sent one who could do it for us. <br /> As for his second coming, no one has to be perfect to feel him. He's coming as a thief in the night, means we do not know the day when he comes, but we will all see him and know who he is. That is why "every knee shall bow and tongue confess he is the Christ". We will all recognize him and see him in his spiritual glory. There will be so much love and light about him, that no one will miss him. We will all know who he is, even if we choose not to follow him. <br /> When we will see and feel of his love and kindness and light, we will realize we have nothing to fear. We are the ones punishing ourselves and feeling guilty. Jesus and God always love us the same.
@ForSpareParts I have to disagree with a bit of what you said in the first paragraph. It's Because we deserved his love that He (Jesus) made that sacrifice. And once we (Christians) accept Jesus and are saved, those same mistakes that made us "scum" don't matter anymore bc it is in the past. I don't mean patronize. Thanks for being respectful of the religion. <br /> But otherwise I also wanted to say that I completely agree with what you said about the song's meaning in the second paragraph. :)
@ForSpareParts excellent synopsis. You put in ways that I was feeling, but couldn't quite say. Very nice work my friend.
These are the lyrics, posted by brand new themselves:
Jesus Christ, that's a pretty face The kind you'd find on someone that could save If they don't put me away It’ll be a miracle
Do you believe you're missing out? That everything good is happening somewhere else With nobody in your bed The night is hard to get through
And I will die all alone And when I arrive I won’t know anyone
Jesus Christ, I’m alone again So what did you do those three days you were dead? Because this problem is gonna last More than the weekend
Jesus Christ I’m not scared to die But I’m a little bit scared of what comes after Do I get the gold chariot Or do I float through the ceiling
Or do I divide and pull apart Cause my bright is too slight to hold back all my dark This ship went down in sight of land And at the gates does Thomas ask to see my hands?
I know you're coming in the night like a thief But I’ve had some time, O Lord, to hone my lying technique I know you think that I’m someone you can trust But I’m scared I’ll get scared and I swear I’ll try to nail you back up So do you think that we could work out a sign So I’ll know it's you and that it's over so I won't even try I know you're coming for the people like me But we all got wood and nails And we turn out hate in factories We all got wood and nails And we turn out hate in factories We all got wood and nails And we sleep inside of this machine
(they were posted on their website, and have since been cached and retrieved for this purpose)
thank you - the ones posted above had a lot of errors. like working out a psalm? and "don't tear down hate n' factories" - that's almost the opposite of what it's supposed to be haha
@alirose8310 I have the booklet Jesse made. These are the lyrics as he has them written down. I'm going to make an attempt to have them corrected above. Wish me luck!
@alirose8310 I have the booklet Jesse made. These are the lyrics as he has them written down. I'm going to make an attempt to have them corrected above. Wish me luck!
@alirose8310 I don't know if this is right, but Dustin from Thrice recorded this song and he or these lyrics missed out somewhere. I don't know how a professional musician could not know the words, so……
I read through some of the comments, not all so apologies if this is a repeat of someone elses.
As a person with depression, this song had a really different meaning to me then a lot of people thought it to be.
Basically the song is about someone with a really shitty life, who is probably depressed, having a conversation with "Jesus Christ" about it because he's alone and he's gotten to a place where turning to some sort of faith is the only "comfort." Whether that faith is literally the Jesus Christ from Christianity or his own "Jesus Christ."
"Do I divide and fall apart?" He's asking if he should let all the bad in his life consume him and fall apart from life. A really big thing a lot of people suffering depression can really feel in touch with. Do you let it consume your life? Do you part from everything that "made" life for you?
"Cause my bright is to slight to hold back all my dark" Again, something anyone with depression can relate to. He's talking about there isn't enough good stuff happening in his life or within himself to make him move on from the bad. There isn't a good enough balance between the two, and he can only pretend he's fine for so long before the "darkness" breaks though.
"And the ship went down in sight of land" Pretty simple. He feels like he fell apart and got depression or was about to recover it right before "land". Land being where everything is better.
There's a lot of other parts I could give my explanation for but the result would be extremely long. Just, I interpret this song not as a war within someones self about religion or anything like that. It's just a kid, who is depressed, alone, confused, and has a pretty shit life talking to his "Jesus" about it all because he has no one to help him.
I heard this song last night for the first time and I just sobbed because it felt like he was singing my song, singing my thoughts. And I felt the exact same when I read your interpretation like you spoke the words right out of my mouth
I definitely think that this is the most accurate interpretation on here,
@Musiea You hit it right on the head bud.
@Musiea You hit it right on the nail. As I write this with tears in my eyes and this song on repeat for the last hour. I feel bad for feeling so hopeless.
@Musiea \r\n\r\nI think this is closer to the true meaning despite other comments also having good points. \r\n\r\n‘Jesus Christ, that\'s a pretty face\r\nThe kind you\'d find on someone I could save\r\nIf they don\'t put me away\r\nWell, it\'ll be a miracle’\r\n\r\nStarts with internal inquiry. He could think of helping others but realizes he’s in no position to do so as he can’t help himself.\r\n\r\n‘Do you believe you\'re missing out\r\nThat everything good is happening somewhere else?\r\nBut with nobody in your bed\r\nThe night\'s hard to get through’\r\n\r\nConsidering that negative things happen to you and u alone. \r\n\r\nAnd I will die all alone\r\nAnd when I arrive, I won\'t know anyone\r\n\r\nStart of Suicidal ideation. \r\n\r\nWell, Jesus Christ, I\'m alone again\r\nSo what did you do those three days you were dead?\r\nCause this problem\'s gonna last more than the weekend\r\n\r\nBiblical reference asking god what the purpose of his sacrifice was if he’s still miserable. Comparing his lonely life to the sacrifice of god. Actually kind of tells u he dosent necessarily view god as being a greater being than himself. He brought god to an equal playing field. Borders atheist thought.\r\n\r\nWell, Jesus Christ, I\'m not scared to die\r\nI\'m a little bit scared of what comes after\r\nDo I get the gold chariot?\r\nDo I float through the ceiling?\r\n\r\nNatural anxiety surrounding the unknown. Also the next stage in suicidal ideation. Further contemplation and further consideration to the possibility.\r\n\r\nDo I divide and fall apart?\r\nCause my bright is to slight to hold back all my dark\r\nAnd the ship went down in sight of land\r\nAnd at the gates does Thomas ask to see my hands?\r\n\r\nWhat u said. Do u succumb to depression in the end. Deciding to let it fully consume oneself despite being so close. Thomas is probably a person who the author feels will bring upon his judgement. Perhaps someone he wronged in the past who would be his judge at the gates of heaven/hell.\r\n\r\nI know you\'ll come in the night like a thief\r\nBut I\'ve had some time alone to hone my lying technique\r\nI know you think that I\'m someone you can trust\r\nBut I\'m scared I\'ll get scared, and I swear I\'ll try to nail you back up\r\n\r\nEventually death gets everyone. Can he fool you when he’s dead. Avoiding judgement. He knows when faced with decisions he’ll make a poor one. In a test of his character he would fail ultimately.\r\n\r\nSo, do you think that we could work out a sign\r\nSo I\'ll know it\'s you and that it\'s over so I won\'t even try?\r\n\r\nTrying to find another easy way out.\r\n\r\nI know you\'ll come for the people like me\r\nBut we all got wood and nails\r\nTongue tied to a hating factory\r\n\r\nResistance to change and the inevitable. \r\n\r\nBut we all got wood and nails\r\nAnd we turn out hate in factories\r\nYeah, we all got wood and nails\r\nAnd we turn out hate in factories\r\nYeah, we all got wood and nails\r\nAnd we sleep inside of this machine\r\n\r\nDefiance to change. Failure to overcome his depressive state. Recognition of his flawed being.\r\n\r\nInteresting lyrics though. Who can know for sure but I agree this song is highly related to depression and the thoughts one would have upon contemplating their own suicide and being a believer of god.
@Musiea \r\n\r\nI think this is closer to the true meaning despite other comments also having good points. \r\n\r\n‘Jesus Christ, that\'s a pretty face\r\nThe kind you\'d find on someone I could save\r\nIf they don\'t put me away\r\nWell, it\'ll be a miracle’\r\n\r\nStarts with internal inquiry. He could think of helping others but realizes he’s in no position to do so as he can’t help himself.\r\n\r\n‘Do you believe you\'re missing out\r\nThat everything good is happening somewhere else?\r\nBut with nobody in your bed\r\nThe night\'s hard to get through’\r\n\r\nConsidering that negative things happen to you and u alone. \r\n\r\nAnd I will die all alone\r\nAnd when I arrive, I won\'t know anyone\r\n\r\nStart of Suicidal ideation. \r\n\r\nWell, Jesus Christ, I\'m alone again\r\nSo what did you do those three days you were dead?\r\nCause this problem\'s gonna last more than the weekend\r\n\r\nBiblical reference asking god what the purpose of his sacrifice was if he’s still miserable. Comparing his lonely life to the sacrifice of god. Actually kind of tells u he dosent necessarily view god as being a greater being than himself. He brought god to an equal playing field. Borders atheist thought.\r\n\r\nWell, Jesus Christ, I\'m not scared to die\r\nI\'m a little bit scared of what comes after\r\nDo I get the gold chariot?\r\nDo I float through the ceiling?\r\n\r\nNatural anxiety surrounding the unknown. Also the next stage in suicidal ideation. Further contemplation and further consideration to the possibility.\r\n\r\nDo I divide and fall apart?\r\nCause my bright is to slight to hold back all my dark\r\nAnd the ship went down in sight of land\r\nAnd at the gates does Thomas ask to see my hands?\r\n\r\nWhat u said. Do u succumb to depression in the end. Deciding to let it fully consume oneself despite being so close. Thomas is probably a person who the author feels will bring upon his judgement. Perhaps someone he wronged in the past who would be his judge at the gates of heaven/hell.\r\n\r\nI know you\'ll come in the night like a thief\r\nBut I\'ve had some time alone to hone my lying technique\r\nI know you think that I\'m someone you can trust\r\nBut I\'m scared I\'ll get scared, and I swear I\'ll try to nail you back up\r\n\r\nEventually death gets everyone. Can he fool you when he’s dead. Avoiding judgement. He knows when faced with decisions he’ll make a poor one. In a test of his character he would fail ultimately.\r\n\r\nSo, do you think that we could work out a sign\r\nSo I\'ll know it\'s you and that it\'s over so I won\'t even try?\r\n\r\nTrying to find another easy way out.\r\n\r\nI know you\'ll come for the people like me\r\nBut we all got wood and nails\r\nTongue tied to a hating factory\r\n\r\nResistance to change and the inevitable. \r\n\r\nBut we all got wood and nails\r\nAnd we turn out hate in factories\r\nYeah, we all got wood and nails\r\nAnd we turn out hate in factories\r\nYeah, we all got wood and nails\r\nAnd we sleep inside of this machine\r\n\r\nDefiance to change. Failure to overcome his depressive state. Recognition of his flawed being.\r\n\r\nInteresting lyrics though. Who can know for sure but I agree this song is highly related to depression and the thoughts one would have upon contemplating their own suicide and being a believer of god.
First of all, why does every song ever written have to be about a girl? And why is it so ridiculous that someone with a strongly religious background would write a song reflect his inner thoughts about God? Really? All those biblical references for a song about some random girl? I might be prejudiced... but I feel like I know what this song because I can relate to Jesse's upbringing: a Christian family. And like him, I don't follow the beliefs of my family. But if you've never had that experience, of course you reject the possibility he's musing about religion. If you hate religion, you don't want to believe that he can have a softer side toward it, that he can muse about believing it or not, because you don't. You can do terrible things, but still have moments where you sit and ponder jesus death. I think that's exactly what created this song, a feeling that his old beliefs are still there in this heart, dormant but alive, and wondering while Christ would even want him anymore.
Why does every song have to be taken so literal? The entire theme of this album is the conflict of the good and bad within and all the emotions that follow. Metaphors and themes have been very prevalent in his lyrics in every single one of their songs. Like Play Crack the Sky relating a bad relationship to a sinking ship.
Yeah, DarthRaider is right. Plus, he DOES make a reference to how he can't find love. "With nobody in your bed, the night's hard to get through." You think he's tryna tap Jesus? I don't think this song is completely about a girl. Like others have said here, it's about depression. But one of the topics briefly touched upon is the lack of a love life.
@waterlilies18 This is so not about a girl. Some people…… <br /> This song is about him having a conversation with God about life as we know it and wondering what happens when we arrive at a final destination, in life, and particularly death. HIs desperation for a meaning of life and seeks to find the answer with God.
@waterlilies18 I have to agree with you, most times a songs meaning is very straigtforward and literal, especially to the writer. We think its subjective (up to interpretation) because we dont know the authors meaning. Jesse knew what he meant and what he was writinng about, and thats what we're trying to decipher. Were not here to find out how the lyrics relate to each persons life. The singer sings about god and heaven and the song name is jesus christ. Its not open to interpretation objectively speaking. I know that singing about god and christ makes some people uncomfortable but that is clearly what the song is about, you cant just omit God from the song as a creative perspective, its literally wrong and thats not what Brand New wrote about, The song has a very straightforward meaning and I think that Mugidora and Musiea have fairly close song descriptions.
@waterlilies18 I don’t understand how anyone could think this song is about a girl. This is about internal struggle with words so eloquently written I’d be depressed that I couldn’t hear it after an apocalypse.
@jdjd021 <br /> <br /> Actually, I believe the bit about the bed is referring to Jesus living a life of a celibacy. He had no wife and therefore Jesse is asking, 'don't you get lonely?' He switches between talking to Jesus and talking to himself throughout the song. That's how it sounds in my opinion.
. I was very surprised to find meaningful lyrics to this song because the band is young. Usually young singers don’t write wise things. The guitar starts with a gentle melody. Then the lyrics begin. The narrator, Jesse Lacey opens himself up as he sings to Jesus. In the first stanza, Lacey speaks adoringly of a pretty face that could bring salvation to him. You then get a little glimpse of how he feels about himself when he says, “If they don’t put me away It’ll be a miracle,” The second stanza explores the isolation and loneliness Lacey feels. He asks Jesus if it is hard sleeping alone every night, being disconnected from other people and the moments they bring. The singer then makes a statement that he will die alone and that even in the afterlife he will be lonely. The mindset here is obviously very depressing and solemn. This person is struggling with what he views as the tragedy of life. This seems to come from a sense of worthlessness and a poor self-image. In the next stanza, Lacey asks Jesus for help. He is afraid of being alone and feels that his life will not change any time soon. But then he begins to sing with confidence and honest curiosity. He claims he is not afraid of death but “of what comes after”. He is asking one of the most common questions in history. All people want to believe in a higher power, a continuity of existence. But for most it is a battle between faith and their confidence in themselves. In the next stanza, Lacey’s mind begins to drift to the dark thoughts that hold him back. He sounds like he is feeling guilty about his life, maybe he feels undeserving. The line, “Because my bright is the slight to hold back all my dark” is evidence that he thinks the bad in him will far overpower the good. The next line, “This ship went down in sight of land” produces the image and feeling of underachieving. The goal was within reach but not obtained. Maybe Lacey is almost good enough, but not quite there. “And at the gates does Thomas ask to see my hands?” I think this is one of the most beautiful lines in the song. Thomas was one of Jesus’ twelve disciples. When Jesus was crucified Thomas doubted his ability to rise again. He told the other disciples that he would not believe Jesus was alive until he saw the holes in his hands and his side from the nails and spear. So in this line, Lacey feels like he will not be worthy of getting into heaven and that Doubting Thomas, the guardian of the gates, will not grant him passage. He has not done nearly as much as Jesus. The last stanza brings the self-pity to a climax. Lacey imagines the rapture and Jesus coming back to save man. But he is worried that the mistakes he’s made are too big and the only way he can be forgiven is for Jesus to be crucified again. He warns Jesus not to trust him. The final lines talk about the cross and nails and also how people produce sin and hate in with industrial efficiency. Lacey ends by stating that we all sleep in a machine. We are all dreamers living in our human reality. The song stops for a few seconds then the familiar guitar melody concludes. The moral of this song is to accept life and forgive yourself. Guilt festers and destroys a person from the inside out. Do not hold yourself to immeasurable standards. You also have to let love in. Often when people are in need of something most, they push it out.
what really kills me about this song is how brand new manages to control the song's intensity. it builds up and builds up, then pulls back a little, til the wood and nails part... then once that's over you're left with the realization that that was the big breakdown. it's a beautifully written song to say the absolute least.
I just think the song is about Jesse feeling alone and feeling like he's made mistakes in his life that he hopes will be forgiven.
He seems to be wondering about what will happen when he dies and if he will be forgiven, or allowed into heaven... I dont think it's against God or question anything except for his own actions...
I think Jesse has shown this in others songs too... Like in 'You Wont Know' Jesse says, "They say in Heaven there's no husbands or wives but when I show up they'll be completely out of their forgiveness supply.". Idk let me know if you agree or not...
Oh and "‘Cuz my bright, is too sly, to hold back all my dark." I really love that line for some reason.
I think the songs a little deeper than most think. Truthfully, I feel like this boys all over the place on this one. The first verse leads me to believe that his wife passed, he feels alone, and is worried about where she ended up (heaven or hell). He also wonders if he will be with her again one day. Wonders what will happen to him when his time comes. <br /> <br /> The part about his blight being to slight to hold back all his dark is easier understood like this. My good isn't good enough to hold down all my evil.<br /> <br /> This ship went down in sight of land refers back to the original tragedy(wife dying).<br /> <br /> Im not real clear on what Thomas asking to see his hands is all about. <br /> <br /> Well, thanks to the bible we all know he will come like a thief in the night. He seems to think he will still have time to sharpen up on his lying skills according to the line,"But Ive had sometime, O Lord, to hone my lying technique". <br /> <br /> The next part is the tricky one. This is why its dangerous to share the total truth about your own personal relationship with the Lord. He seems to think God trusts him and he shouldn't. He's scared he would betray him if the Lord were to trust him. Then he goes on to say that he wants to work out a sign with God so he will know when it is God for sure that has come to take him home. If he has this sign, he'll "know its over and he wont even try"(try to fight it). <br /> <br /> Pretty much the rest of the song, "I know you're coming for the people like me, We all have wood and nails and we turn out hate facories", is just him saying he knows we all are about the same. We all have free will and we all turn out sins with it.<br /> <br /> Just my understanding of the song. Its a wonderfully executed message. Loved it.
This song is a lot deeper than a lot of you seem to think.
It's starting out with the story of a man who has done something bad...its unclear but the first line "Jesus Christ that's a pretty face" suggests that it has to do with lust. He begins talking to Jesus, but not in a religous way, in more of a hopeless way. This hopelessness, fear of death, and dying alone, and feeling like a terrible person escalates into the realization that all people are evil at heart. "I swear I'd try to nail you back up"..."We've all got wood and nails.."
It covers so much, it's hard to write a paragraph that does this song justice. I feel like it deserves a book. It's the best song I've ever heard.
@bairhsnyva Best descrition I've read thus far. lol
agreed. this song is incredible. i'm actually really surprised brand new did a song like this.
soo anyone wanna tell me what exactly this song means..like heres an example is it against god..or is it questioning the religion...i cant figure that one out so someone wanna actually use this site for what its here for hmm
it was written when a friend committed suicide. what i get out of it, is he's wondering why his friend did it, what happened to him after he died, what he was feeling before he did it, and whether he will see his friend again when he dies.
I take it to be an example of the doubt that all believers face, showing the brokenness and humanity even of people who try to keep faith.