This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
So now I am owed this,
One self indulgent tirade
A hollow attempt to
To sell my point of view
Yeah I know what's rotting beneath your best intentions
At the heart of your convictions
Sits a broken man that needs to understand
I am owed this now
I am owed this now
I am owed this now
This is all I ever asked from you
The only thing you couldn't do
Tell me the whole truth
You don't know yourself
How could I know you
I will not be moved until you tell me the whole truth
I know you mean well with your ancient code of ethics
Lead by example
Could you imagine Christ hitting a child?
You live in a shelter built from your own truth
There's so many things you
You don't want me
You don't want me to know
I am owed this now
I am owed this now
I am owed this now
This is all I ever asked of you
The only thing you couldn't do
Tell me the whole truth
You don't know yourself
How could I know you?
I will not be moved until you tell me the whole truth.
Oh next time you're standing on that stage
(You're lying to yourself, You're lying to yourself)
Selling your cold hollow faith
(You're still a liar to me, you're still a liar to me)
Next time you're standing on that stage
(Repent, repent)
Selling your cold hollow faith remember
This is all I ever asked from you
The only thing you couldn't do
Tell me the whole truth
You don't know yourself
How could I know you
I will not be moved until you tell me the whole truth
The only thing I asked from you
The only thing you couldn't do
Tell me the whole truth
I will not be be moved
I will not be moved
I am owed this now
Tell me the whole truth.
One self indulgent tirade
A hollow attempt to
To sell my point of view
Yeah I know what's rotting beneath your best intentions
At the heart of your convictions
Sits a broken man that needs to understand
I am owed this now
I am owed this now
I am owed this now
This is all I ever asked from you
The only thing you couldn't do
Tell me the whole truth
You don't know yourself
How could I know you
I will not be moved until you tell me the whole truth
I know you mean well with your ancient code of ethics
Lead by example
Could you imagine Christ hitting a child?
You live in a shelter built from your own truth
There's so many things you
You don't want me
You don't want me to know
I am owed this now
I am owed this now
I am owed this now
This is all I ever asked of you
The only thing you couldn't do
Tell me the whole truth
You don't know yourself
How could I know you?
I will not be moved until you tell me the whole truth.
Oh next time you're standing on that stage
(You're lying to yourself, You're lying to yourself)
Selling your cold hollow faith
(You're still a liar to me, you're still a liar to me)
Next time you're standing on that stage
(Repent, repent)
Selling your cold hollow faith remember
This is all I ever asked from you
The only thing you couldn't do
Tell me the whole truth
You don't know yourself
How could I know you
I will not be moved until you tell me the whole truth
The only thing I asked from you
The only thing you couldn't do
Tell me the whole truth
I will not be be moved
I will not be moved
I am owed this now
Tell me the whole truth.
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Was Adam or John's father some sort of clergy? I have tried to find out info about there parents but its HARD to do. I know they are from religious families but it seems to me this song is about someone important in their life that harped on religion while the author was growing up but never "practiced what they preached". It has the feeling, to me, like he is saying "Alright I am a fully grown adult at this point I deserve to get some closure on this". Maybe whichever one penned most of the lyrics dealt with some physical abuse or maybe its someone they know and are close with that behaves in this way toward there own children. Just my take but I thought maybe this would help get the convo going on this song because its a really imporant piece from this album. I absolutely think this song being about Chauntelle ( married to someone else with a child now lol ) or previous band mates is pretty silly. And Rubano and Fazzi didn't leave on horrible terms or anything. Nothing like John or Fred.
Well if you read the Alt press article, there was a lot of angst towards Fazzi and Rubano, so it wouldn't be a silly though at all.<br />
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Yeah it'd be silly for it to be about Chauntelle except that the two events were only half a year apart... but anyway I meant to mention that throughout the previous album Adam self-admittedly wrote a lot of the songs towards that event. <br /> 'You quote the good book<br /> when its convenient<br /> but you dont have the sense<br /> no you dont have the sense<br /> to tie your tangled toungue<br /> instead you slash it through the mud' is from everything must go which refers to her very religious background. I'm not saying he still wants to be with her (hence the title this is all now) it's kind of just a final attempt at understanding an event that is still obviously clear to him (sits a broken man that needs to understand). Once and for all he just wants the truth.<br />