Stigmatized

The Calling

If I give up on you, I give up on me
If we fight what's true, will we ever be?
Even God himself and the faith I knew
It shouldn't hold me back, shouldn't keep me from you

Tease me by holding out your hand
Then leave me or take me as I am
And live our lives stigmatized, yeah

I can feel the blood rushing though my veins
When I hear your voice, driving me insane
Hour after hour, day after day
Every lonely night that I sit and pray

Tease me by holding out your hand
Then leave me or take me as I am
And live our lives stigmatized, oh, yeah

We live our lives on different sides
But we keep together, you and I
Just live our lives stigmatized

We'll live our lives, we'll take the punches everyday, oh
We'll live our lives, I know we're gonna find our way, yeah

I believe in you even if no one understands
Yeah, I believe in you and I don't really give a damn
Oh, we're stigmatized, yeah

We live our lives on different sides
But we keep together, you and I
We live our lives on different sides

We're gonna live our lives
We gotta live our lives
We're gonna live our lives, yeah, yeah
We're gonna live our lives
We're gonna live our lives, yeah, stigmatized


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    It probably is about a gay couple, and these two lines sort of gave me that notion:

    "Even God himself and the faith I knew Shouldn't hold me back, shouldn't keep me from you"

    A lot of Christian faiths do not believe gay relationships are right, and shun people who are, in fact, gay or lesbian [as well as bi-sexuals.] The lyrics above are stating that this man who used to be a part of a congregation or parish would rather be with the other man he loves, than continue with his religious journey. And he doesn't want the religion he used to be a part of to hold him back from being with the other man, just because it's wrong in their eyes.

    Make sense? No? I figured. XD

    Nonetheless, I usually don't think about the song relating to a gay couple when I listen to it. It's a beautiful song though, I love the lines:

    "I believe in you Even if no one understands"

    The energy, and the emotion displayed in this song is truly amazing. The Calling is a wonderful band.

    Cheers, :: Kat

    enigmatic_gyrationon June 30, 2003   Link

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