I think this song is about being indoctrinated into religion as a child and finding out as an adult that he believes religion is not real. No afterlife. Since the first part of his life is living an illusion, he talks about how to deal with the inevitable. He finds piece in understanding that love is the source of eternal happiness.
not to seem rude but , i dont think its about discarding a religion i think its about his being told about many different ones and that eventually goes on o use one and that instead is discarding his old thoughts on life with out religion as sung here: As a child, I thought I could live without pain, without sorrow
As a man, I've found it's all caught up with me
I'm asleep, yet I'm so afraid. he finally realized that he was living the life of a fool who thought that it would best to take o the game of...
not to seem rude but , i dont think its about discarding a religion i think its about his being told about many different ones and that eventually goes on o use one and that instead is discarding his old thoughts on life with out religion as sung here: As a child, I thought I could live without pain, without sorrow
As a man, I've found it's all caught up with me
I'm asleep, yet I'm so afraid. he finally realized that he was living the life of a fool who thought that it would best to take o the game of life on his own with out believing in anything or with respecting other ideas.
not to seem rude but , i dont think its about discarding a religion i think its about his being told about many different ones and that eventually goes on o use one and that instead is discarding his old thoughts on life with out religion as sung here: As a child, I thought I could live without pain, without sorrow
As a man, I've found it's all caught up with me
I'm asleep, yet I'm so afraid. he finally realized that he was living the life of a fool who thought that it would best to take o the game of...
not to seem rude but , i dont think its about discarding a religion i think its about his being told about many different ones and that eventually goes on o use one and that instead is discarding his old thoughts on life with out religion as sung here: As a child, I thought I could live without pain, without sorrow
As a man, I've found it's all caught up with me
I'm asleep, yet I'm so afraid. he finally realized that he was living the life of a fool who thought that it would best to take o the game of life on his own with out believing in anything or with respecting other ideas. i get this understanding from the way the song is sung and in the way that he sings about living with out pain and being almost independent compared to the rest of those who he lived with.
I think this song is about being indoctrinated into religion as a child and finding out as an adult that he believes religion is not real. No afterlife. Since the first part of his life is living an illusion, he talks about how to deal with the inevitable. He finds piece in understanding that love is the source of eternal happiness.
not to seem rude but , i dont think its about discarding a religion i think its about his being told about many different ones and that eventually goes on o use one and that instead is discarding his old thoughts on life with out religion as sung here: As a child, I thought I could live without pain, without sorrow As a man, I've found it's all caught up with me I'm asleep, yet I'm so afraid. he finally realized that he was living the life of a fool who thought that it would best to take o the game of...
not to seem rude but , i dont think its about discarding a religion i think its about his being told about many different ones and that eventually goes on o use one and that instead is discarding his old thoughts on life with out religion as sung here: As a child, I thought I could live without pain, without sorrow As a man, I've found it's all caught up with me I'm asleep, yet I'm so afraid. he finally realized that he was living the life of a fool who thought that it would best to take o the game of life on his own with out believing in anything or with respecting other ideas.
not to seem rude but , i dont think its about discarding a religion i think its about his being told about many different ones and that eventually goes on o use one and that instead is discarding his old thoughts on life with out religion as sung here: As a child, I thought I could live without pain, without sorrow As a man, I've found it's all caught up with me I'm asleep, yet I'm so afraid. he finally realized that he was living the life of a fool who thought that it would best to take o the game of...
not to seem rude but , i dont think its about discarding a religion i think its about his being told about many different ones and that eventually goes on o use one and that instead is discarding his old thoughts on life with out religion as sung here: As a child, I thought I could live without pain, without sorrow As a man, I've found it's all caught up with me I'm asleep, yet I'm so afraid. he finally realized that he was living the life of a fool who thought that it would best to take o the game of life on his own with out believing in anything or with respecting other ideas. i get this understanding from the way the song is sung and in the way that he sings about living with out pain and being almost independent compared to the rest of those who he lived with.