| Dead Prez – Animal In Man Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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This song is definitely about the legacy of American slavery, and more generally about the oppression of minorities in current-day America; Dead Prez uses the allegory of George Orwell's Animal Farm to explain how they see themselves as carrying on the cause of self-styled leftist revolution against.......whatever it is they're against... They re-interpret the farmer as the European colonial powers and the pigs as the continental revolutionaries who defeated the imperial powers. America started out with some humanistic ideals, but really fell short and ended up being just as imperious, so says Dead Prez. Dead Prez are asserting that they are the animals that are now trying to exact violence on the those whom they perceive as the pigs (read: people who wear suits, police men and women, anyone who is not vegan, people of faith, etc.). Interestingly enough that plot twist (the animals rising up against the pigs) never happened in Animal Farm. So what I'm guessing is that Dead Prez is saying that that's what needs to happen within the context of American society today. Funny though, the whole point of animal farm is that peace cannot come about through a bloody insurrection (that's where the pigs in Animal Farm went wrong, so said George Orwell). Yet, Dead Prez seems to think that a just and peaceful society can be brought about by militantism and violence. This is a classic example of a skewed and naïve reading of history that most serious Marxists and leftists abandoned a long ago. |
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| Bad Religion – Sorrow Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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This song is only philosophical on the surface level. The earlier quoted interview pretty clearly shows that Brett, the author, is working through some interpersonal stuff having to do with his dad. I guess it's somewhat philosophical, but I really don't think it's saying anything about "religion" in the way that most people seem to be intrepreting it. The problem of the existence of evil is an old one. For theists it's basically: how did a good God let this $h!t happen? But atheists have a delimma too -for them there's really no such thing as "evil" there's only rearrangment of protons, neutrons and electrons (the basic building blocks of the material world) and our psychological/emotional reaction to said rearrangement. So really atheists either have to assert an unfounded ethics, or admit that war, genocide, rape aren't actually "evil" because there's no such thing as good and evil i.e. morality is a farse. I don't see how either approach is any less problematic than the other. This song initially impressed me as a song dealing with a longing for some sort of transcendence -the referrences to a Messiah saving us from ourselves (the opposite of us saving us) -the utopian aspirations hinted at -a frustrating lack of virtue in humanity. Interesting thing is, whether or not you take this song as being sung from a theistic or atheistic perspective, it's about belief nonetheless -belief in something better. In his essays Greg Graffin has clearly expressed an unwavering commitment to the philosophical values of the European Enlightenment (hence his insistent, though sometimes outdated, criticisms of religious pretense), but how is BR not being just as "dogmatic" as those they reproach??? BR has a belief system like everyone else, whether or not you call it a "religion" is kinda beside the point. So I say, what the heck, let's believe...in something. BR does, whether they acknowledge it as a "belief" or not. |
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| The Mountain Goats – Love Love Love Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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This song doesn't seem to be about love in the truest sense of the word; I think it's about all the crap we call "love" that actually turns out to really just be narcissism or obsession or emotion (i.e. the references to the historical/cultural/biblical/literary figures who were so obsessed with their ambitions that they killed themselves -not because they didn't have love, but because what they loved was something sick and recklessly self-interested.) When he quotes the Bible about only seeing things dimly, but one day seeing each other face to face he seems to be saying something like: "yeah, we all have a pretty f-ed up idea about what love is and how to express it, but one day (in heaven?) we'll see it clearly and probably regret a lot of things that we did out of 'love'." |
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| Sol Seppy – Enter One Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| yeah, what's up with the "Allah" ref.? Lyrics don't seem to be very specific about anything. I mean, love of course, and reaching out to someone, and wanting to be free from things you've done. But other than that, there's really just sort of magical imagry, well word worded and very emotive. Very Hopeful. It's sort of a pro and con at the same time -when songs are rather vague and can be applied to anything kinda. | |
| Brand New – Jesus Christ Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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Atends. Alright, so take a stab at explaining to us this dynamic symbolism that’s supposedly hinting at...whatever? I don't think Brand New is a "Christian band", nor would I want them to be. Hardly any of their songs are about God and honestly, who cares... I just think this one is, and I see no reason why we should disregard what Lacey has said about this album and the life-context it was written in. For the most part, the symbolism in this album isn’t spiritual metaphor used to point toward something else -it’s relational metaphor pointing toward the spiritual. There's a lot of symbolism here, and recurring bits of imagery are innocuously mottled throughout the album. It's just that I see the symbolism as pointing to something beyond the passé use of the "Jesus" motif as ad hominem lyrical icing -you see that all over cheesy pop songs these days. I don’t think Brand New is that cliché; I think, in this case at least, Lacey means what he says, and he says it brilliantly. |
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| Brand New – Jesus Christ Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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1. If this song is about a girl, then Jesse Lacey is a terrible song-writer cause the girl thing just isn't there. Sure, you could interpret it that way, but if you're going to read things into the lyrics that can't be backed up rationally, then you could just as easily say this song is about cancer, or the holocaust, or Cambodia. You totally could draw parallels between those things and the lyrics. But I don’t see any REASON to. 2. Jesse is not hating on God in this song. saint street, I totally get where you're coming from, and when I first heard the song I felt inclined to think that this was another rock-against-religion thing, but it actually isn't. I'm not saying that Jesse Lacey is a Bible-believing, church-going, bake a pie on Sunday Christian, or whatever. I am of the opinion that he has beliefs, though I really don't know him, so I'm not going to try to speak on his behalf concerning the specifics. However, if you know a bit about Christianity, the Bible, etc. (and I do, but I don't mean to be condescending or snobby about it), you can better see what Lacey is getting at in this song. Jesse is, as mentioned, totally scared, hateful, doubtful, prone to betrayal, worried, regretful, anxious, despairing, and resentful toward Jesus. But these things don't mean that he isn't a believer. I'll let you in on one of the dynamics of Christianity (the faith, not the religion). Like Jesse, we're all of these things toward Jesus - fearful, enraged, resenting, and worse - and coming to realize this is devastating and beautiful. A lot of "Christians" would shame Jesse for his doubt and his questioning, but I appreciate that he's honest about how he feels. I would even venture that he's a lot closer to an authentic faith in Jesus than the myriad "Christians" out there who aren't humble/honest enough to admit that they too struggle with accepting Jesus and that their sin is a part of what nailed Jesus to a cross ("We've all got wood and nails"). To doubt is human, read Kiekegaard. saint street, Jesse does indeed "count himself among the sinners" and does, I think, accept that he is capable of putting nails in Jesus' hands, but I see that as evidence of his humility before God, and his acknowledgement of his guilt -which are important parts of a real and compelling, relationship with Jesus. |
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| Brand New – Jesus Christ Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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| Brand New – Jesus Christ Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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INTERVIEW WITH JESSE LACEY "I was raised in a religious house. My family went to church and was a real christian family. My parents never forced anything on us, they just taught us what they believed in and let us decide kind of for ourselves afterwards. And I realized when I got older, that I have lass answers than I thought I would and many more questions. And I guess my way of dealing wit it is writing about it. I didn’t know, that I was dealing with it, but like I said, after I wrote lyrics, there is a lot of questions in it that I didn’t have words for before and then suddenly I do. God is a part of who I am and it’s just as much important as the way I feel about my family or my friend or any other experience that I have. And I think that all finds its way on the album." http://www.allschools.de/showInterview.php3?ID=35879 |
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| Brand New – Jesus Christ Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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INTERVIEW WITH JESSE LACEY "I was raised in a religious house. My family went to church and was a real christian family. My parents never forced anything on us, they just taught us what they believed in and let us decide kind of for ourselves afterwards. And I realized when I got older, that I have lass answers than I thought I would and many more questions. And I guess my way of dealing wit it is writing about it. I didn’t know, that I was dealing with it, but like I said, after I wrote lyrics, there is a lot of questions in it that I didn’t have words for before and then suddenly I do. God is a part of who I am and it’s just as much important as the way I feel about my family or my friend or any other experience that I have. And I think that all finds its way on the album." http://www.allschools.de/showInterview.php3?ID=35879 |
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| Brand New – Jesus Christ Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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INTERVIEW WITH JESSE LACEY "I was raised in a religious house. My family went to church and was a real christian family. My parents never forced anything on us, they just taught us what they believed in and let us decide kind of for ourselves afterwards. And I realized when I got older, that I have lass answers than I thought I would and many more questions. And I guess my way of dealing wit it is writing about it. I didn’t know, that I was dealing with it, but like I said, after I wrote lyrics, there is a lot of questions in it that I didn’t have words for before and then suddenly I do. God is a part of who I am and it’s just as much important as the way I feel about my family or my friend or any other experience that I have. And I think that all finds its way on the album." http://www.allschools.de/showInterview.php3?ID=35879 |
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| Brand New – Jesus Christ Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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INTERVIEW WITH JESSE LACEY "I was raised in a religious house. My family went to church and was a real christian family. My parents never forced anything on us, they just taught us what they believed in and let us decide kind of for ourselves afterwards. And I realized when I got older, that I have lass answers than I thought I would and many more questions. And I guess my way of dealing wit it is writing about it. I didn’t know, that I was dealing with it, but like I said, after I wrote lyrics, there is a lot of questions in it that I didn’t have words for before and then suddenly I do. God is a part of who I am and it’s just as much important as the way I feel about my family or my friend or any other experience that I have. And I think that all finds its way on the album." http://www.allschools.de/showInterview.php3?ID=35879 |
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| The Mountain Goats – Woke Up New Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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My first thoughts were actually neither step-father nor breakup, but widower. Funny how there's so many different ways you could look at it. I didn't think it was a break up song, because it was so sweet, albeit devastating. It didn't seem like he had any ill feelings toward the "you" in the song, just sad ones -like his lover/companion/sweetheart died, and he's left alone in their house, still trying to do things that would have made her happy, and very confused about how to feel and what to do next. I suppose that's the most tragic way of interpreting it -maybe I initially thought it up that way cause I'm so severely melodramatic, but yeah, there it is. |
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| Brand New – Jesus Christ Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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I'll say this slowly so you won't misunderstand: THE LYRICS ARE CORRECT AS POSTED according to Brand New. If you think the last few lines of this song are different than what is posted above, take it up with Jesse Lacey. The following is an excerpt from a transcript of an interview that Allschools Network did with Brand New front man, Jesse Lacey… Interviewer: “But you did put them [the lyrics] on your website afterwards.” Jesse Lacey: “Yeah, we released them a few weeks later anyways so… But what was funny I thought, was the reaction to the lyrics being released on the website, because apparently what happened was that they formed kind of their own truth about what the lyrics are about. And when we released the real lyrics, a lot of them didn’t believe that they were the actual lyrics. They had already become so comfortable with what they thought the lyrics were. A lot of them where so resistance to the point that they were saying that I was playing a joke or that I was lying, which is really quite funny to me. You know, what would the motivation behind that be… [laughs.]” There you have it. Lacey’s lyrics are on the website, and the lyrics that are on the site are posted above. If you don’t believe me, go to fightoffyourdemons.com You can read the rest of this interview at… http://www.allschools.de/showInterview.php3?ID=35879 |
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| Brand New – Jesus Christ Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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angel of sloth, I feel confident in saying that this song doesn't insult Jesus. If there is any "insult" in the meaning of this song, it has to do with Jesse Lacey dealing with HIS OWN shortcomings when it comes to his faith and moral decisions. It's sort of Lacey's confession... For some reason a number of rather ignorant kids try to read an anti-Jesus theme into the lyrics, but I don't think it's possible to logically back up such an intrepretation. |
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| Brand New – Jesus Christ Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| yeah, they're a bit tough, but dude, just read what's been said so far and I think you'll start to get an idea. of course I would refer you to my earlier post as the most complete and accurate, but hey, feel free to disagree. I mean it's not like there isn't a wealth of info and perspectives just sitting right here in front of you... | |
| Brand New – Jesus Christ Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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This is long. It’s worth it, I promise. I could offer a barrage of criticisms concerning the many gross misinterpretations of this song, but instead I’ll just offer the following perspective; my disagreements with other posts will become evident to any who have read what has been said thus far. This song (and the album as a whole) presents us with many drastic opposites and contrast. I feel that a pretty big part of it is Jesse Lacey expressing his struggles with things that are tearing him in two. God and the Devil [are raging inside of me], good and evil, faith and doubt, life and death, light and dark, heaven and hell, depravity and sanctity, etc. Overall, this song is about faith and doubt. I don’t claim to know whether or not Jesse is a Christian. I just don’t… That said, the lyrics (whether they are autobiographical to Jesse’s life, or just sung from a fictional character’s point of view) present us with a sketch of someone who has a Christian faith –shaky though it may be. The doubt he feels is not in Jesus Christ, but in himself. I’ll refer to the character in the song as Jesse, even though we can’t be sure it’s him. One of the key stanzas in the song is: “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.” Here, the “problem” is the same for both Jesse and Jesus: separation from God and all that is good and true. Jesus felt it when “He who knew no sin, became sin on our behalf.” –Corinthians 5:21 Jesse is not saying that his problems are bigger than Jesus’ considering that Jesus’ crucifixion entailed Him talking the heat for every evil, vile, hurtful sin ever committed (Jesse’s included). Jesus can sympathize with his separation because Jesus also went through a time of separation from the Father that lasted three days, and Jesse’s separation, though less intense, is going to last for longer than that (an entire lifetime). “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?” The “gold chariot” is a biblical reference to the story of how the prophet Isaiah was taken up into Heaven by a golden chariot. By comparing this with the picture of a disembodied soul simply floating through the ceiling, Jesse seems to be contrasting a glorious passage into the afterlife with a humble and simple one. “Or do I divide and pull apart?” could be him wondering if perhaps there is no afterlife and your body just dissipates. But that’s unlikely because he then says that such a “division and pulling apart” will result from his bright being too slight to hold back all his dark (obviously indicative of a spiritual predicament given the context of the song). This is where his doubt in himself is the most clearly pronounced. If Jesse Lacey is a Christian and this song is an expression of his relationship to his faith, then he seems to lack a clear understanding of grace (which is perhaps the most central teaching of Christianity). I’m afraid he might feel that in order to enter Heaven he must earn it, which is contrary to the essence of Christianity. At a show a while ago, Jesse Lacey said about his song Me vs. Maradona vs. Elvis, that it’s about “Everyone getting what’s coming to them in the end” (paraphrase). This is mainly a Catholic notion (that you have to earn salvation), whereas the Bible teaches on the contrary that salvation is something you could never earn, per se, but must accept as a gift. But either way, allow me to emphasize that the doubt expressed here by Jesse is not in Jesus Christ, but in his own measure of faith/good deeds. The reference to Thomas (the disciple who doubted Christ’s resurrection even after he had seen Him) is an interesting one that could have two meanings. The first is that Jesse is using Thomas as an archetype of doubt, meaning that Jesse is dealing with doubt even “at [Heaven’s] gates.” Here, the song uses the persona of Thomas to represent an accusation of disbelief. The second meaning, mentioned earlier, is that Thomas is asking Jesse if he has “taken up his cross to follow Christ.” –Matthew 10:38. Thomas asked to see the crucifixion wounds in Jesus’ hands as proof of His authenticity. Within the lore of the Catholic Church there is the phenomenon of “stigmata” which is the supposed appearance of visual nail wounds on one’s hands as a result of one’s sincere devotion to Christianity. Thus, Thomas asking to see Jesse’s hands could be interpreted as an evaluation of whether or not Jesse is a true Christian. “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, turn out hate in factories We sleep inside of this machine.” Here’s where the song goes from awesome to more awesome. The coming of Jesus as a thief in the night is from 1 Thessalonians 5:2. The purpose of the verse is to state that no one knows when Jesus will return. Along similar lines, this saying has also been used to expound the inevitability and unpredictability of death. Within the context of the song, this is Jesse’s death. The next three lines seem to confess that Jesse is scared of betraying Jesus, portraying himself as somewhat of a Judas figure (props to whoever said that earlier). Here we see that Jesse is not afraid to admit his depravity and lack of virtue. Personally, I find this kind of humility refreshing and admirable. In a sense, we have all nailed Christ to the cross (“We’ve all got wood and nails”). Side note: Another possible (possibly double) meaning of the “nail you back up” part could be a reference to a concept explained in Hebrews 6:4-6. Feel free to look that one up on your own; it’s a worthwhile endeavor, but I’m not going to go into it right now. However, I will say that this biblical passage is alluded to elsewhere in the album… Jesse wants to work out a sign with Jesus. He wants reassurance and comfort so that he won’t even try to resist his inevitable death. Pretty straight forward… When Jesse says that Jesus is coming for people like him, I take that to mean that Jesus is coming for the down and out -poor and repentant sinners who feel the weight of guilt and regret (which is, more or less, how Jesse portrays himself in the rest of the album). Jesse’s notion of hate being produced by factories and machines is a bit elusive. I’ll throw a guess at it though. Factories are our hearts and machines are our bodies -our souls sleep inside of them (last line of the song). The imagery of machinery (cold and deterministic) is used to illustrate that we are hard-wired to hate. This is telling and profound. Jesse draws the darkness out of us to show us its source. Hate is of human origin –not something external that imposes itself onto us, but a demon of our own design. The song dies out and after a few long moments it seems to start up again out of nowhere. I’m going to guess that this is an artistic expression of life after death. Like, you think it’s over, but no. I think this song is very sober and telling. There’s a faint silver thread of redemption that runs through the song, and ultimately we see Jesse fighting for faith in spite of his doubts. When it really comes down to it, Jesse (or whoever the character in the song is) wants to acquiesce to God’s will so that, instead of fear and resentment, he can find peace in the thought of his eventual death. |
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| Brand New – Jesus Christ Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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This is long. It’s worth it, I promise. I could offer a barrage of criticisms concerning the many gross misinterpretations of this song, but instead I’ll just offer the following perspective; my disagreements with other posts will become evident to any who have read what has been said thus far. This song (and the album as a whole) presents us with many drastic opposites and contrast. I feel that a pretty big part of it is Jesse Lacey expressing his struggles with things that are tearing him in two. God and the Devil [are raging inside of me], good and evil, faith and doubt, life and death, light and dark, heaven and hell, depravity and sanctity, etc. Overall, this song is about faith and doubt. I don’t claim to know whether or not Jesse is a Christian. I just don’t… That said, the lyrics (whether they are autobiographical to Jesse’s life, or just sung from a fictional character’s point of view) present us with a sketch of someone who has a Christian faith –shaky though it may be. The doubt he feels is not in Jesus Christ, but in himself. I’ll refer to the character in the song as Jesse, even though we can’t be sure it’s him. One of the key stanzas in the song is: “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.” Here, the “problem” is the same for both Jesse and Jesus: separation from God and all that is good and true. Jesus felt it when “He who knew no sin, became sin on our behalf.” –Corinthians 5:21 Jesse is not saying that his problems are bigger than Jesus’ considering that Jesus’ crucifixion entailed Him talking the heat for every evil, vile, hurtful sin ever committed (Jesse’s included). Jesus can sympathize with his separation because Jesus also went through a time of separation from the Father that lasted three days, and Jesse’s separation, though less intense, is going to last for longer than that (an entire lifetime). “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?” The “gold chariot” is a biblical reference to the story of how the prophet Isaiah was taken up into Heaven by a golden chariot. By comparing this with the picture of a disembodied soul simply floating through the ceiling, Jesse seems to be contrasting a glorious passage into the afterlife with a humble and simple one. “Or do I divide and pull apart?” could be him wondering if perhaps there is no afterlife and your body just dissipates. But that’s unlikely because he then says that such a “division and pulling apart” will result from his bright being too slight to hold back all his dark (obviously indicative of a spiritual predicament given the context of the song). This is where his doubt in himself is the most clearly pronounced. If Jesse Lacey is a Christian and this song is an expression of his relationship to his faith, then he seems to lack a clear understanding of grace (which is perhaps the most central teaching of Christianity). I’m afraid he might feel that in order to enter Heaven he must earn it, which is contrary to the essence of Christianity. At a show a while ago, Jesse Lacey said about his song Me vs. Maradona vs. Elvis, that it’s about “Everyone getting what’s coming to them in the end” (paraphrase). This is mainly a Catholic notion (that you have to earn salvation), whereas the Bible teaches on the contrary that salvation is something you could never earn, per se, but must accept as a gift. But either way, allow me to emphasize that the doubt expressed here by Jesse is not in Jesus Christ, but in his own measure of faith/good deeds. The reference to Thomas (the disciple who doubted Christ’s resurrection even after he had seen Him) is an interesting one that could have two meanings. The first is that Jesse is using Thomas as an archetype of doubt, meaning that Jesse is dealing with doubt even “at [Heaven’s] gates.” Here, the song uses the persona of Thomas to represent an accusation of disbelief. The second meaning, mentioned earlier, is that Thomas is asking Jesse if he has “taken up his cross to follow Christ.” –Matthew 10:38. Thomas asked to see the crucifixion wounds in Jesus’ hands as proof of His authenticity. Within the lore of the Catholic Church there is the phenomenon of “stigmata” which is the supposed appearance of visual nail wounds on one’s hands as a result of one’s sincere devotion to Christianity. Thus, Thomas asking to see Jesse’s hands could be interpreted as an evaluation of whether or not Jesse is a true Christian. “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, turn out hate in factories We sleep inside of this machine.” Here’s where the song goes from awesome to more awesome. The coming of Jesus as a thief in the night is from 1 Thessalonians 5:2. The purpose of the verse is to state that no one knows when Jesus will return. Along similar lines, this saying has also been used to expound the inevitability and unpredictability of death. Within the context of the song, this is Jesse’s death. The next three lines seem to confess that Jesse is scared of betraying Jesus, portraying himself as somewhat of a Judas figure (props to whoever said that earlier). Here we see that Jesse is not afraid to admit his depravity and lack of virtue. Personally, I find this kind of humility refreshing and admirable. In a sense, we have all nailed Christ to the cross (“We’ve all got wood and nails”). Side note: Another possible (possibly double) meaning of the “nail you back up” part could be a reference to a concept explained in Hebrews 6:4-6. Feel free to look that one up on your own; it’s a worthwhile endeavor, but I’m not going to go into it right now. However, I will say that this biblical passage is alluded to elsewhere in the album… Jesse wants to work out a sign with Jesus. He wants reassurance and comfort so that he won’t even try to resist his inevitable death. Pretty straight forward… When Jesse says that Jesus is coming for people like him, I take that to mean that Jesus is coming for the down and out -poor and repentant sinners who feel the weight of guilt and regret (which is, more or less, how Jesse portrays himself in the rest of the album). Jesse’s notion of hate being produced by factories and machines is a bit elusive. I’ll throw a guess at it though. Factories are our hearts and machines are our bodies -our souls sleep inside of them (last line of the song). The imagery of machinery (cold and deterministic) is used to illustrate that we are hard-wired to hate. This is telling and profound. Jesse draws the darkness out of us to show us its source. Hate is of human origin –not something external that imposes itself onto us, but a demon of our own design. The song dies out and after a few long moments it seems to start up again out of nowhere. I’m going to guess that this is an artistic expression of life after death. Like, you think it’s over, but no. I think this song is very sober and telling. There’s a faint silver thread of redemption that runs through the song, and ultimately we see Jesse fighting for faith in spite of his doubts. When it really comes down to it, Jesse (or whoever the character in the song is) wants to acquiesce to God’s will so that, instead of fear and resentment, he can find peace in the thought of his eventual death. |
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