| Thrice – Doublespeak Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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This album is such a complex and intricate concept album... In "All the World is Mad" the lyrics say "But the blind lead the blind into bottomless pits, Still we smile and deny that we’re cursed. But of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst." |
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| Thrice – Doublespeak Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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I think the song is about trying to live in ignorance of a bigger picture. As a Christian, I take their lyrics very much through the filter of the Bible. People don't want to be held accountable in the end of life, so they make statements and beliefs that deny the existence of God. They ultimately don't want to seek the truth because they're afraid of what they might find, hence "still I'm always careful what I hear." They might superficially give affirmation to some part of faith, but in reality are living in between truth and desire. And "I don't want to know who really pulls the strings just as long as it's not you or me..." means in one sense, "I don't want to know if there's really a God pulling strings..." yet at the same time "just as long as I'm not held responsible." It's in between two realities... the existence of God who is sovereign and in control (the theme of beggars), and personal responsibility for sin. Jesus puts it this way: " And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed. But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God.” (John 3:19-21 ESV) |
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| Thrice – Beggars Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| *** and sunlight one more time | |
| Thrice – Beggars Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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This song is about the infinate differences between God and mankind. He is infinitely holy, and we in contrast are utterly sinful, He is all powerful, we are powerless, He is all good, we are all bad, yet His love for us is clear in every good thing we recieve in life (life itself, breath, food, drink, sunlight, beauty, sunlight, people, etc). God has grace on everyone, even if they don't love His son Jesus. James 1:17 "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change." I absolutely love this song. This whole album has changed my life by giving me better understanding of the contrast between an indescribably good God, and my total depravity, and desperate need for Him. |
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| Thrice – Beggars Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| He's definitely not quoting the book of mormon | |
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