| Anti-Flag – Sodom, Gomorrah, Washington D.C. (Sheep in Shepherd's Clothing) Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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This song seems to be about how leaders misuse religion to benefit their own interests. There are several main quotes that reflect this idea. "Build our bibles to only include the things We believe to be divine and true." This quote references how leaders only use messages of religion that reflect their own personal interests, sometimes not even the actual message. "Allah, Jesus and Muhammad. Their words have way more in common Than than the Midwest or the Middle East like to preach. It’s a tragedy. It’s a strategy. " This quote directly relates to war, mentioning how different religions are very similar, yet leaders alienate the religion of the enemy to stir hatred among the people. "The scriptures blind followers read are not as cryptic as they seem. The pages serve the sick and poor, Not to serve the capitalists of endless war." Then this references the true intent of religious message, contrasted by the misuse of it that only helps to serve those preaching it. |
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| Rise Against – Prayer Of The Refugee Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| Looking at the title of the song, I believe the refrain is mentioning how you will only be let down if you expect anything from a god you blindly look to for help and that you can get along without having false hope in a useless god. If you feel like your prayers have been answered, then let me respond to that with another quote from a song called only rain. "when a man gets down on his knees to pray, you know he'll find what he is able. but chances are he'll find it either way." | |
| Bad Religion – Sorrow Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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When the beginning of the song talks about the prideful father and his son, it's talking about god and the devil making a bet that a man named Job wouldn't lose his faith even through several catastrophes. Keeping to the religious theme the next part could be mentioning wars caused by religion and leaderships that are justified with "the will of god" or some ridiculous claim like that. |
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