| VNV Nation – Tempest Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| A love song to one's own soul perhaps. | |
| VNV Nation – Tempest Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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You all have mentioned the "Religious/God/Heart" aspect of this (and many other VNV songs), but did you know that Ronan Harris is an atheist? Yes. His lyrics tend to be more "spiritual/religious" than any other of this genre. But I have met many more "christlike" pagans than I have "christlike" christians. |
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| VNV Nation – Tempest Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| Why is it that an atheist can write such "God" invoking thoughts? | |
| VNV Nation – Tempest Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| I've never come across a band that brought tears to my eyes, or a smile to my mouth, as quickly as "Victory Not Vengeance" (VNV) Nation could | |
| VNV Nation – Tempest Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| Ronan Harris is an avowed atheist. | |
| VNV Nation – Tempest Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| that is the actual line. | |
| VNV Nation – Tempest Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| That song you mentioned at the start would be either "Tempest" or "Solitary" | |
| Faith and the Muse – Shattered In Aspect Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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Not really. It's more about the delusion that humankind suffers. Believing themselves to be the center (purpose of) creation while in actuality, they are merely a part of creation. |
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| Abney Park – Stigmata Martyr Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| Actually, this song is a modified cover of the Bauhaus song by the same name. Most of the lyric is identicle, and Abney Park did start as a goth/industrial/pagan band, so its not surprising that they covered both Bauhaus and Dead can Dance (I am Streatched on Your Grave). | |
| VNV Nation – Saviour Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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In the last 7 years that I have been listening to VNV Nation, I find that Ronan's lyrics - while not directly opposed to "reigion" - call into question the basis of faith. Savior (Vox) is an excellent example of this. Do you blindly accept what others tell you to believe, or do you question and determine for your own self the nature of your belief? To me Savior (VOX) is a testament to ones willingness to question authority. Whether it be spiritual or material in nature, one must ask difficult questions in order to gain an understanding of the world one is "embodied" in. |
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| VNV Nation – Saviour Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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In the last 7 years that I have been listening to VNV Nation, I find that Ronan's lyrics - while not directly opposed to "reigion" - call into question the basis of faith. Savior (Vox) is an excellent example of this. Do you blindly accept what others tell you to believe, or do you question and determine for your own self the nature of your belief? To me Savior (VOX) is a testament to ones willingness to question authority. Whether it be spiritual or material in nature, one must ask difficult questions in order to gain an understanding of the world one is "embodied" in. |
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| VNV Nation – Saviour Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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In the last 7 years that I have been listening to VNV Nation, I find that Ronan's lyrics - while not directly opposed to "reigion" - call into question the basis of faith. Savior (Vox) is an excellent example of this. Do you blindly accept what others tell you to believe, or do you question and determine for your own self the nature of your belief? To me Savior (VOX) is a testament to ones willingness to question authority. Whether it be spiritual or material in nature, one must ask difficult questions in order to gain an understanding of the world one is "embodied" in. |
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| VNV Nation – Saviour Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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In the last 7 years that I have been listening to VNV Nation, I find that Ronan's lyrics - while not directly opposed to "reigion" - call into question the basis of faith. Savior (Vox) is an excellent example of this. Do you blindly accept what others tell you to believe, or do you question and determine for your own self the nature of your belief? To me Savior (VOX) is a testament to ones willingness to question authority. Whether it be spiritual or material in nature, one must ask difficult questions in order to gain an understanding of the world one is "embodied" in. |
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