| Thrice – The Window Lyrics | 9 years ago |
|
To me this is about the cognitive dissonance surrounding his faith; the state of having inconsistent thoughts and beliefs and struggling with the burden of proof. To me this song describes the feeling of tension experienced due to these conflicting beliefs. When this happens people tend to feel uncomfortable and they start trying to figure out a way to reconcile their beliefs so they don't seem to conflict anymore or the discomfort is relieved; the choice in this instance is to further reiterate his faith to avoid the obvious conflict in regard to the lack of evidence to support his belief system. The "note scratched in the wall" is the specific dissonance - he reads the words "in dread" because reality is threatening to his ego and his faith. His fears are that God does not exist and his religion is a personal/mass social delusion; his solution is to ignore this dissonance (reality) and reiterate his faith. Fantastic song! |
|
* This information can be up to 15 minutes delayed.