Clean Lyrics
Again, Deep Elm scores. A great Indie label signs yet another great Indie, Post-Punk, emo band. I dig up on these lyrics...nothing to do with a weekend at the mall, hitting on boys, or pop, bubblegum sencelessness. Music for non-yuppies. Rock out.
Man, catsneezer, I had a feeling you would have posten here. Thanks for telling me about this CD, it rocks...the song is just, so...wow. Great. Martyr by choice, and then losing faith, so uncertain. I dunno, it just is great.
great,well written song...another masterpiece by TBM..beautiful song..
this song is amazing... awarded my "favorite song" for about a week (that's good). the lyrics... amazing... and the way they are done... great music
What does it mean?
This song is about the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. He went out there to carry the weight (of the sins of the world), to wear the crown of thorns (see Matthew 27:29 and John 19:2)... Because nobody here (in the world) is clean (without sin). "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus." -- Romans 3:23-24
"...Everybody is needing a scapegoat..." Jesus became our scapegoat when He died on the cross. He took the blame.
"...You're hit in the face, You're spit in the face..."
(see Matthew 27:30 and John 19:3)
So basically, we aren't clean but Jesus is clean (without sin). So He became our scapegoat, to save us.
iwasdeadthenalive: the lyrics are pretty vague, but i guess your interpretation does make sense. great song.