In case it gets away from us
Don’t pull it close,
the damage revealed the cost
And it wasn’t worth it, but they’ll never know
To keep in mind the line that separates idols
If the world is a dream and nothing is worth it
Unless you have a god. (We’re all going to hell)
But we wont be saved we’ll live as slaves to love
What god takes away, let’s refill all your holes with mud
“Purchase your tickets; I’m kicking your crosses down”
And all the voices sound just like you
I’ll be there-
Breathe in-
It’s been so long (I’ve felt so wrong again)
I fixed myself up nice but you never came
The words rolled off our backs and sound the same
I’ll be waiting-
I hope that it’s worth it but I’ll never know
Lyrics submitted by zbut
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Nietzsche proclaimed "God is Dead" meaning the "true world view", which was popular under practical everything religion (and communism or a warm and fuzzy feeling about the future) has lost popularity and left us wondering what to do. Let's fill all the holes with mud
I believe in God and blah blah blah, but it's really frustrating that every single band I love hates God. When I first started listening to Circa, I didn't notice the meaning of their music. But then I heard this song.
This is particularly frustrating because people "open their eyes" to see that there is no God, but who are they to open their eyes? I "opened" my eyes and realized there WAS a God. It's all a matter of who's writing the lyrics, but it seems more often than not that they realize God isn't there.
And has anyone ever stopped to think that maybe God doesn't answer our prayers because we are being tested, or even better yet (this would be a great subject of a song) that we don't deserve his help. Maybe the injustice in the world is to show how much we've screwed up our world.
Will someone please write a cool song like Circa, but not make it about atheism OR religion? I want music untainted by religion, or lack thereof. It spoils the music either way.
Why do you believe in "God"? I ask this rhetorically, as I'm not here to convert you and I don't care to get into a deep philosophical conversation. I ask, because I find that many people ardently stand behind the religion their parents imposed on them without actually thinking about why they believe it.
You mention "God" vaguely enough that you could be Jewish, Muslim, etc. It doesn't really matter which, but for this example, I will assume that you are Christian. Simple question: If you were born in Pakistan, or Iran wouldn't you most likely be Muslim? If you were born in ancient Greece, wouldn't you pray to Zeus (and their hundreds of other "gods")? You are a product of your environment. The reigning religion in any area is that which has been accepted and supported by the local governing body.
If religion works for you, that's great. Stick to whatever you enjoy - whatever makes your days more fulfilling. I'll stick to science and empirical evidence in searching for the truth.
My favorite argument: Omnipotence vs. free will.. God [Omnipotent] chooses everything for us and knows everything, from the beginning of time, until forever. So i didn't have the choice to not believe in him.. He chose it for me. Why would he condemn me to hell? Doesn't he love everyone? Hah. I'm going to stop. Just wanted to leave a thought.
Love this song. Don't give a fuck if Circa hates god or not, they're amazing regardless. :D
:"he (God) has also placed eternity in our hearts."
meaning we will always yearn, long for something more than this earth.
just thought that went along with this song whether they're christian or non christian
i hope they understand that life is random gods made a time for everything half of the things we do our just to keep us occupied.
and in reference to "well still be slaves to love that's wrong you always have the choice satan was once an angel he chose to leave im sure we can do the same except well most likely wont want to which is good
well the point is if god wanted to take away our free will he could but doesnt he lets us chose, we always have the choice.
"In case it gets away from us
Don’t pull it close,
the damage revealed the cost
And it wasn’t worth it, but they’ll never know"
To me this means; we want to remain blind to the impact that we are having on people. In case we start to realize this, let's push it out of our minds because all of this is probably not worth the damage that we are doing - and to make things worse, the people we are affecting most will never even know (probably their fans.)
"To keep in mind the line that separates idols"
They feel as if they are being worshipped or revered as idols which is not OK in Christianity.
"If the world is a dream and nothing is worth it
Unless you have a god. (We’re all going to hell)"
"If" is conditional. They aren't sure what the true nature of reality is, but if God is really a huge and integral part of life and really is the purpose for us all being here, the band and those who worship them as idols are going to hell
"But we wont be saved we’ll live as slaves to love
What god takes away, let’s refill all your holes with mud"
I see "mud" as worldly, spiritually harmful behaviors... More idolization, possibly drugs and alcohol, etc.
This portion is saying that instead of seeking God for the emptiness, they will continue to fill the holes in their lives with this "mud."
"“Purchase your tickets; I’m kicking your crosses down”"
Really he's saying "pay me to destroy your religion/chances at getting into heaven." By being my fan and listeing to my music and holding me as an idol you may be trading your chance of eternal salvation.
"And all the voices sound just like you
I’ll be there-
Breathe in-
It’s been so long (I’ve felt so wrong again)
I fixed myself up nice but you never came
The words rolled off our backs and sound the same
I’ll be waiting-
I hope that it’s worth it but I’ll never know"
I think this is saying he was betrayed by religion of God in the past, maybe he felt that he did everything right but still got the short end of the stick in life so he turned away.. Got older and more rebellious and lost faith entirely but he still feels some of the guilt because of the unknowns. Maybe he is doing something sinful here, maybe God is real, maybe he is harming people by performing and being revered as an idol. All he can really do is hope that the actions he takes are worth is and reap more positive than negative repercussions in the end.
'the world is a dream and nothing is worth it unless you have a god.' it's kind of sarcastic and bitter. and then it breaks into, in a...happier, maybe?, tone, 'but we won't be saved...' circa survive has a lot of moral-type questions if you listen. 'optimistic daring me, would you trade your soul for gold?' how far are you willing to go to get what you want? an optimistic...do you keep trying or just give up?
In case it gets away from us
Don’t pull it close,
(i think this is talking about if you loose faith dont bring it back)
the damage revealed the cost
And it wasn’t worth it, but they’ll never know
(this refers to sinning i think, if you sin you damage your relationship with god, hes saying its not worth caring about, but the people who do have these relationships dont relaize it)
To keep in mind the line that separates idols
(hes pretty much questioning peoples belief in god)
If the world is a dream and nothing is worth it(this line is bone chillin because i said the same thing to a friend, of how your life is pretty much a dream because if you dont put faith in god and dont believe then when you do all of this will mean nothing, just like when you wake up from a dream)
Unless you have a god. (We’re all going to hell)
(hes saying you have no hope if youre like him and dont belive in god)
But we wont be saved we’ll live as slaves to love
(hes saying he wont put his faith in god, hell do what he wants and loves to do regardless of if its sinning? not sure bout that one)
What god takes away, let’s refill all your holes with mud
(i htink this comes from peoples belief that everything is fate determined by god and hes saying that he wont let this hapen hell just keep moving on and overcoming)
“Purchase your tickets; I’m kicking your crosses down”
(hes saying keep putting your faith cuz it means nothing, religin is hopeless)
And all the voices sound just like you
I’ll be there-
Breathe in-
(hes saying he always believed it was true taht god was there hed try not to sin and it would sem like god would help but no help came form his problems)
It’s been so long (I’ve felt so wrong again)
(its been a long time hes been sinning, he needs that presence of god)
I fixed myself up nice but you never came
(he tried to remain and put faith once again, but still received no signs from god)
The words rolled off our backs and sound the same
I’ll be waiting-
I hope that it’s worth it but I’ll never know
(he keeps tryin the same thing being told the same thing, but hes still gonna keep putting faith and trying even tho he feels, god will never come hes still gonna take that chance because he needs him there
"the damage revealed the cost, and it wasnt worth it but they'll never know" maybe talking about his confusion in religion and him trying to beleive.. but hes saying strong beleivers wont ever see what he sees..
"to keep in mind the line that seperates idols" im not sure but maybe imagining god for something hes not like anthony doesnt see him as being as great as everybody says
"if the world is a dream, and nothing is worth it" maybe he thinks all of his effort will result with nothing in return for him.
"unless you have a god (we're all going to hell)" referring back to last line, i think hes saying that it will be worth it if you have a god, but by saying we're all going to hell i think hes saying that nobody really has a god hes not there..
"we wont be saved, we'll live as slaves to love" once again we wont be going to heaven, we will just be "enslaved" by this feeling of love our entire lives
"what god takes away, lets refill all our holes with mud" by things happenining that people dont want to they will fill these voids with false hopes for example everything happens for a reason would be mud
"purchase your tickets, im kicking all your crosses down"i think maybe by kicking all your crosses down destroying false hopes or having doubts of faith
"all the voices sound like you" all of these people say the same things who have faith.. everyone who is enslaved by love maybe..
"breathe in" like holding breathe hes waiting for aa result
"its been so long ive felt so wrong" its been so long since he has truly felt faith and he is ashamed by this..
"I fixed myself up nice but you never came" he triedto do everything right but he had so signs from god like he hoped for in return, again false hopes
"the words rolled off our backs and sound the same" turned his back on the words of god yet he still has some hope..
"ill be waiting" waiting to see results maybe
"i hope that its worth it but ill never know" he hopes that following god turns out to be worth it, but since he has turned his back on it he wont know
thats my interpretation by myself but i might be completelyy wrong.. just how i see the song.:) hope it makes sense for you
Simply amazing melody and instrumentation.
Shiiiiiiiiiit.