Born And Raised

So many songs about religion in this album. I like the line, "Nihilist sleeps and in dreams he sees god's face Realize even disbelief requires a leap of faith"

No matter what you believe, you're going to have doubts and you have to be steady in what you believe. Probably my favorite song off the album.

Dallas singing in this song is pure bliss.

This song is pretty good. I think the meaning is obvious; that being conflict with religion and society, and questioning your faith.

"Two hands come together to pray for greater yields Two poles of a compass guided by a field In the mind of every man, two ghosts dance Was this place made, or was it here by chance?"

So cleverly written. <3 AOF

Good stuff BDG and Waveburner, but I think that if you really dig into this song it is less about questioning your faith and more about the inherent hopelessness of modern society and questioning ones lack of faith in something greater. The entire song kind of speaks to this but the following lines really clinch it.

I've lost all direction I've lost all my direction And now I wish, that I would have believed Could have believed

So many people feel lost in todays world, asking themselves what point there is to everything. Existential nihilism argues that our existence is without objective meaning, purpose, or intrinsic value. Without an objective there is no point to any action. A great way to think about this is imagining you are on a hot desert planet with no water, no escape from the heat. You could walk but there is no point. The dread of helplessness sets in quickly.

I think though that the vantage point of the song really speaks from the point of view of someone who made a decision against any sort of god at a young age, when life is full of dreams and the tendency to pull away from relying on anyone or anything but ones own aspirations and thoughts of the future. This person found as, I will dare to say, all of us do that that later in life those dreams tend to fall away and we set into the monotony of life. Suddenly that purpose is gone and life is surviving day to day and meeting your own need whatever way you are able.

This is why I think it is more about questioning your own lack of faith in a higher purpose, than whether your faith is correct. Then again they do point out that even belief in nothing is still faith is something.

only 4 comments on such a deep and meaningful song?

existentialism is so profound...it's truly the single most important question in the world: Why are we here? Why isn't there just nothing?

Another great song.

"Nihilist sleeps and in dreams he sees god's face Realize even disbelief requires a leap of faith"

Really, this is just such an awesome lyric. I literally said "wow" when I read this one.

Brooks450 and others: before asking why we are here, ask are we here. For help in answering this, be present, be still and wait (like a deer in the headlights…BAMMM). If out-sourcing is needed, read the first sentence of the old testament or “think” about the “concept” of evolution (these two “concepts” are the same). Caution with “thinking” though, just know.