Revival

From the liner notes:

I am saved! I'm saved and, oh, would you believe it? On the third day I felt his presence near me. I know they won't believe me, but I've got favorite memories.

I am saved! I'm saved, and, oh, could you believe it? You won't regret if you choose to believe it. Freedom, silence / always. All these darkened hallways.

Darkness always - it doesn't make much since! Darkened hallways, away from me calling: stay!

good lord awesome song, has that great almost ramones punk/pop vibe with a more recent atlas sound lyrical theme. Very cryptic but seems like its a strong friendship/love affair with someone that really gives him peace until...

I believe it says 'You won't regret if you choose believe it'. or something.

Funny the way I changed my perspective of this song from the first time I heard until today. I love it.

okay, so a couple of things.... first off, this song is seriously just so ridiculously good... and, i've altered the lyrics a bit as i hear them (though, by no means am i even remotely sure that they are correct):

I'm saved, I'm saved And, oh, would you believe it? On the third day I felt his presence near me I know they won't believe me, but I've got favorite memories, well I'm saved, I'm saved And, oh, could you believe it? You won't regret, if you choose to believe it Freedom, silence, always, yeah All these darkened hallways

Darkness, always It doesn't make much sense Darkened hallways Away from the current state

At first this seemed straight forward, but now upon further inspection, I'm not certain if this is a celebration of religious enlightenment, or a criticism. Why would the darkened hallways be calling you? Is this like a drug addict who went clean, but still has urges to turn back the dark path (hallway)? But earlier he says 'freedom, silence, always. all these darkened hallways'. If those two ideas go together, is he saying that freedom and silence come with the darkened hallway path, or is the freedom and silence is on the enlightened path?

Somewhat confused. Freedom seems like a good thing, and something someone would preach they have if they are saved. But relying on religion can be a crutch, much the opposite of freedom. Silence could refer to, as it commonly has been referred to in the past, as a lack of God's guiding 'voice'.

Maybe I'm reading too much into it.

Sorry I don't remember where I read this, but I'm about 90% sure that Bradford Cox said that this is a sincere song about his faith in Jesus, as he was raised as a Southern Baptist or something like that. In the lyrics, he writes that freedom and silence forever don't make much sense, and that God fills the void for him.

My favourite off of Halcyon. I knew it'd be my favourite when I first heard it. Just an amazing rock song. Deerhunter's so good at bringin all these elements together to produce something magical.

All this darkness ... always. I'm in love

Sounds to me like a song about addiction, but a much written component of religion is the Dualism thing, Good/Evil God/Devil

Freedom, silence, always All these darkened hallways