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Meeting of the Minds Lyrics

In 325, the Council devised a set of sacred testaments, transparent and wise.
The truth is only ever relied on that which we agree and abide.
At the meeting of the minds. Reading of the times.
Open the blinds. To our complicated lives.
We all need some kind of creed to lead us to light.

In old Tennessee, the last century.
All scopes were fixed on legal tricks and whether or not we
should teach kids natural philosophy, despite uncomfortable verity.
At the meeting of the minds. Reading of the times.
Open the blinds. To our complicated lives.
We all need some kind of creed to lead us to light.

There's a beacon that shines in the night, a dark pitch though it may be.
And the halcyon fields of opportunity turn out to be consensual and arbitrary.

Today on my ride I witnessed a guy complaining about how a so-and-so had lied.
No longer will the market decide what the government should provide.
At the meeting of the minds. Sign of the times.
Open the blinds. To our complicated lives. We
all need some kind of creed to lead us to light.
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batterylegion On Sep 21, 2010
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Cover art for Meeting of the Minds lyrics by Bad Religion

"In old Tennessee, the last century. All...SCOPES...were fixed on legal tricks and whether or not we should teach kids natural philosophy, despite uncomfortable verity."

Nice little pun there. (A man named John Scopes was the defendant of the legal case which they're referencing; informally known as "Scopes Monkey Trial")

But yeah, essentially stating that what is conventionally considered as immutable history is merely the story everyone at the time chose to agree, on often sacrificing truth for compromise.

Cover art for Meeting of the Minds lyrics by Bad Religion

Anyone else think this song sounds like germs of Perfection?

Alright I think the title of this one is about in the year 325 when (correct me if I'm wrong) the Bible was basically put together, parts were left out that were unnecessary or didn't fit their beliefs, things like that. Christianity was basically started in 325 when all the beliefs were set in black and white.

The song fast forwards to the Scopes Monkey Trial which jitpow already talked about. This just shows that what happened in 325 still affects modern times.

The line that says: And the halcyon fields of opportunity turn out to be consensual and arbitrary

I think by the "halcyon fields of opportunity" he is referring to heaven or something likewise. And the fact that they turn out to be "consensual and arbitrary" means that they are not as wonderful as they seem since they were just what were decided upon by the meeting in 325, and are therefore not divine.

Cover art for Meeting of the Minds lyrics by Bad Religion

ooo the council of nicea

they'd dedicate an entire song

the earth stalled is my favorite song so far..

I gotta read the lyrics first when a new album comes out. then listen...

thats bad religion for ya

<3

Cover art for Meeting of the Minds lyrics by Bad Religion

No longer will the market decide what the government should provide. < Single-payer health care?

 
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