Selling The News

I think this song is talking about people overthinking to much, and question the love of God. There are many athiests in the world today, because they don't know what to believe. They question things like: "Why wasn't God here when this happened?" Truly, our God is with us, always. Maybe the reason behind this is many preachers or Godly people aren't truly living for God, and people see that and think "If this is what christians are like, I don't want this."

See, you can say what you want to people, but I believe nothing can make them want what you have like showing them an example by actually living it out. They'll see you and think "There's something different about them. They have a strange peace, and love for other people."

WHY HASNT ANYONE COMMENTED ON THIS SONG YET?!?! It is amazing. I think this song is about how man has become so materialistic and putting their trust into the world rather than in God. How money and image is everything, and Christianity is just an object for cash, that they're 'Selling the News'.

I think this is talking about people including preachers who just tell people what they want to here. And in this age where in it all comes down to what makes the most money.

"A teenager's plea for meaning and means We're selling the news.. If you shoot it too straight, it won't come back We're selling the news" A preacher who just tell people what they want to hear because they don't want to loose them. "America listens, the story is told With an eye on the truth as the story unfolds But the ratings determine if story was sold We're selling the news Begging the question, mongering fears Stroking the eyes and tickling ears The truth is seldom just as it appears we're selling the news" It's all about the ratings and if you story was the most interesting or looked the coolest not if it was the most truthful.

"The facts are simply one option to choose Where nothing is sacred, there's nothing to lose Where nothing is sacred, all is consumed We're still on the air, it must be the truth We're selling the news" This if the frustration with the fact that nothing including God seems to be sacred any more people just want a good story and they will do anything to get it. We as consumers just believe what we've been told must of the time with out even thinking about.

"I want to believe you I want to believe But everything I see is greed The fact is fiction Suspicion is the new religion" This is simply stating that we can believe anyone any more and that we are now suspicious of everything even God.

The song is talking about the news media (Selling the NEWS), and how materialistic and corrupt it has become. "America listens, the story is told, With an eye on the truth as the story unfolds, But the ratings determine if story was sold, We're selling the news". Basically, the news media shows whatever stories the people want to hear, whatever will get them the most ratings and most money. "Stroking the eyes and tickling ears, The truth is seldom just as it appears." Again, how the news plays what the people want, weather it is the whole truth or not: "Substance... you've been replaced by the masters of spin". It's also talking about us as a culture, how we have turned from God and have become materialistic, and, in our quest to deny God existence, turned to theories, most predominantly evolution, to explain our existence: "The facts are simply one option to choose... When nothing is sacred, there's nothing to lose... all is consumed". "All is consumed" is referring to materialism. "When nothing is sacred, there's nothing to lose" is talking about how, when we are taught that we are just random accidents that somehow magically evolved from monkeys, and that there is no meaning to life, why should we value it? What's there to lose? After all, without God, there is no meaning or purpose, right? I really like this song, and it is one of my favorites. I really like how Switchfoot doesn't censor their songs and simply make what people want to hear ("Tickling ears"), but instead actually put meaning and purpose into their songs, no matter what kind of ratings they get for it.

The song is talking about the news media (Selling the NEWS), and how materialistic and corrupt it has become. "America listens, the story is told, With an eye on the truth as the story unfolds, But the ratings determine if story was sold, We're selling the news". Basically, the news media shows whatever stories the people want to hear, whatever will get them the most ratings and most money. "Stroking the eyes and tickling ears, The truth is seldom just as it appears." Again, how the news plays what the people want, weather it is the whole truth or not: "Substance... you've been replaced by the masters of spin". It's also talking about us as a culture, how we have turned from God and have become materialistic, and, in our quest to deny God existence, turned to theories, most predominantly evolution, to explain our existence: "The facts are simply one option to choose... When nothing is sacred, there's nothing to lose... all is consumed". "All is consumed" is referring to materialism. "When nothing is sacred, there's nothing to lose" is talking about how, when we are taught that we are just random accidents that somehow magically evolved from monkeys, and that there is no meaning to life, why should we value it? What's there to lose? After all, without God, there is no meaning or purpose, right? I really like this song, and it is one of my favorites. I really like how Switchfoot doesn't censor their songs and simply make what people want to hear ("Tickling ears"), but instead actually put meaning and purpose into their songs, no matter what kind of ratings they get for it.

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WHEN nothing is sacred, there's nothing to lose WHEN nothing is sacred, all is consumed

The line "a teenagers plea for meaning and means" should read "a teenagers plea for meaning and memes." A meme is "an idea, behaviour or style that spreads from person to person within a culture." In the context of the song meme makes more sense than means.