This song is such a great representation of those people in organized religion, just screaming and yelling that they believe. showing that religion is used to control and pacify.
Its spelled FaithFULL for a reason. 'full of it'...figure it out
I can see how some think that this song is a knock at organized religions - and in some ways I agree. But I do think that the overall message of this song is meant to be positive, not negative...
I think the chorus, "We're faithfull, We all believe!" means that everyone out there believes in SOMETHING, whether it's a higher power (God, Allah, Buddha, Mother Earth, whatever name they choose to associate their belief in a higher power truly does NOT matter) or just a belief in a way of living...what does matter is that the faith is there either way.
Maybe the message is to those religous fanatics saying that hey, as human beings we all have faith in something, and that's a good thing - so stop fighting over what faith is!
And the final lines of the song seem to me to be like a conversation between two good friends, or two people in a relationship - just be good to me, treat me with respect and dignity, be faithful to me, and I'll do the same for you.
also this is typical eddie vedder humor.
also this is typical eddie vedder humor.
I was the perfect age when Pearl Jam came onto the scene, 14, and yet I hated them for years, thought I was too cool for them, thought they were sell outs, thought of myself as a true punk rebel, then I grew the fuck up, and one day by chance I heard this song, and fkn fell in love, just fell in love, and consumed everything PJ did and never looked back.
Thank you, iftegod, you said it perfectly.
On the Live at the Garden DVD, Eddie says that this song is about having faith that everything is going to work out fine.
I believe this song is trying to say simply that we all may have faith in something intangible, but our priority should be faith in life around us, as in taking care of it; the environment, family, friends, less fortunate.
Well said Lango84... and the Captain is right, its FaithFULL for just that reason. :)
M-Y-T-H is belief in the game. controls that keeps us in a box of fear.
- GREAT LINE!
Well, you guys have all the answers, don't you?? Have tun with that.
What is the furry thing???
@tamary1216 Somebody f*cked in the making of the cd booklet. It should be "you are everything" (pronounced slowly, like "eh-very-thing") instead of "you are a furry thing".
@tamary1216 Somebody f*cked in the making of the cd booklet. It should be "you are everything" (pronounced slowly, like "eh-very-thing") instead of "you are a furry thing".