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God only knows why we were born to burn
If God is my witness, He'll see that all is not well
Christ, what a sight for sore eyes
Looking down on us, all the children that You despise
God only knows why we were born to burn
God only knows why we were born to burn
A bullet in the neck doesn't feel much like love
A message of rejection sent from above
No flags, no holy books
I'll be in hell with the misunderstood
The sons and daughters that you wished to forget
A desperate picture of God's regret
Are we perfect mistakes?
Or almighty fuck ups?
One thing's for sure, He doesn't fucking love us
He doesn't fucking love us
Hate must weigh on you like a broken cross
Hate; the dividing line we'll never step across
Outcast and reject
Outcast and reject
Father, Father, how I've let you down
A fucking tyrant in a hollow crown
Father, father, how I've let you down
A fucking tyrant in a hollow crown
The sons and daughters that you wished to forget
A desperate picture of God's regret
Are we perfect mistakes?
Or almighty fuck ups?
One thing's for sure, He doesn't fucking love us
He doesn't fucking love us
He doesn't fucking love us
Christ, what a sight for sore eyes
Looking down on us, all the children that You despise
God only knows why we were born to burn
A message of rejection sent from above
No flags, no holy books
I'll be in hell with the misunderstood
A desperate picture of God's regret
Are we perfect mistakes?
Or almighty fuck ups?
One thing's for sure, He doesn't fucking love us
He doesn't fucking love us
Hate; the dividing line we'll never step across
Outcast and reject
A fucking tyrant in a hollow crown
Father, father, how I've let you down
A fucking tyrant in a hollow crown
A desperate picture of God's regret
Are we perfect mistakes?
Or almighty fuck ups?
One thing's for sure, He doesn't fucking love us
He doesn't fucking love us
He doesn't fucking love us
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This song is easy to interpret:
"God only knows why we were born to burn" "Looking down on us, all the children that you despise" "A bullet in the neck doesn't feel much like love" "A message of rejection sent from above" "I'll be in h*ll with the misunderstood" "The sons and daughters that you wished to forget" "A f***ing tyrant in a hollow crown"
And, of course:
"One thing's for sure, He doesn't fucking love us"
It's so obvious I find it ridiculous that people would claim otherwise. But of course, even with a song this obviously anti-religion, people will stupidly claim that it's not anti-religious. Funny how that works. A lyric could say "God does not exist" and some religious fool who can't deal with reality would claim it was expressing God's reality and love.
The vocalist has already blogged about what the lyrics mean. We, humans, can relate to what the lyrics express throughout the song. We see it all the time through Westboro Baptist and other organizations (religious & non-religious) that approach teachings in a negative aspect that induces radical behavior that can destroy. If you put your faith into a higher power or yourself, keep positive and never stray from the light.
@CKwillburn The song has nothing to do with religious people being assholes. It quite plainly points out how ridiculous it is to claim that God loves us yet would punish us.
@CKwillburn The song has nothing to do with religious people being assholes. It quite plainly points out how ridiculous it is to claim that God loves us yet would punish us.
I don't care what the vocalist blogged. I've read it but vocalists lie and mislead, intentionally or not, all the time. They very often backtrack from what lyrics clearly say, as in this case.
I don't care what the vocalist blogged. I've read it but vocalists lie and mislead, intentionally or not, all the time. They very often backtrack from what lyrics clearly say, as in this case.
The lyrics are pretty obvious.
The lyrics are pretty obvious.
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