its amazing how far music can come.. 24 years after it released and its one of the most heartfelt songs ive heard
It's weird to think of all the things
That have not been keeping up with the times
It's ten o'clock the sun has just now
Begun to set the western hills on fire
And I hear that you don't change
How to you expect to keep up with the trends?
You won't survive the information age
Unless you plan to change the truth
To accommodate the brilliance of men, the brilliance of men
Some folks think we're better now
Social evolution's new synthetic will
Will keep us on a straighter path
As better men use brand new math
With no wrong answers
I'm just a little bit worried
Do you have some sort of plan?
Have you been finally defeated
By the cunning of these fully evolved men?
And I hear that you don't change
How do you expect to keep up with the trends?
You won't survive the information age
Unless you plan to change the truth
To accommodate the brilliance of men, the brilliance of men
That have not been keeping up with the times
It's ten o'clock the sun has just now
Begun to set the western hills on fire
And I hear that you don't change
How to you expect to keep up with the trends?
You won't survive the information age
Unless you plan to change the truth
To accommodate the brilliance of men, the brilliance of men
Some folks think we're better now
Social evolution's new synthetic will
Will keep us on a straighter path
As better men use brand new math
With no wrong answers
I'm just a little bit worried
Do you have some sort of plan?
Have you been finally defeated
By the cunning of these fully evolved men?
And I hear that you don't change
How do you expect to keep up with the trends?
You won't survive the information age
Unless you plan to change the truth
To accommodate the brilliance of men, the brilliance of men
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Letter from a Concerned Follower Lyrics as written by David Shannon Bazan
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I like this guy. He's an actual INTELLIGENT christian. Someone who questions the whole faith and is not afraid to be controvertial. Unlike many christians I know who are just blind followers indoctrinated to the point that they are the type of person that Jesus dude came to show the light.
I am in no way christian and think christanity has a lot to answer for but I do not hate it. I recognise that there are many positive aspects of faith.
Like I said, I like this guy. He does not blindly follow his faith, he questions it and points out the hypocrisies and contradictions. (I refer to his other nongs and not justt his one).