i think the song is expressing immense sorrow, as well as questioning the existence of a god who seems to only "take out the best" people. the last lines seem to be directed at religious organizations, "And all the time they took talking in circles. To get them off the hook would take miracle workers." the church(es) have dug themselves in so deep with all of their talk of heaven and life after death, but they have no solid evidence. "We're nowhere near prepared. There's no way of knowing. Why don't they just admit they're scared cause its already showing" No one knows if there is a god, no one knows when or how one will die, so we might as well face the truth about the matter. Live each moment as if it may be your last, because it very well could be...
i think the song is expressing immense sorrow, as well as questioning the existence of a god who seems to only "take out the best" people. the last lines seem to be directed at religious organizations, "And all the time they took talking in circles. To get them off the hook would take miracle workers." the church(es) have dug themselves in so deep with all of their talk of heaven and life after death, but they have no solid evidence. "We're nowhere near prepared. There's no way of knowing. Why don't they just admit they're scared cause its already showing" No one knows if there is a god, no one knows when or how one will die, so we might as well face the truth about the matter. Live each moment as if it may be your last, because it very well could be...