in the original version of this song on the album "Life, Kisses, and Other Wasted Efforts", the second verse is about twice as long. it inlcudes these lines:
No scalpel, pill or stitch,
no religious sales pitch
will ever bring the art that's dying back.
and so we are the heirs,
of this glowing lack of care
our hearts in one discord we all cry out
for blood and spit we clap,
the amps are feeding back
my heart is filled with the one to whom I shout
this song is fairly straightfoward, though I think there is a bit more to it than zanebob has suggested. I think the main focus of the song (especially referring back to the title) is that God gave us art in order to further glorify and worship Him. however, we have warped His gift and used it for our own self glorification and personal gain. I think Josh is crying out the desperate need to destroy the current mode of thinking (that art belongs to us, not God) and return to true worship.
in the original version of this song on the album "Life, Kisses, and Other Wasted Efforts", the second verse is about twice as long. it inlcudes these lines:
No scalpel, pill or stitch, no religious sales pitch will ever bring the art that's dying back. and so we are the heirs, of this glowing lack of care our hearts in one discord we all cry out for blood and spit we clap, the amps are feeding back my heart is filled with the one to whom I shout
this song is fairly straightfoward, though I think there is a bit more to it than zanebob has suggested. I think the main focus of the song (especially referring back to the title) is that God gave us art in order to further glorify and worship Him. however, we have warped His gift and used it for our own self glorification and personal gain. I think Josh is crying out the desperate need to destroy the current mode of thinking (that art belongs to us, not God) and return to true worship.