Wow, nobody's commented on this!
First of all, I love the celtic and middle eastern influences.
Sufjan seems to be denouncing the bishop by saying he's easy and wrong, and that The Spirit is right and will say.
I'm guessing he means that the Holy Spirit has more religious authority than the easily-swayed bishop, and will truly decide people's fates in the end. The Servant line could refer to being a servant to God. Okay, that's about all I can think of. Anyways, I like the almost passively rebellious feeling in the "we are what you say" lines.
Wow, nobody's commented on this! First of all, I love the celtic and middle eastern influences. Sufjan seems to be denouncing the bishop by saying he's easy and wrong, and that The Spirit is right and will say. I'm guessing he means that the Holy Spirit has more religious authority than the easily-swayed bishop, and will truly decide people's fates in the end. The Servant line could refer to being a servant to God. Okay, that's about all I can think of. Anyways, I like the almost passively rebellious feeling in the "we are what you say" lines.
I hope that I can one day defiantly proclaim, "We are what you say."
I hope that I can one day defiantly proclaim, "We are what you say."