I believe this song is totally about the church. The character goes through life fighting for his/her faith when they've been taught doctrine that's not theologically sound.
The second part, "I know you can't hear me, and you won't believe me" is the character's attempt to cry out to the church to change its ways. Either the character is dying or perhaps Christ has come back and he/she believes it is too late to change.
The chorus of the song is the character's hopeless belief that the church might never again become what it is meant to be. "Forever we will be hollow." Then the part "How can we open the eyes of the dead when we are hollow?" is definitely a reference to every believer's mission to seek and save the lost.
Finally, the reason I believe this song is about the church, is the last part. "And all along here I was told by fallen men in their charade that I could find a hope inside the safety of this empty place."
So church, let's start teaching people the right things! Our mission is to seek and save the lost, not entertain people.
I believe this song is totally about the church. The character goes through life fighting for his/her faith when they've been taught doctrine that's not theologically sound.
The second part, "I know you can't hear me, and you won't believe me" is the character's attempt to cry out to the church to change its ways. Either the character is dying or perhaps Christ has come back and he/she believes it is too late to change.
The chorus of the song is the character's hopeless belief that the church might never again become what it is meant to be. "Forever we will be hollow." Then the part "How can we open the eyes of the dead when we are hollow?" is definitely a reference to every believer's mission to seek and save the lost.
Finally, the reason I believe this song is about the church, is the last part. "And all along here I was told by fallen men in their charade that I could find a hope inside the safety of this empty place."
So church, let's start teaching people the right things! Our mission is to seek and save the lost, not entertain people.