Dear Sons and Daughters of Hungry Ghosts Lyrics

Lyric discussion by justaguy81 

Cover art for Dear Sons and Daughters of Hungry Ghosts lyrics by Wolf Parade

As for the line about god's plans, the previous line is "Now we'll say it's in God's hands" which is just a platitude, like saying good luck. I think that they're saying if you leave it up to god, don't expect everything to work out. After all "god helps those who help themselves".
And if they are atheists, how is that relevent? It doesn't detract from what they're trying to say, and they don't have an obvious religious agenda, for or against, so take it for what it's worth. Too many many good bands get claimed by one side or the other and it's pointless- so think for yourself and look at what they're saying, not if they ascribe to the same religious views as you.