I agree with the other posts... More specifically, this song seems to be about some kind of baptism... and i personally think its some kind of evil cult or religion. Backslider means going against your religion...
I think in the song, his dad and others were making him into a backslider, even though it wasn't what he wanted... or at least he regretted it later or something...
either way, this song rules and it goes along with the album so well, which is a not really straightforward concept album. The album is all based around the main character being an evil guy even though it might not seem that way on the outside and he has a relationship with a girl that makes him go crazy and eventually kill her and maybe himself? Theres really nothing like this out there which is what makes me wish they had made more albums like this.
I agree with the other posts... More specifically, this song seems to be about some kind of baptism... and i personally think its some kind of evil cult or religion. Backslider means going against your religion...
I think in the song, his dad and others were making him into a backslider, even though it wasn't what he wanted... or at least he regretted it later or something...
either way, this song rules and it goes along with the album so well, which is a not really straightforward concept album. The album is all based around the main character being an evil guy even though it might not seem that way on the outside and he has a relationship with a girl that makes him go crazy and eventually kill her and maybe himself? Theres really nothing like this out there which is what makes me wish they had made more albums like this.