Definitely my favorite song on Jagged. I thought initially that the lyrics were quite good. Listening to it yesterday and suddenly the full force of the song's meaning (at least to me) came crashing through. At first I took it to be some pretty straightforward lyrics about self delusion, but suddenly I realized that Gary was taking a very cleverly written dig at holier-than-thou, religious hypocrites.
The first set of verses basically says "Hey, Religious Jealot: A) You think your sh-t doesn't stink. and B) You are lying to yourself and everyone else."
The second set of verses is Gary saying: I'm better than you because I am honest about my inner demons and I own up to my mistakes.
The chorus is Gary reiterating the theme that this "god" you people believe in is either a lie or worse yet, is crapping all over his "words" and all over your false, hypocritical front: your "white halo".
Definitely my favorite song on Jagged. I thought initially that the lyrics were quite good. Listening to it yesterday and suddenly the full force of the song's meaning (at least to me) came crashing through. At first I took it to be some pretty straightforward lyrics about self delusion, but suddenly I realized that Gary was taking a very cleverly written dig at holier-than-thou, religious hypocrites.
The first set of verses basically says "Hey, Religious Jealot: A) You think your sh-t doesn't stink. and B) You are lying to yourself and everyone else."
The second set of verses is Gary saying: I'm better than you because I am honest about my inner demons and I own up to my mistakes.
The chorus is Gary reiterating the theme that this "god" you people believe in is either a lie or worse yet, is crapping all over his "words" and all over your false, hypocritical front: your "white halo".