@kyle171 right now, I agree and disagree a tad. I think you’re on the money with the overall theme, and there’s certainly something going on in here about mob mentality as it relates to religion and dogma. But I think the hostility towards “guns,” at least metaphorically as they represent war, enable misled youth (“boys”) to do so much damage when suffering from dogmatic belief, is genuine. Thus, I believe the old lady at the end is a counterpoint to the guy in the beginning—her form of “faith” or “piety” being genuine and not just dogmatic or about power (which...
@kyle171 right now, I agree and disagree a tad. I think you’re on the money with the overall theme, and there’s certainly something going on in here about mob mentality as it relates to religion and dogma. But I think the hostility towards “guns,” at least metaphorically as they represent war, enable misled youth (“boys”) to do so much damage when suffering from dogmatic belief, is genuine. Thus, I believe the old lady at the end is a counterpoint to the guy in the beginning—her form of “faith” or “piety” being genuine and not just dogmatic or about power (which we can assume the first guy both has and wants), and the anger or frustration expressed is because she and people like her, who would genuinely pray for peace, are not heard and are so powerless
Sam rocks the banjo on this song and I love it.
The song starts off as striking me as a boy who thinks he is humble and pious but he's actually pretty bitter and isn't really that intimate with God.
I see the "sword across his knees" reference as a nod to the Bible calling itself the sword of God.
And I don't see the "...still some fucker made.." reference about guns ruining lives. At all. I maybe see it as another reference to misplaced anger.
@kyle171 right now, I agree and disagree a tad. I think you’re on the money with the overall theme, and there’s certainly something going on in here about mob mentality as it relates to religion and dogma. But I think the hostility towards “guns,” at least metaphorically as they represent war, enable misled youth (“boys”) to do so much damage when suffering from dogmatic belief, is genuine. Thus, I believe the old lady at the end is a counterpoint to the guy in the beginning—her form of “faith” or “piety” being genuine and not just dogmatic or about power (which...
@kyle171 right now, I agree and disagree a tad. I think you’re on the money with the overall theme, and there’s certainly something going on in here about mob mentality as it relates to religion and dogma. But I think the hostility towards “guns,” at least metaphorically as they represent war, enable misled youth (“boys”) to do so much damage when suffering from dogmatic belief, is genuine. Thus, I believe the old lady at the end is a counterpoint to the guy in the beginning—her form of “faith” or “piety” being genuine and not just dogmatic or about power (which we can assume the first guy both has and wants), and the anger or frustration expressed is because she and people like her, who would genuinely pray for peace, are not heard and are so powerless