Sorry for all ye Jesus friends, but I don't think you understand it at all... this song is about a man whose faith in God is challenged by a number of things, things that make him look up to heaven and challenge whoever is there ("If there's a lord above...oh Lord arise"). And then finally realising that there is nobody up there, that all the beautiful words the church uses are empty and devoid of real meaning ("He tells me to believe in Jesus, and steals the money from my hand"). Jesus saves... but as the years pass by, and the neon letters break down, the homeless are still homeless. Hollow words, nothing changed.
And no, realising your faith is in vain is not easy ("Sometimes I wish to God I didn't know now the things I didn't know then")... hence the cry, the desperate cry of a man robbed of his foundations in life, for "something to believe in". Brilliant song, I love it.
The song reminds me of the book of Job. When a person cries out like that doesn't mean they have no faith. This sort of cry out is all through the Psalms and book of Job. The self-righteous will usually shun this sort of response to God, but it's actually very good for a person to do so. Whether he/she comes out with more faith or none, the outcry was needed.
The song reminds me of the book of Job. When a person cries out like that doesn't mean they have no faith. This sort of cry out is all through the Psalms and book of Job. The self-righteous will usually shun this sort of response to God, but it's actually very good for a person to do so. Whether he/she comes out with more faith or none, the outcry was needed.
Sorry for all ye Jesus friends, but I don't think you understand it at all... this song is about a man whose faith in God is challenged by a number of things, things that make him look up to heaven and challenge whoever is there ("If there's a lord above...oh Lord arise"). And then finally realising that there is nobody up there, that all the beautiful words the church uses are empty and devoid of real meaning ("He tells me to believe in Jesus, and steals the money from my hand"). Jesus saves... but as the years pass by, and the neon letters break down, the homeless are still homeless. Hollow words, nothing changed.
And no, realising your faith is in vain is not easy ("Sometimes I wish to God I didn't know now the things I didn't know then")... hence the cry, the desperate cry of a man robbed of his foundations in life, for "something to believe in". Brilliant song, I love it.
The song reminds me of the book of Job. When a person cries out like that doesn't mean they have no faith. This sort of cry out is all through the Psalms and book of Job. The self-righteous will usually shun this sort of response to God, but it's actually very good for a person to do so. Whether he/she comes out with more faith or none, the outcry was needed.
The song reminds me of the book of Job. When a person cries out like that doesn't mean they have no faith. This sort of cry out is all through the Psalms and book of Job. The self-righteous will usually shun this sort of response to God, but it's actually very good for a person to do so. Whether he/she comes out with more faith or none, the outcry was needed.