This song is about the problem of evil. In relation to the Judeo/Christian God, this is "An ageless question, universal
They’re asking why"
Why, if God is almighty, all knowing and perfectly good and loving, does God allow for suffering?
"Now so many wonder why it is
So much has gone awry in all of this"
So many people look at the suffering in the world. "These cries, this agony, injustices, suffering" and "they say if You are real then take it away". They conclude that God must not be real because if God were, God would take all the suffering away.
The problem is that they see the suffering in the world from the wrong lense. They don't see them as "Symptoms of a larger disease
Inside of me and you and me
So try to close your eyes and make it fade away
But open and you’ll see
This stain is you, this stain is me"
The Fallen nature of man is not apparent to them. They think people are basically good and that all this suffering has not been caused by us, nor is it our responsibility.
"Seemingly undeserved is your lot
But generations past and you forgot
We chose to eat our fill and fell to not"
Ultimately the Fallen nature of the world is also an indicator of the Fallen nature of humans, and the guide that indicates that we need something greater and infallible. We need God.
"This pain is here reminding us to turn and leave
To come back home
I disagree, mavrikz.
This song is about the problem of evil. In relation to the Judeo/Christian God, this is "An ageless question, universal They’re asking why"
Why, if God is almighty, all knowing and perfectly good and loving, does God allow for suffering? "Now so many wonder why it is So much has gone awry in all of this"
So many people look at the suffering in the world. "These cries, this agony, injustices, suffering" and "they say if You are real then take it away". They conclude that God must not be real because if God were, God would take all the suffering away.
The problem is that they see the suffering in the world from the wrong lense. They don't see them as "Symptoms of a larger disease Inside of me and you and me So try to close your eyes and make it fade away But open and you’ll see This stain is you, this stain is me"
The Fallen nature of man is not apparent to them. They think people are basically good and that all this suffering has not been caused by us, nor is it our responsibility. "Seemingly undeserved is your lot But generations past and you forgot We chose to eat our fill and fell to not" Ultimately the Fallen nature of the world is also an indicator of the Fallen nature of humans, and the guide that indicates that we need something greater and infallible. We need God. "This pain is here reminding us to turn and leave To come back home
Pointing to show us the way"