Man Made God Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Any Colony You Like 

Cover art for Man Made God lyrics by In Flames

I dunno lads... of coarse we only have three words to interpret on, but listen to the music from the point of view of a man, who has realised his own powers. his power to create, to destroy. his power to decide whats right, whats wrong, the power to understand, to help, and all the responsibilities of these powers, which every man has.

The individual is the closest thing on earth to a god. this ordinary person has realised this, and so is aware of his powers. he is now a man made into a god. that's the vibe i get from the music. a sense of self worth, empowerment, with all the compassion of a human. and after the first riff, the fast paced part, sounds like the struggles every man must go through in life, it then breaks out into another empowering riff, and the second time an accoustic piece which in me inspires the above mentioned feelings of self worth.

I'm repeating myself now. but i love this song.

Also, perhaps you could interpret it in the "morphing into Primal" way. That this man has ACTUALLY BECOME GOD! it's unlikely, and it's not how i chose to interpret it, but it would make sense. The power expressed in the music are his new god like abilities, and the music also carries the compassion of a human, which this man hasn't shaken off.

GODMAN!

(that was a conclusion i came to when i was drunk. I titled myself Godman and later made the association)