the main theme of the song (i believe) is fear, mainly concerning life's purpose/religious beliefs with the afterlife. Many of fear before's lyrics are about the singer's uncertaintly and or disbelief in god. and this song is for the most part saying, the people that believe in god only believe in him because with a belief so intense as christianity, you can make excuses to certain unanswerable questions. like the meaning of life. christians say, its to live god's will. he says, no thats not the reason, and if u didnt have a "god" you wouldnt kno the reason.
the ending line is powerful. like when i first heard it and knew what he was saying, chills went down my spine. Hearing him scream it live whilest giving the sky (the idea of god id assume) the middle finger. Because we all have a fear of god. Whether its a fear in the sense that we try to act good as to aviod the wrath of god, or the fear that god doesnt exist. and all the speaker is doing, is saying fuck it, im telling you your god is just something you use for your daily excuses whether u kno it or not.
personally i dont kno whether i agree with him. I was batized catholic, and have been going to catholic and christian schools since 3rd grade (im currently a senior). I never really questions catholosisms beliefs until around early last school year, and as of now i am in a state were i couldnt tell you what i believe. I would hate to be an atheist, because that belief statement just seems so depressing to me. But alot of the things and beliefs of a god, or even the supernatural cant nest in my mind. I am searching for an answer, one i fear ill never find.
But this song is trying to tell me that god is bullshit and by living under him you live in fear. I think i live in fear now more than i did when i called myself a catholic.
the main theme of the song (i believe) is fear, mainly concerning life's purpose/religious beliefs with the afterlife. Many of fear before's lyrics are about the singer's uncertaintly and or disbelief in god. and this song is for the most part saying, the people that believe in god only believe in him because with a belief so intense as christianity, you can make excuses to certain unanswerable questions. like the meaning of life. christians say, its to live god's will. he says, no thats not the reason, and if u didnt have a "god" you wouldnt kno the reason.
the ending line is powerful. like when i first heard it and knew what he was saying, chills went down my spine. Hearing him scream it live whilest giving the sky (the idea of god id assume) the middle finger. Because we all have a fear of god. Whether its a fear in the sense that we try to act good as to aviod the wrath of god, or the fear that god doesnt exist. and all the speaker is doing, is saying fuck it, im telling you your god is just something you use for your daily excuses whether u kno it or not.
personally i dont kno whether i agree with him. I was batized catholic, and have been going to catholic and christian schools since 3rd grade (im currently a senior). I never really questions catholosisms beliefs until around early last school year, and as of now i am in a state were i couldnt tell you what i believe. I would hate to be an atheist, because that belief statement just seems so depressing to me. But alot of the things and beliefs of a god, or even the supernatural cant nest in my mind. I am searching for an answer, one i fear ill never find.
But this song is trying to tell me that god is bullshit and by living under him you live in fear. I think i live in fear now more than i did when i called myself a catholic.