Damnit I'm actually starting to agree with those seeing anti-religious themes in 'Size lyrics.
This feels to me like a religious person arguing to an atheists that he should be allowed to believe what he wants and "should not have to make apologies". It works visa versa also (with atheism), but I feel this way makes more sense. This could all be a load of rubbish though...
Can't help thinking that this is about closed-mindedness in relation to faith ("is faith against your faith", "you try not to listen anyway"). Though the atheist attempts to hide his distain for religion it "always shows".
The protagonist argues that the only thing the atheists do is "shoot down" religion with "popular opinion". He is also critical of the atheistic lifestyle of bright lights (vice - sex, drugs, money) that will burn (hell) and blind (mislead) you. The atheist is even "proud of this disgrace".
"No tomorrow" could be a reference to atheists who do not hold the religious belief that this planet is just a preparation for heaven ("tomorrow").
A couple of other things:
"What do you see when you close your eyes?" - what do atheists believe in.
"Royalty or magic numbers" - atheists still support the divine right of kings and superstition.
My favourite line is the one I can't make fit into this crazy theory. "Reputation's not a alibi". My only thoughts are that the scientific improbability that God doesn't exist (reputation) is no excuse for a hedonistic lifestyle.
Phew. Ok. Does any of this make sense to anyone or have I gone bonkers from reading pmassey's comments?
Damnit I'm actually starting to agree with those seeing anti-religious themes in 'Size lyrics.
This feels to me like a religious person arguing to an atheists that he should be allowed to believe what he wants and "should not have to make apologies". It works visa versa also (with atheism), but I feel this way makes more sense. This could all be a load of rubbish though...
Can't help thinking that this is about closed-mindedness in relation to faith ("is faith against your faith", "you try not to listen anyway"). Though the atheist attempts to hide his distain for religion it "always shows".
The protagonist argues that the only thing the atheists do is "shoot down" religion with "popular opinion". He is also critical of the atheistic lifestyle of bright lights (vice - sex, drugs, money) that will burn (hell) and blind (mislead) you. The atheist is even "proud of this disgrace".
"No tomorrow" could be a reference to atheists who do not hold the religious belief that this planet is just a preparation for heaven ("tomorrow").
A couple of other things:
My favourite line is the one I can't make fit into this crazy theory. "Reputation's not a alibi". My only thoughts are that the scientific improbability that God doesn't exist (reputation) is no excuse for a hedonistic lifestyle.
Phew. Ok. Does any of this make sense to anyone or have I gone bonkers from reading pmassey's comments?
Oh, and I'm an atheist.
i used that same exact interpretation in my psychology/sociology class
i used that same exact interpretation in my psychology/sociology class