Awesome song! Reminds me of the equally Carter-driven "Save Me." Love Dave as an actor, ever since his role in House MD - similar acting to the video ;)
Dave's saying the world is not "neat" despite what people try to tell you, it's actually "fucking crazy." I believe there are political undertones, as we know Dave is pretty anit-war, and my first impression was that he was attacking the Geoge W. administration for selling wrong wars and policies to the people:
"hide when there's someone
try to convince you
that they know the answer
no matter the question"
"praise god for he has many names
but the devil have many more"
seems to suggest that although God is more holy and divine, the Devil is more prominent in today's society.
"people have come to believe
that we are its greatest achievement
when really we're just a collection of cells
overrating themselves"
seems to sum up what the song is about: human arrogance. The first verse is about people who think they know everything (politicians in general), the second is an extension that suggests that they DON'T and that the world is out of control.
"with the love that my mother gave me
i'm gonna drop the devil to the floor"
The Devil represents hate and cruelty, and Dave's saying we can fight the evil in today's culture with love and kindness. As always, a great message in today's world of mediocrity (come on, Umbrella???).
Awesome song! Reminds me of the equally Carter-driven "Save Me." Love Dave as an actor, ever since his role in House MD - similar acting to the video ;)
Dave's saying the world is not "neat" despite what people try to tell you, it's actually "fucking crazy." I believe there are political undertones, as we know Dave is pretty anit-war, and my first impression was that he was attacking the Geoge W. administration for selling wrong wars and policies to the people: "hide when there's someone try to convince you that they know the answer no matter the question"
"praise god for he has many names but the devil have many more" seems to suggest that although God is more holy and divine, the Devil is more prominent in today's society.
"people have come to believe that we are its greatest achievement when really we're just a collection of cells overrating themselves" seems to sum up what the song is about: human arrogance. The first verse is about people who think they know everything (politicians in general), the second is an extension that suggests that they DON'T and that the world is out of control.
"with the love that my mother gave me i'm gonna drop the devil to the floor" The Devil represents hate and cruelty, and Dave's saying we can fight the evil in today's culture with love and kindness. As always, a great message in today's world of mediocrity (come on, Umbrella???).