Lyric discussion by Ethan_M 

Cover art for Gideon lyrics by My Morning Jacket

Gideon, what have you told us at all?

-- The Israelites pleaded with Gideon to be their King, but he responded "only God is your ruler".

Make a sound, come down off the wall.

-- He's speaking about religion being cold and stale, that it's just a picture on the wall. I think of it as a crucifix, he's asking it to "come down off the wall", to stop being lifeless, irrelevant and unimportant.