I see this song as told from the perspective of a fundamentalist preacher--most likely a fundamentalist Christian who preaches to born-agains.
-In goodness wake I'll always say I do,
-That it's all for you
Everything good I've done, it is for God (or Jesus, or Allah).
-And tricks I'd turn would always shine right through,
-But it's all for you.
Though I lie through my teeth ("tricks I turn"), and that's how most people see me, God knows I am devout and I'm doing it for the right reason.
--Like a stream overflowing
--Unpredictable
--A new confidence like a new king.
I have the ultimate confidence in my charms, in the strength of my faith. It gives me power, "like a new king," and that only swells my confidence. The faith of my subjects overflows and what they may do is unpredictable.
-Like a breeze levitating
-To raise a sunken soul
-And to the surface shines like a new pin.
We are all raised spiritual through belief in Christ. Even the worst man ("Sunken soul") can be raised to heaven, and can shine with Goodness.
-Like a dream synchronising
-With the one I missed the most
-A concentrated love from a new queen.
In heaven we can meet with those we miss the most.
-Like a wave stabilising
-I walk a tighter rope
-And my new victim shines like a new pin.
The rope of virtues is tougher to walk as fame grows, but every sinner I touch I make shine with Virtue.
-I can feel lies within the
-Gospels that I'm sold
-The tactless sentiments are a new pain.
But I know that I am overzealous, that I am greedy, and that I am a bad man at heart. The Gospels say I'm a devil.
I see this song as told from the perspective of a fundamentalist preacher--most likely a fundamentalist Christian who preaches to born-agains.
-In goodness wake I'll always say I do, -That it's all for you
Everything good I've done, it is for God (or Jesus, or Allah).
-And tricks I'd turn would always shine right through, -But it's all for you.
Though I lie through my teeth ("tricks I turn"), and that's how most people see me, God knows I am devout and I'm doing it for the right reason.
--Like a stream overflowing --Unpredictable --A new confidence like a new king.
I have the ultimate confidence in my charms, in the strength of my faith. It gives me power, "like a new king," and that only swells my confidence. The faith of my subjects overflows and what they may do is unpredictable.
-Like a breeze levitating -To raise a sunken soul -And to the surface shines like a new pin.
We are all raised spiritual through belief in Christ. Even the worst man ("Sunken soul") can be raised to heaven, and can shine with Goodness.
-Like a dream synchronising -With the one I missed the most -A concentrated love from a new queen.
In heaven we can meet with those we miss the most.
-Like a wave stabilising -I walk a tighter rope -And my new victim shines like a new pin.
The rope of virtues is tougher to walk as fame grows, but every sinner I touch I make shine with Virtue.
-I can feel lies within the -Gospels that I'm sold -The tactless sentiments are a new pain.
But I know that I am overzealous, that I am greedy, and that I am a bad man at heart. The Gospels say I'm a devil.