faith and religion are fairly closely related, though. i think the song is about how some people use religion in a negative way, and the way religion can impact negatively on the world.
Religion can be about molding people to a certain ideal, like bmcva10 said, and to me thats what "it will defeat you and then teach you to get back up" refers to.
I think "you better hope you're not alone" refers to the religious belief that we, as humans, are not alone because God is always there for us. jack is saying that the person had better hope that this is true. they had better hope that their beliefs are the correct ones.
"You dont always have to hold your head higher than your heart". to me that speaks about a 'holier-than-thou' attitude, and also the way religious people sometimes use their head (their knowledge of the Bible or Koran, etc) to guide them, instead of paying attention to what's in their heart. Such as a religious person who makes friends with someone, and then stops talking to them when they find out they are homosexual.
faith and religion are fairly closely related, though. i think the song is about how some people use religion in a negative way, and the way religion can impact negatively on the world.
Religion can be about molding people to a certain ideal, like bmcva10 said, and to me thats what "it will defeat you and then teach you to get back up" refers to.
I think "you better hope you're not alone" refers to the religious belief that we, as humans, are not alone because God is always there for us. jack is saying that the person had better hope that this is true. they had better hope that their beliefs are the correct ones.
"You dont always have to hold your head higher than your heart". to me that speaks about a 'holier-than-thou' attitude, and also the way religious people sometimes use their head (their knowledge of the Bible or Koran, etc) to guide them, instead of paying attention to what's in their heart. Such as a religious person who makes friends with someone, and then stops talking to them when they find out they are homosexual.