"And you know it's all just par for the course
But you blame it on some non-existent force"
Going along with the religious imagery, I think that this line negates the idea of an omniscient God that controls everything. I think he's saying that people do not take enough credit. Blaming or accrediting life-changing events to something that may or may not even exist (he obviously believes it doesn't) gives people the false concept that life is beyond them and what happens just happens, regardless of their actions.
Also, the lyrics are on the Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire page as well, but they're incorrect.
"And you know it's all just par for the course But you blame it on some non-existent force"
Going along with the religious imagery, I think that this line negates the idea of an omniscient God that controls everything. I think he's saying that people do not take enough credit. Blaming or accrediting life-changing events to something that may or may not even exist (he obviously believes it doesn't) gives people the false concept that life is beyond them and what happens just happens, regardless of their actions.
Also, the lyrics are on the Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire page as well, but they're incorrect.