Thanks Cornflakz. I think you're probably right about the cartoons referred to being the religious ones, that fits more with the song.
All I thought of for the 'keep my flesh firm' part was that the song talks about these people who die for their beliefs, who will go to war and die because of their faith, (whatever that faith may be) and then there are other people who talk about it light-heartedly. I think she's talking about those people obsessed with youth, surgery, anything they can do to stay young. If God keeps them youthful, keeps their flesh firm, they'll mention his name. People who would say 'Oh my God, a wrinkle' or 'Thank God I had my make up'- they use the term in such a different way to those who are spoken about in the rest of the song. For them, God is someone who is supposed to do them a favour, and if he doesn't they'll be up in arms, which is a contrast to those mentioned at the start of the song.
Thanks Cornflakz. I think you're probably right about the cartoons referred to being the religious ones, that fits more with the song. All I thought of for the 'keep my flesh firm' part was that the song talks about these people who die for their beliefs, who will go to war and die because of their faith, (whatever that faith may be) and then there are other people who talk about it light-heartedly. I think she's talking about those people obsessed with youth, surgery, anything they can do to stay young. If God keeps them youthful, keeps their flesh firm, they'll mention his name. People who would say 'Oh my God, a wrinkle' or 'Thank God I had my make up'- they use the term in such a different way to those who are spoken about in the rest of the song. For them, God is someone who is supposed to do them a favour, and if he doesn't they'll be up in arms, which is a contrast to those mentioned at the start of the song.