Cossar, I'm going to take a different approach and say that it's talking about the church--old and new.
"Don’t fool the crowd with all your sentiments in vain.
We are alive again. We will survive again.
Don’t turn your back to every move you ever made.
We are alive again. We will survive again."
The "Don't fool the crowd" line sort of means that believers shouldn't sugar coat a relationship with Christ as something that He's not. He's not a free ticket into Heaven if you just believe, He needs a relationship. "Sentiments in vain" is like telling non-believers that it's not a relationship.
"We are alive again. We will survive again" is explaining that the church has gone through a lot. It was persecuted with Saul, went through a bunch of other things and whatnot. Now it's in a slump, but also in a revival. Like it's saying that the body has last this long, it will continue.
"Don't turn your back" is explaining that we can't forget the history of the church, that we can't make the same mistakes that other generations have made.
"We’ve turned our back to every holy war you’ve played.
Will you weep when you feel this love you have killed?
We paint our faces ‘til we leave a stain.
Then all the chemicals are racing in our veins."
"We've turned our back..." says that non-believers can try to get in Christians faces, take away basic rights, and we do nothing.
"Will you weep..." is like saying, "Look, you're taking away the only hope for people by persecuting Christians (in every sense of the word).
"We paint our faces..." radiates that Christians show God's love, and it's like we're painting a bulls-eye on our head for persecution. However, persecution because of our love for God is good=D. "Chemicals..." refers to God's love.
"They paint us immaculate.
Ignoring the fact that we’re shoving our faults in their faces.
They wanted more.
Of the fame, of the scripted, the same,
Of the sacred, the fraud, fabricated.
They wanted more.
Of the fame, of the scripted, the same,
Of the sacred, the fraud, fabricated.
They want it."
"They paint us immaculate....Ignoring the fact that..." Non-believers paint Christians in this "holier than thou" portrait without realizing that we show our flaws for them to see just be being real with them. The last bit of the last verse is saying that non-believers want more of the hypocricy and fakeness of the church to throw at believers.
Again, a different take, but who knows what's right.
Cossar, I'm going to take a different approach and say that it's talking about the church--old and new.
"Don’t fool the crowd with all your sentiments in vain. We are alive again. We will survive again. Don’t turn your back to every move you ever made. We are alive again. We will survive again."
The "Don't fool the crowd" line sort of means that believers shouldn't sugar coat a relationship with Christ as something that He's not. He's not a free ticket into Heaven if you just believe, He needs a relationship. "Sentiments in vain" is like telling non-believers that it's not a relationship. "We are alive again. We will survive again" is explaining that the church has gone through a lot. It was persecuted with Saul, went through a bunch of other things and whatnot. Now it's in a slump, but also in a revival. Like it's saying that the body has last this long, it will continue. "Don't turn your back" is explaining that we can't forget the history of the church, that we can't make the same mistakes that other generations have made.
"We’ve turned our back to every holy war you’ve played. Will you weep when you feel this love you have killed? We paint our faces ‘til we leave a stain. Then all the chemicals are racing in our veins."
"We've turned our back..." says that non-believers can try to get in Christians faces, take away basic rights, and we do nothing. "Will you weep..." is like saying, "Look, you're taking away the only hope for people by persecuting Christians (in every sense of the word). "We paint our faces..." radiates that Christians show God's love, and it's like we're painting a bulls-eye on our head for persecution. However, persecution because of our love for God is good=D. "Chemicals..." refers to God's love.
"They paint us immaculate. Ignoring the fact that we’re shoving our faults in their faces. They wanted more. Of the fame, of the scripted, the same, Of the sacred, the fraud, fabricated. They wanted more. Of the fame, of the scripted, the same, Of the sacred, the fraud, fabricated. They want it."
"They paint us immaculate....Ignoring the fact that..." Non-believers paint Christians in this "holier than thou" portrait without realizing that we show our flaws for them to see just be being real with them. The last bit of the last verse is saying that non-believers want more of the hypocricy and fakeness of the church to throw at believers.
Again, a different take, but who knows what's right.