I don't think it is necessary to say whether he was talking about religion or not. I'm an avid VNV Nation fan, listening to all their songs. I really don't think they'd ever make a direct statement about religion. Ronan really likes to use religious imagery in his songs, but he does it in such fascinating ways, which do not necessarily encourage nor discourage religion.
I think this song is about how people always look for things to save them instead of changing and seeking after their own path. These "gods" don't have to be actually God, but could be anyone or anything that people blindly seek after and put all their faith in. More than anything he is speaking out against when people give themselves up, sacrificing themselves and their will to the power of others. This forms the "Hollow bonds" from the killed pride; but these idols are just as lost as we are.
Btw, just a note on one of the comments up there: any song that sound religious can easily be interpreted as a love song. But my experience is that Ronan doesn't really write love songs. Beloved was rather an anomaly there.
I don't think it is necessary to say whether he was talking about religion or not. I'm an avid VNV Nation fan, listening to all their songs. I really don't think they'd ever make a direct statement about religion. Ronan really likes to use religious imagery in his songs, but he does it in such fascinating ways, which do not necessarily encourage nor discourage religion.
I think this song is about how people always look for things to save them instead of changing and seeking after their own path. These "gods" don't have to be actually God, but could be anyone or anything that people blindly seek after and put all their faith in. More than anything he is speaking out against when people give themselves up, sacrificing themselves and their will to the power of others. This forms the "Hollow bonds" from the killed pride; but these idols are just as lost as we are.
Btw, just a note on one of the comments up there: any song that sound religious can easily be interpreted as a love song. But my experience is that Ronan doesn't really write love songs. Beloved was rather an anomaly there.