Okay. This song is TOTALLY about the mormon church and him leaving it. I was raised mormon, so I can totally relatye to these lyrics. I kinda think that the beginning;
Free from the torment of sin
All this I'm giving up....
is almost a mockery towards the mormon church. The mormons believe that their church is the ONLY church authorized by god to forgive sins. Fucked up, I know, but thatever, fuck em.
Then there's this part:
Is there another side
Beyond the black and white
A place I can meet you by
A place on other side
The mormons believe that you're either all in on God's side, or all in on the Devil's side, hence the black and white statement. I think this whole song is kinda a big "FUCK YOU!!!" to Bert's parents and the mormon church. That's just my personal opinion, but the fact that I was forced to be mormon until I moved out of my parents house, leads me to believe this.
Just so you know the Catholics believe the almost the same thing about forgiveness so don't go blindly dissing. I personally have a problem with all organized religion imho.
Just so you know the Catholics believe the almost the same thing about forgiveness so don't go blindly dissing. I personally have a problem with all organized religion imho.
I agree that it's directed toward organized religion, but not necessarily the mormon or catholic churches. I fell like this is less of a "FUCK YOU" song and more of a "that's not who I am and I'm not going to try to be that anymore" song.
I agree that it's directed toward organized religion, but not necessarily the mormon or catholic churches. I fell like this is less of a "FUCK YOU" song and more of a "that's not who I am and I'm not going to try to be that anymore" song.
He seems like he's saying that hejust has to give up the faith because it was going to happen regardless, like the sun one day exploding into a Supernova. It will happen eventually, but it didn't decide to, it's just who it is.
He seems like he's saying that hejust has to give up the faith because it was going to happen regardless, like the sun one day exploding into a Supernova. It will happen eventually, but it didn't decide to, it's just who it is.
Okay. This song is TOTALLY about the mormon church and him leaving it. I was raised mormon, so I can totally relatye to these lyrics. I kinda think that the beginning;
Free from the torment of sin All this I'm giving up....
is almost a mockery towards the mormon church. The mormons believe that their church is the ONLY church authorized by god to forgive sins. Fucked up, I know, but thatever, fuck em. Then there's this part:
Is there another side Beyond the black and white A place I can meet you by A place on other side
The mormons believe that you're either all in on God's side, or all in on the Devil's side, hence the black and white statement. I think this whole song is kinda a big "FUCK YOU!!!" to Bert's parents and the mormon church. That's just my personal opinion, but the fact that I was forced to be mormon until I moved out of my parents house, leads me to believe this.
Just so you know the Catholics believe the almost the same thing about forgiveness so don't go blindly dissing. I personally have a problem with all organized religion imho.
Just so you know the Catholics believe the almost the same thing about forgiveness so don't go blindly dissing. I personally have a problem with all organized religion imho.
I agree that it's directed toward organized religion, but not necessarily the mormon or catholic churches. I fell like this is less of a "FUCK YOU" song and more of a "that's not who I am and I'm not going to try to be that anymore" song.
I agree that it's directed toward organized religion, but not necessarily the mormon or catholic churches. I fell like this is less of a "FUCK YOU" song and more of a "that's not who I am and I'm not going to try to be that anymore" song.
He seems like he's saying that hejust has to give up the faith because it was going to happen regardless, like the sun one day exploding into a Supernova. It will happen eventually, but it didn't decide to, it's just who it is.
He seems like he's saying that hejust has to give up the faith because it was going to happen regardless, like the sun one day exploding into a Supernova. It will happen eventually, but it didn't decide to, it's just who it is.