Ok so personally I think that this song has to do with two people. Similar stories though. The father isnt there, and the kid suffers from that. Its like " what am I supposed to do when my own father doesn't want me? What am I, a BOY supposed to do when I'm expected to be a man?" like, he never really learned what a man really was. When the father was supposed to listen never cared that he was bullied. He relates to someone in the same situation, that's why he talks about the suicide. Someone with the same problem killed himself. Why not him? What's a boy to do when he was never taught to be a man, and he's forced to deal with these adult problems? He acts like he's a man but he "has no man in his heart" meaning he has no faith in his father and he is not ready to be a man. That's my interpretation. And how could it be about god? Does god's love come and go when company comes? I don't think so. There may be Christian references but I don't believe its all about god.
Ok so personally I think that this song has to do with two people. Similar stories though. The father isnt there, and the kid suffers from that. Its like " what am I supposed to do when my own father doesn't want me? What am I, a BOY supposed to do when I'm expected to be a man?" like, he never really learned what a man really was. When the father was supposed to listen never cared that he was bullied. He relates to someone in the same situation, that's why he talks about the suicide. Someone with the same problem killed himself. Why not him? What's a boy to do when he was never taught to be a man, and he's forced to deal with these adult problems? He acts like he's a man but he "has no man in his heart" meaning he has no faith in his father and he is not ready to be a man. That's my interpretation. And how could it be about god? Does god's love come and go when company comes? I don't think so. There may be Christian references but I don't believe its all about god.