I think this song is another one by Epica commenting on corrupt religion is. Mark growls the lines by the 'man of God' showing how sinister and demonic the supposed figure of trust is.
"Don't believe what you see, believe in me, in my reality"
suggests that religion urges people to forget what they see (i.e - the way things really are) and instead believe in God. 'In my reality' shows that people who believe in God are in a different reality than the rest of us.
The parts sung by the female choir represent the innocent people who cry out to God for genuine help, only to be answered by the lies of the Church, telling them to put all of their faith in something which doesn't exist.
Simone is the voice of reason, telling these people that believe that they 'refuse to face the facts'. Alternatively (I haven't decided yet :P) she is telling those who don't believe that God clearly exists and they're just refusing to see it. They all wait for the day that God or Jesus will 'break out and reawake' although admit that their hope is waning, comparing it to 'a desert running dry'.
The growls are back as the man of God mocks them with ‘lies!’
Aside from “In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti, Amen” which I’m assuming means ‘in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, Amen’ I’ve no idea what the Latin bit means, so I’ll just gloss over that.
“I can't wait at this rate” suggests that the religious people have given up waiting for God, as he’s never going to come and save them.
This is all just my interpretation of the song, I don’t mean to offend anyone who’s religious.
I think this song is another one by Epica commenting on corrupt religion is. Mark growls the lines by the 'man of God' showing how sinister and demonic the supposed figure of trust is.
"Don't believe what you see, believe in me, in my reality"
suggests that religion urges people to forget what they see (i.e - the way things really are) and instead believe in God. 'In my reality' shows that people who believe in God are in a different reality than the rest of us.
The parts sung by the female choir represent the innocent people who cry out to God for genuine help, only to be answered by the lies of the Church, telling them to put all of their faith in something which doesn't exist.
Simone is the voice of reason, telling these people that believe that they 'refuse to face the facts'. Alternatively (I haven't decided yet :P) she is telling those who don't believe that God clearly exists and they're just refusing to see it. They all wait for the day that God or Jesus will 'break out and reawake' although admit that their hope is waning, comparing it to 'a desert running dry'.
The growls are back as the man of God mocks them with ‘lies!’
Aside from “In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti, Amen” which I’m assuming means ‘in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, Amen’ I’ve no idea what the Latin bit means, so I’ll just gloss over that.
“I can't wait at this rate” suggests that the religious people have given up waiting for God, as he’s never going to come and save them.
This is all just my interpretation of the song, I don’t mean to offend anyone who’s religious.