No it gives a sorta "imperfect" vibe. I would agree with you if the lines of "Time Bomb" or "Lying in the Hands of God" weren't so religiously ingrained. "Baby when I get home, I wanna pick up the pieces. Hammer in the final nail and lean me up against Jesus." However in "Lying in the Hands of God" he does take an anti-conversion: "Save your sermons for someone who's afraid of love" so I would agree with you I guess now, but would like to clarify pro-God, anti-religion....
No it gives a sorta "imperfect" vibe. I would agree with you if the lines of "Time Bomb" or "Lying in the Hands of God" weren't so religiously ingrained. "Baby when I get home, I wanna pick up the pieces. Hammer in the final nail and lean me up against Jesus." However in "Lying in the Hands of God" he does take an anti-conversion: "Save your sermons for someone who's afraid of love" so I would agree with you I guess now, but would like to clarify pro-God, anti-religion.
OMG the WHOLE SONG gives a a wonderfully decidedly anti-religion vibe. Dave is famous for that and this song continues that tradition. Why I Am, also with anti-religion tones: "I grew from monkey into man, then I crushed fifteen million with a wave of my hand, I grew drunk on water turned into wine, Till I was slave and master at the same damn time" summarizes the last 200,000 years in 4 lines, and does not give a good recalling of the rise of the Christian faith.
OMG the WHOLE SONG gives a a wonderfully decidedly anti-religion vibe. Dave is famous for that and this song continues that tradition. Why I Am, also with anti-religion tones: "I grew from monkey into man, then I crushed fifteen million with a wave of my hand, I grew drunk on water turned into wine, Till I was slave and master at the same damn time" summarizes the last 200,000 years in 4 lines, and does not give a good recalling of the rise of the Christian faith.
This song is so dark, primal, and I think, in a word, humanistic....
This song is so dark, primal, and I think, in a word, humanistic. The song starts out, encased in what you think is religion, and then Dave slips you his religion and philosophy, "And naked, you will see, That we are all the same" and "Above all things, If kindness is your king, Then heaven will be yours before you reach your end". Love, when injected into the "dead", those who have no love, no kindness, then makes the "dead" start to squirm and live again. Wonderfully dark imagery.
Humanism is a worldview and a moral philosophy that considers humans to be of primary importance. "I'm not perfect, I'm flesh and bone, And I'm exactly what you need"
Well...yea, but I wouldn't get the wrong idea. I've spoken with Catholic priests that say they are against the modern institution of religion, not religion itself. Religion is about God the Creator not the mad-made institution. Can you name a problem that didn't come from the institutions of government, religion or economics? No.
Well...yea, but I wouldn't get the wrong idea. I've spoken with Catholic priests that say they are against the modern institution of religion, not religion itself. Religion is about God the Creator not the mad-made institution. Can you name a problem that didn't come from the institutions of government, religion or economics? No.
"I'm not a king, no, not a hero, not a fool I'm not perfect, I'm flesh and bone And I'm exactly what you need"
Gives a decidedly anti-religios vibe, no?
No it gives a sorta "imperfect" vibe. I would agree with you if the lines of "Time Bomb" or "Lying in the Hands of God" weren't so religiously ingrained. "Baby when I get home, I wanna pick up the pieces. Hammer in the final nail and lean me up against Jesus." However in "Lying in the Hands of God" he does take an anti-conversion: "Save your sermons for someone who's afraid of love" so I would agree with you I guess now, but would like to clarify pro-God, anti-religion....
No it gives a sorta "imperfect" vibe. I would agree with you if the lines of "Time Bomb" or "Lying in the Hands of God" weren't so religiously ingrained. "Baby when I get home, I wanna pick up the pieces. Hammer in the final nail and lean me up against Jesus." However in "Lying in the Hands of God" he does take an anti-conversion: "Save your sermons for someone who's afraid of love" so I would agree with you I guess now, but would like to clarify pro-God, anti-religion.
OMG the WHOLE SONG
OMG the WHOLE SONG
OMG the WHOLE SONG
OMG the WHOLE SONG
OMG the WHOLE SONG gives a a wonderfully decidedly anti-religion vibe. Dave is famous for that and this song continues that tradition. Why I Am, also with anti-religion tones: "I grew from monkey into man, then I crushed fifteen million with a wave of my hand, I grew drunk on water turned into wine, Till I was slave and master at the same damn time" summarizes the last 200,000 years in 4 lines, and does not give a good recalling of the rise of the Christian faith.
OMG the WHOLE SONG gives a a wonderfully decidedly anti-religion vibe. Dave is famous for that and this song continues that tradition. Why I Am, also with anti-religion tones: "I grew from monkey into man, then I crushed fifteen million with a wave of my hand, I grew drunk on water turned into wine, Till I was slave and master at the same damn time" summarizes the last 200,000 years in 4 lines, and does not give a good recalling of the rise of the Christian faith.
This song is so dark, primal, and I think, in a word, humanistic....
This song is so dark, primal, and I think, in a word, humanistic. The song starts out, encased in what you think is religion, and then Dave slips you his religion and philosophy, "And naked, you will see, That we are all the same" and "Above all things, If kindness is your king, Then heaven will be yours before you reach your end". Love, when injected into the "dead", those who have no love, no kindness, then makes the "dead" start to squirm and live again. Wonderfully dark imagery.
Humanism is a worldview and a moral philosophy that considers humans to be of primary importance. "I'm not perfect, I'm flesh and bone, And I'm exactly what you need"
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/tim-graham/2007/11/16/rock-star-dave-matthews-god-more-irritating-santa-claus
Well...yea, but I wouldn't get the wrong idea. I've spoken with Catholic priests that say they are against the modern institution of religion, not religion itself. Religion is about God the Creator not the mad-made institution. Can you name a problem that didn't come from the institutions of government, religion or economics? No.
Well...yea, but I wouldn't get the wrong idea. I've spoken with Catholic priests that say they are against the modern institution of religion, not religion itself. Religion is about God the Creator not the mad-made institution. Can you name a problem that didn't come from the institutions of government, religion or economics? No.