i think its about Christians who are only a Christian out of fear of death etc. They keep their faith to themselves and do not share the love with others. This song has a lot of Christian imagery.
"The king's taken back the throne,
The useless seed is sown"
the king would be Jesus/God taking His place back in someone's life. maybe a person becoming Christian again? and the seed of faith that is sown (also a biblical reference) is useless because this person will keep it to their self.
"You're still a soldier in your mind,
Though nothing's on the line."
many Christians refer to themselves as "soldiers of Christ" and believe that they fight a spiritual war. But to the non-believer there is "nothing on the line", i.e. no spiritual war.
"You say it's money that we need,
As if we were only mouths to feed,
I know no matter what you say
There are some debts you'll never pay."
this person is in belief that money will solve all the worlds spiritual problems, but this person has past debts too. this could mean actual debts and maybe he has done some wrong things
"Working for the church
While your family dies.
You take what they give you
And you keep it inside.
Every spark of friendship and love
Will die without a home."
this person does not reflect the love that the Church encourages, and keeps their faith separate from their family. Every spark of friendship created in this person by their faith will die before it gets passed on.
"I can taste the fear.
Lift me up and take me out of here,
Don't want to fight, don't want to die,
Just want to hear you cry."
this person who has become a Christian may have a troubled past with the "narrator". the narrator does not want to fight with this person or discuss religion, but just wants to see real emotion, and can sense a lot of fear in this person.
"Who's going to throw the very first stone?
Oh! Who's going to reset the bone?
Walking with your head in a sling
Want to hear the soldier sing."
waiting to see who will open the discussion first (another biblical reference). the broken bone is the troubled past that needs reconciliation. the narrator wants to hear this stoic "soldier" speak honestly and confide.
"We can't find you now,
But they're going to get their money back somehow,
And when you finally disappear
We'll just say you were never here."
this person is obviously in debt and is being sought after. (like his phone service getting cut off earlier) this person leaves the narrator without any communication.
"Been working for the church
While your life falls apart,
Singing hallelujah with the fear in your heart,"
this is a very haunting verse. someone who is religious for the wrong reasons and just simply follows the rules. this person is just ignoring all his problems in his life, even ignoring his family while he hides under the false security of religion.
this doesnt seem 100% consistent to me, but it was the first strong interpretation that came to mind
This is almost exactly what I get from the lyrics. The only difference is that I don't think the person is in personal debt.
This is almost exactly what I get from the lyrics. The only difference is that I don't think the person is in personal debt.
"You say it's money that we need,
As if we were only mouths to feed,
I know no matter what you say
There are some debts you'll never pay."
"You say it's money that we need,
As if we were only mouths to feed,
I know no matter what you say
There are some debts you'll never pay."
I see this as their way of saying that money isn't going to buy what the people truly need. There are some things you can't take back no matter how much money you spend to fix them. Possibly in reference to the way the church...
I see this as their way of saying that money isn't going to buy what the people truly need. There are some things you can't take back no matter how much money you spend to fix them. Possibly in reference to the way the church was paying people off who were molested by priests.
"We can't find you now,
But they're going to get their money back somehow,
And when you finally disappear
We'll just say you were never here."
I also think that this part is trying to explain that if you turn your back on the church they will still find a way to get money from you. Even if you stop showing up and donating every Sunday. And when you finally get sick of everything being about money then they'll leave you to rot. You'll be invisible in their eyes. Hinting towards the religion as being more about making money then healing lost souls.
I could be totally wrong about all of that. But it seems reasonable.
i think its about Christians who are only a Christian out of fear of death etc. They keep their faith to themselves and do not share the love with others. This song has a lot of Christian imagery.
"The king's taken back the throne, The useless seed is sown"
the king would be Jesus/God taking His place back in someone's life. maybe a person becoming Christian again? and the seed of faith that is sown (also a biblical reference) is useless because this person will keep it to their self.
"You're still a soldier in your mind, Though nothing's on the line."
many Christians refer to themselves as "soldiers of Christ" and believe that they fight a spiritual war. But to the non-believer there is "nothing on the line", i.e. no spiritual war.
"You say it's money that we need, As if we were only mouths to feed, I know no matter what you say There are some debts you'll never pay."
this person is in belief that money will solve all the worlds spiritual problems, but this person has past debts too. this could mean actual debts and maybe he has done some wrong things
"Working for the church While your family dies. You take what they give you And you keep it inside. Every spark of friendship and love Will die without a home."
this person does not reflect the love that the Church encourages, and keeps their faith separate from their family. Every spark of friendship created in this person by their faith will die before it gets passed on.
"I can taste the fear. Lift me up and take me out of here, Don't want to fight, don't want to die, Just want to hear you cry."
this person who has become a Christian may have a troubled past with the "narrator". the narrator does not want to fight with this person or discuss religion, but just wants to see real emotion, and can sense a lot of fear in this person.
"Who's going to throw the very first stone? Oh! Who's going to reset the bone? Walking with your head in a sling Want to hear the soldier sing."
waiting to see who will open the discussion first (another biblical reference). the broken bone is the troubled past that needs reconciliation. the narrator wants to hear this stoic "soldier" speak honestly and confide.
"We can't find you now, But they're going to get their money back somehow, And when you finally disappear We'll just say you were never here."
this person is obviously in debt and is being sought after. (like his phone service getting cut off earlier) this person leaves the narrator without any communication.
"Been working for the church While your life falls apart, Singing hallelujah with the fear in your heart,"
this is a very haunting verse. someone who is religious for the wrong reasons and just simply follows the rules. this person is just ignoring all his problems in his life, even ignoring his family while he hides under the false security of religion.
this doesnt seem 100% consistent to me, but it was the first strong interpretation that came to mind
This is almost exactly what I get from the lyrics. The only difference is that I don't think the person is in personal debt.
This is almost exactly what I get from the lyrics. The only difference is that I don't think the person is in personal debt.
"You say it's money that we need, As if we were only mouths to feed, I know no matter what you say There are some debts you'll never pay."
"You say it's money that we need, As if we were only mouths to feed, I know no matter what you say There are some debts you'll never pay."
I see this as their way of saying that money isn't going to buy what the people truly need. There are some things you can't take back no matter how much money you spend to fix them. Possibly in reference to the way the church...
I see this as their way of saying that money isn't going to buy what the people truly need. There are some things you can't take back no matter how much money you spend to fix them. Possibly in reference to the way the church was paying people off who were molested by priests.
"We can't find you now, But they're going to get their money back somehow, And when you finally disappear We'll just say you were never here."
I also think that this part is trying to explain that if you turn your back on the church they will still find a way to get money from you. Even if you stop showing up and donating every Sunday. And when you finally get sick of everything being about money then they'll leave you to rot. You'll be invisible in their eyes. Hinting towards the religion as being more about making money then healing lost souls.
I could be totally wrong about all of that. But it seems reasonable.