I agree with you guys. It could be about many things, but i think they make it kind of clear about religion. It sounds pretty straightforward, the use of "brothers" and "sisters", "higher than the tall church spire"..I even thought "it's too obvious to be it", but in the end, yeah, i think it's criticizing religion in the way people take it - I love straightforward lyrics for a change.
I think it's mainly about two things:
First: how religion has been forever derived from its basic premises and used for the sake of war and oppression, with an especial note to "modern times".
"Something went wrong Along the way"
And second: how prophecies can be made to fit present events in such a blind way that if we had an apocalypse from a nuclear war influenced by religion, they would say "that's how it should be, it's all written"
"Everybody's waiting for Judgment day"
Then there's a joke about waiting for these prophecies in "Waiting and waiting For an overdue sign". It's all very sarcastic. I can't help but think about those old weirdoes wearing "The end is near - this time is for good" signs.
"Playing Chinese whispers" (which is that whispering game also called "telephone") is another nice joke about how religious teachings, as they're passed through generations, get more and more distorted to fit their times and the ambitions of the people. That includes forgetting about compassion and other things that wouldn't fit your lifestyle.. "If things aren't suited..Then they'll get diluted"
And the line "Sights set higher than the tall church spire", to me is about the singer using the music as the "gun of itching desire", which he will finally fire, taller than any church and say what he thinks.
And the music extremely nice, can't stop listening to it.
I agree with you guys. It could be about many things, but i think they make it kind of clear about religion. It sounds pretty straightforward, the use of "brothers" and "sisters", "higher than the tall church spire"..I even thought "it's too obvious to be it", but in the end, yeah, i think it's criticizing religion in the way people take it - I love straightforward lyrics for a change.
I think it's mainly about two things: First: how religion has been forever derived from its basic premises and used for the sake of war and oppression, with an especial note to "modern times". "Something went wrong Along the way"
And second: how prophecies can be made to fit present events in such a blind way that if we had an apocalypse from a nuclear war influenced by religion, they would say "that's how it should be, it's all written" "Everybody's waiting for Judgment day"
Then there's a joke about waiting for these prophecies in "Waiting and waiting For an overdue sign". It's all very sarcastic. I can't help but think about those old weirdoes wearing "The end is near - this time is for good" signs.
"Playing Chinese whispers" (which is that whispering game also called "telephone") is another nice joke about how religious teachings, as they're passed through generations, get more and more distorted to fit their times and the ambitions of the people. That includes forgetting about compassion and other things that wouldn't fit your lifestyle.. "If things aren't suited..Then they'll get diluted"
And the line "Sights set higher than the tall church spire", to me is about the singer using the music as the "gun of itching desire", which he will finally fire, taller than any church and say what he thinks.
And the music extremely nice, can't stop listening to it.