I think the rich man is supposed to be God, and the second rich man is Jesus. And him buying the world is him coming in to announce his existence and the existence of the heavens and his plans for us (10 Commandments and all), and of course we run afoul of those Old Testament style plans because we're human and not perfect; we disobey, and so there goes the ark, here comes the dark... And then the one who comes and is full of life and twice as nice is New Testament God and Jesus who pays the price and all that self loathing and guilt type stuff we do. And since the price is paid, we should no longer worry and just be chill. I think the song is an interesting way to look at God and christianity. Like God doesn't have to even be here in this part of the universe, but the fact that he is here must mean something.
I think the rich man is supposed to be God, and the second rich man is Jesus. And him buying the world is him coming in to announce his existence and the existence of the heavens and his plans for us (10 Commandments and all), and of course we run afoul of those Old Testament style plans because we're human and not perfect; we disobey, and so there goes the ark, here comes the dark... And then the one who comes and is full of life and twice as nice is New Testament God and Jesus who pays the price and all that self loathing and guilt type stuff we do. And since the price is paid, we should no longer worry and just be chill. I think the song is an interesting way to look at God and christianity. Like God doesn't have to even be here in this part of the universe, but the fact that he is here must mean something.