I'm not going to pretend that I totally understand Norma Jean's lyrics, but I do have to say that a lot of you, not all of you but many, are overlooking the metaphorical:
"Like miracles like Clockwork and like miracles"
probably saying how the so called mirales produced by teleevangelists are "produced" like clockwork, as if they were just a simple occurence produced by a man of faith rather than an act of God
"you witnessed halos, but you failed to see its horns."
teleevangelists tend to have a holier than thou attitude, like they were directly chosen by God as his instruments of intervention. the "horns" are the deception, teleevangelists are liars and thieves who live to make a profit rather than to glorify God, in the end hurting how Christianity is viewed by the world
"the illusion of intelligence, a continuous sounding bell."
I would think that this is referring to something along the lines of how teleevangelists claim to know the way to salvation but they themselves live a life devoted to themselves and furthering their own name.
"I've never seen you like this."
maybe here he is referring to Jesus and the Christian religion in general and how it/he is being portrayed by tele-evangelists
"Drive drive vultures home."
I think the vultures are the tele-evangelists...it makes more sense if you read it as: "drive the vultures away"
"Holy Ghosts and talk show hosts."
this pretty much sums up how I got to my view of the meaning of this song
"How i panic as you fail."
as a Christian you want others to be brought to Christ but tele-evangelists paint a view of Christ that is simply a fraud, and their actions turn away the more sensible
"your conscience is a wolf. walls are being built, deception wears its veil and her charm is fleeting but her love just will not last."
they are blind to their lies and actions, their actions are building walls (barriers) between God and those who see the hypocrisy and lies.
...anyways that's my two sense
and PhilxBefore I totally agree with you on the ancient foundation/carpenter thing
I'm not going to pretend that I totally understand Norma Jean's lyrics, but I do have to say that a lot of you, not all of you but many, are overlooking the metaphorical:
"Like miracles like Clockwork and like miracles"
"you witnessed halos, but you failed to see its horns."
"the illusion of intelligence, a continuous sounding bell."
"I've never seen you like this."
"Drive drive vultures home."
"Holy Ghosts and talk show hosts."
"How i panic as you fail."
"your conscience is a wolf. walls are being built, deception wears its veil and her charm is fleeting but her love just will not last."
...anyways that's my two sense
and PhilxBefore I totally agree with you on the ancient foundation/carpenter thing