To me, Jonathan has a conflict with his inner-self. He speaks of something inside, and that's what acts in a rather blithe manner to what he feels. He says, for example:
Hate, something, sometime, someway, something kick off the front floor. // I'm not OK.
I'll never ever follow. // The voice is reluctant to follow God, no matter how things get.
So give.. me.. some.. thing.. that.. is.. for.. real. // He's asking for directions...
I'll never ever follow. // His voice says on the inside: "I still won't go there."
The song is about how he is looking for God because his life is destroyed, but there's something inside that is rebellious against following God, albeit his life is a mess. It's an anthem, for sure. The Chorus goes like:
God paged me, I'll never see the light // God/Christians say that I'm going to hell for what I do.
Oh, I still see. // It's being sarcastic: "I'm already in hell --I can see quite well."
God told me, I've already got the life, oh I say... // God offered him 'life', and he's being sarcastic: "Oh, I see/say." as in "Good for you!"
To me, Jonathan has a conflict with his inner-self. He speaks of something inside, and that's what acts in a rather blithe manner to what he feels. He says, for example:
The song is about how he is looking for God because his life is destroyed, but there's something inside that is rebellious against following God, albeit his life is a mess. It's an anthem, for sure. The Chorus goes like: