Scott: It’s not really aggressively anti-religious. I don’t believe in any particular religion myself. But I think it’s more to do with the fact that you can’t live life relying on the fact that there’s going to be more afterwards. I think that’s more of where my belief stands, and it’s more like believing life is your chance to actually do stuff, as opposed to living it so purely that you hope to get a chance to get somewhere afterwards. But it definitely reflects the fact that I don’t believe in God or Jesus or any of that.
Well there you have. From the lyricist himself, hahah.
Yup, yup. I was gonna post this from reading the earlier stuff, but you already did it! I'm an atheist, so I really appreciate and agree with this song, but it's not like someone who's religious can't. It's for everyone, kind of like how I listen to Sufjan Stevens even though he's crazy religious because I like the music and it just means something different to me. It means something different to everyone.
Yup, yup. I was gonna post this from reading the earlier stuff, but you already did it! I'm an atheist, so I really appreciate and agree with this song, but it's not like someone who's religious can't. It's for everyone, kind of like how I listen to Sufjan Stevens even though he's crazy religious because I like the music and it just means something different to me. It means something different to everyone.
I like the notion that songs written from one perspective can be understood in multiple ways, just like poetry. Art is about mutuality, and I think, works best when there is "dialogue" between the creator and the audience.
I like the notion that songs written from one perspective can be understood in multiple ways, just like poetry. Art is about mutuality, and I think, works best when there is "dialogue" between the creator and the audience.
For me, this is an incredibly powerful song. My worldview is decidedly "faith based", as I am clergy by vocation. I happen not to believe in heaven or anything past this life, so I am empowered by the idea that "While I'm alive I'll make tiny changes to the earth", and as a campus minister, this is where...
For me, this is an incredibly powerful song. My worldview is decidedly "faith based", as I am clergy by vocation. I happen not to believe in heaven or anything past this life, so I am empowered by the idea that "While I'm alive I'll make tiny changes to the earth", and as a campus minister, this is where I have always put emphasis with college students with whom I work.
I love the fact that as a person who believes in God and follows the teachings of Jesus, this is a deeply spiritual song, even if the author does not believe those same things. That openness is the great triumph and beauty of art.
Scott: It’s not really aggressively anti-religious. I don’t believe in any particular religion myself. But I think it’s more to do with the fact that you can’t live life relying on the fact that there’s going to be more afterwards. I think that’s more of where my belief stands, and it’s more like believing life is your chance to actually do stuff, as opposed to living it so purely that you hope to get a chance to get somewhere afterwards. But it definitely reflects the fact that I don’t believe in God or Jesus or any of that.
Well there you have. From the lyricist himself, hahah.
Yup, yup. I was gonna post this from reading the earlier stuff, but you already did it! I'm an atheist, so I really appreciate and agree with this song, but it's not like someone who's religious can't. It's for everyone, kind of like how I listen to Sufjan Stevens even though he's crazy religious because I like the music and it just means something different to me. It means something different to everyone.
Yup, yup. I was gonna post this from reading the earlier stuff, but you already did it! I'm an atheist, so I really appreciate and agree with this song, but it's not like someone who's religious can't. It's for everyone, kind of like how I listen to Sufjan Stevens even though he's crazy religious because I like the music and it just means something different to me. It means something different to everyone.
I like the notion that songs written from one perspective can be understood in multiple ways, just like poetry. Art is about mutuality, and I think, works best when there is "dialogue" between the creator and the audience.
I like the notion that songs written from one perspective can be understood in multiple ways, just like poetry. Art is about mutuality, and I think, works best when there is "dialogue" between the creator and the audience.
For me, this is an incredibly powerful song. My worldview is decidedly "faith based", as I am clergy by vocation. I happen not to believe in heaven or anything past this life, so I am empowered by the idea that "While I'm alive I'll make tiny changes to the earth", and as a campus minister, this is where...
For me, this is an incredibly powerful song. My worldview is decidedly "faith based", as I am clergy by vocation. I happen not to believe in heaven or anything past this life, so I am empowered by the idea that "While I'm alive I'll make tiny changes to the earth", and as a campus minister, this is where I have always put emphasis with college students with whom I work.
I love the fact that as a person who believes in God and follows the teachings of Jesus, this is a deeply spiritual song, even if the author does not believe those same things. That openness is the great triumph and beauty of art.