The song isn't really about Bukowski as such but, rather, more a relation of Bukowski's writings to convey something about atheism. I'm not claiming to know exactly what the connection is there, but I'm certain it's not about Bukowski himself but, rather, his recurring fictional character, Henry Chinaski, who was more or less Bukowski, so I guess it could be said that this is directly in reference to Bukowski.
Bukowski's novels mostly centered on the depressing holes that many of us find ourselves in in life that we will never escape from. Maybe Brock is attempting to relate that to say, "If God is really dictating my day to day life, and it sucks this much, then why is God such an asshole to put me in this place?" That's my theory, at this point, at least.
I didn't realize that Modest Mouse was such a pariah group to Christians until I met one who had good music tastes but absolutely refused to listen to them because of what someone in their church had said about the band (says something right there, right?). Geez, there's nothing wrong with hearing out people questioning your beliefs. Get over yourself, ya know? If you like the music, then why let the lyrics spoil it for you? And, at the least, you have to admit that this (as well as his other religion-oriented songs) is, at the least, a humorous look at monotheism.
The song isn't really about Bukowski as such but, rather, more a relation of Bukowski's writings to convey something about atheism. I'm not claiming to know exactly what the connection is there, but I'm certain it's not about Bukowski himself but, rather, his recurring fictional character, Henry Chinaski, who was more or less Bukowski, so I guess it could be said that this is directly in reference to Bukowski. Bukowski's novels mostly centered on the depressing holes that many of us find ourselves in in life that we will never escape from. Maybe Brock is attempting to relate that to say, "If God is really dictating my day to day life, and it sucks this much, then why is God such an asshole to put me in this place?" That's my theory, at this point, at least. I didn't realize that Modest Mouse was such a pariah group to Christians until I met one who had good music tastes but absolutely refused to listen to them because of what someone in their church had said about the band (says something right there, right?). Geez, there's nothing wrong with hearing out people questioning your beliefs. Get over yourself, ya know? If you like the music, then why let the lyrics spoil it for you? And, at the least, you have to admit that this (as well as his other religion-oriented songs) is, at the least, a humorous look at monotheism.