I really think that it's about someone who died and saw that most conventional religions are wrong. As he says, "We're one with the goddess of the Sun tonight" or, "Look into our face reflected in the moon glow in your eyes", the moon merely reflects the light of the Sun, which confirms my thesis that the lyric self of the poem is with a bunch of other spirits in the Sun, having, thus, become one with the goddess.
However, it's also about breaking religion's hold over you, "Remember you can choose whatever, life to live or life to lose", I see the verb "to lose" here as a synonym of the verb "to waste". Waste how? "Empty flesh and hollow bones make pacts of love, but die alone". You devote yourself to a deity or to a spouse and forget yourself, but it makes no difference because everyone dies alone, anyway. Besides, you can't fool your deity with devotion for "Whatever god you know, he knows you better than you believe". I see this verse as a "cut the bullcrap" if you are a good person, you don't need this, and if you aren't, your god knows it. Going to church every sunday morning doesn't make you a better person. Doesn't buy you a place by the side of your god.
I really think that it's about someone who died and saw that most conventional religions are wrong. As he says, "We're one with the goddess of the Sun tonight" or, "Look into our face reflected in the moon glow in your eyes", the moon merely reflects the light of the Sun, which confirms my thesis that the lyric self of the poem is with a bunch of other spirits in the Sun, having, thus, become one with the goddess.
However, it's also about breaking religion's hold over you, "Remember you can choose whatever, life to live or life to lose", I see the verb "to lose" here as a synonym of the verb "to waste". Waste how? "Empty flesh and hollow bones make pacts of love, but die alone". You devote yourself to a deity or to a spouse and forget yourself, but it makes no difference because everyone dies alone, anyway. Besides, you can't fool your deity with devotion for "Whatever god you know, he knows you better than you believe". I see this verse as a "cut the bullcrap" if you are a good person, you don't need this, and if you aren't, your god knows it. Going to church every sunday morning doesn't make you a better person. Doesn't buy you a place by the side of your god.
Anyway, that's how I see it.