ok look. If you want to be all "Go Jesus," go for it. If you want to tie it your own life, do it. The point in music is for you to relate to it in ur own way. To take from it what you want it to mean to you. Don't try to make other people think the way you do.
Why do people get so defensive when someone starts talking about religion? We know the members of the band are Christian; you'd have a hard time explaining many of their songs without bringing that fact in. I'm tying the songs into the lives and beliefs of the band; it's not me being all "Go Jesus." If I did the same thing but talked about a band's home city or their abusive childhoods, you wouldn't have even commented. But for some reason, people get all uptight when someone mentions religion and feel obliged to discredit that explanation by saying it's only...
Why do people get so defensive when someone starts talking about religion? We know the members of the band are Christian; you'd have a hard time explaining many of their songs without bringing that fact in. I'm tying the songs into the lives and beliefs of the band; it's not me being all "Go Jesus." If I did the same thing but talked about a band's home city or their abusive childhoods, you wouldn't have even commented. But for some reason, people get all uptight when someone mentions religion and feel obliged to discredit that explanation by saying it's only personal and couldn't possibly apply to the song. Maybe you'd like to argue about talking about religion in reference to Tolkien or John Donne, too?
Honestly, get over it. Sometimes you have to come at things from a Christian viewpoint. It's not offensive or a personal thing only; many artists were and are Christian, and you have to approach their lyrics with that in mind to actually understand them. The Christian viewpoint makes sense when consider which band this is, and it's a far better explanation than the convoluted and nonsensical explanations trying to make it about a romantic relationship.
ok look. If you want to be all "Go Jesus," go for it. If you want to tie it your own life, do it. The point in music is for you to relate to it in ur own way. To take from it what you want it to mean to you. Don't try to make other people think the way you do.
Why do people get so defensive when someone starts talking about religion? We know the members of the band are Christian; you'd have a hard time explaining many of their songs without bringing that fact in. I'm tying the songs into the lives and beliefs of the band; it's not me being all "Go Jesus." If I did the same thing but talked about a band's home city or their abusive childhoods, you wouldn't have even commented. But for some reason, people get all uptight when someone mentions religion and feel obliged to discredit that explanation by saying it's only...
Why do people get so defensive when someone starts talking about religion? We know the members of the band are Christian; you'd have a hard time explaining many of their songs without bringing that fact in. I'm tying the songs into the lives and beliefs of the band; it's not me being all "Go Jesus." If I did the same thing but talked about a band's home city or their abusive childhoods, you wouldn't have even commented. But for some reason, people get all uptight when someone mentions religion and feel obliged to discredit that explanation by saying it's only personal and couldn't possibly apply to the song. Maybe you'd like to argue about talking about religion in reference to Tolkien or John Donne, too?
Honestly, get over it. Sometimes you have to come at things from a Christian viewpoint. It's not offensive or a personal thing only; many artists were and are Christian, and you have to approach their lyrics with that in mind to actually understand them. The Christian viewpoint makes sense when consider which band this is, and it's a far better explanation than the convoluted and nonsensical explanations trying to make it about a romantic relationship.