I've been trying to figure out what this one's about. Here is my take.
The stanza beginning "Hey little girl..." gives the impression that the songwriter's former best friend dated and married a very religious girl, and this led to the ending of the friendship. I would say this is the core idea of the song, and the reason it was written. The rest of the song consists of criticisms and jokes about extreme beliefs, with some obvious biblical imagery.
I think "The gods are pickin' steel on the radio" refers to old heavy metal bands (Maiden, Priest) which represent one extreme (anti-religious), as opposed to the fire and brimstone preachers who are on the other extreme. The "story untold" line refers to the idea that the real truth of the matter has yet to be discovered.
I'm not sure about the "busy on a cell phone closing the deal" line - maybe it refers to a specific detail of the falling out between the former friends.
I've been trying to figure out what this one's about. Here is my take.
The stanza beginning "Hey little girl..." gives the impression that the songwriter's former best friend dated and married a very religious girl, and this led to the ending of the friendship. I would say this is the core idea of the song, and the reason it was written. The rest of the song consists of criticisms and jokes about extreme beliefs, with some obvious biblical imagery.
I think "The gods are pickin' steel on the radio" refers to old heavy metal bands (Maiden, Priest) which represent one extreme (anti-religious), as opposed to the fire and brimstone preachers who are on the other extreme. The "story untold" line refers to the idea that the real truth of the matter has yet to be discovered.
I'm not sure about the "busy on a cell phone closing the deal" line - maybe it refers to a specific detail of the falling out between the former friends.