In the book called 'Feel' which was written by Chris Heath in 2004, and which I can highly recommend to anyone (Heath spent about 18 months living with Rob), Rob says that this song 'is about making loads of friends and realising they're all cunts.' According to this book, Blasphemy was written in about half an hour, and it may have been the last song that Rob and Guy Chambers have ever written together.
I really like the way Rob 'plays' with the words in this one ('blasphemy' / 'blast for me'). For example, the line: 'What's so great about the Great Depression?' is based on double meanings. 'Great' means something being 'huge', but it also means something being 'awesome'. 'The Great Depression' is part of the American history, but it can also mean that Rob is 'deeply depressed'. In other words, Rob might be as well asking, 'What is so amazing about being deeply depressed?' as he might be referring to the history.
Anyway, Rob really seems to be going through hard times in this one. He is disappointed by certain person (people) and doesn't understand why it has gone wrong. He knows he is not handeling the whole problem very well himself ('I can't behave'), but he really seems to blame the other person from the fact that they can't get on.
In the book called 'Feel' which was written by Chris Heath in 2004, and which I can highly recommend to anyone (Heath spent about 18 months living with Rob), Rob says that this song 'is about making loads of friends and realising they're all cunts.' According to this book, Blasphemy was written in about half an hour, and it may have been the last song that Rob and Guy Chambers have ever written together.
I really like the way Rob 'plays' with the words in this one ('blasphemy' / 'blast for me'). For example, the line: 'What's so great about the Great Depression?' is based on double meanings. 'Great' means something being 'huge', but it also means something being 'awesome'. 'The Great Depression' is part of the American history, but it can also mean that Rob is 'deeply depressed'. In other words, Rob might be as well asking, 'What is so amazing about being deeply depressed?' as he might be referring to the history.
Anyway, Rob really seems to be going through hard times in this one. He is disappointed by certain person (people) and doesn't understand why it has gone wrong. He knows he is not handeling the whole problem very well himself ('I can't behave'), but he really seems to blame the other person from the fact that they can't get on.