Marc (the lead singer of O.A.R.) said that he was inspired by the "It Gets Better" video campaign, and that was a small part of the inspiration for this. He also said that this album would be about owning who you are, and he also again pointed to some of the bullying incidents that made major news headlines last year.
To me, this song is both an anti-bullying and love-who/what-you-are song. It sends both a message to bullies and a message to the victim.
I don't think this song is about religion itself, but I DO think this song uses the symbolism of the hatred or bigotry that comes from some religious interpretations or from some religious people. This song uses the symbolism in responding to the people that say "if you keep doing this/loving this person, you will go to Hell when you die". Mostly this type of argument occurred around LGBT youth and whether it was "right or wrong" to be gay. As I said, I don't think this song is ABOUT religion itself, but it uses the symbolism of the hatred or bigotry that sometimes can stem from religion from certain people.
This song is saying "well, I really just want to live the way I live, and if thats not good enough for your religion/club, then I'm fine not going to you 'Heaven'. I'm happy enough just being me."
I partly agree with "charmed"
Marc (the lead singer of O.A.R.) said that he was inspired by the "It Gets Better" video campaign, and that was a small part of the inspiration for this. He also said that this album would be about owning who you are, and he also again pointed to some of the bullying incidents that made major news headlines last year.
To me, this song is both an anti-bullying and love-who/what-you-are song. It sends both a message to bullies and a message to the victim.
I don't think this song is about religion itself, but I DO think this song uses the symbolism of the hatred or bigotry that comes from some religious interpretations or from some religious people. This song uses the symbolism in responding to the people that say "if you keep doing this/loving this person, you will go to Hell when you die". Mostly this type of argument occurred around LGBT youth and whether it was "right or wrong" to be gay. As I said, I don't think this song is ABOUT religion itself, but it uses the symbolism of the hatred or bigotry that sometimes can stem from religion from certain people.
This song is saying "well, I really just want to live the way I live, and if thats not good enough for your religion/club, then I'm fine not going to you 'Heaven'. I'm happy enough just being me."