Straight from the band themselves when they released the track-by-track on AltPress.com
Damien
Andrew Dijorio: I’m so glad that I wrote this song. Tom [Williams, guitar] tells me this is one of the best songs I’ve ever written. I agree. [Laughs.] Damien is such a sick name--that’s the first thing I want to say. This song was written about religion and some of my experiences when I was younger. I remember writing this song while pacing in my room, just really feeling this song. I felt strongly about it, and it was cool to piece it together. Everything just made sense--the vocal patterns and the lyrics, it all flowed really well. “What gives you the right to think that you can come and save me” is the first line of the song. It’s referring to someone involved in the Christian/Catholic community who thinks it’s okay to just go up to someone and push their beliefs. It’s kind of rude, but I get it they only want to help you find your way. One time when I was young, I went to a church retreat in Massachusetts. My girlfriend at the time and her family wanted me to go. I remember everyone at one point under this big tent praising the lord or, you know, singing about how much they love Jesus and stuff. Out of nowhere, people were starting to drop like flies while speaking in tongues. I was like, “What?” There’s no way that’s real. It was ridiculous. I guess that experience had some influence on some of the things I was trying to say while I was writing this song. I’m not saying that I hate people who believe in God or anything like that--it’s just not for me. The second verse of this song touches on someone being forced into religion and believing something that they’re unsure of. I know a handful of people who are awful human beings, but think if they say a couple prayers at church on Sundays they wash their hands of it. I don’t think it works that way. The chorus of this song is about those long days when I do some extensive drinking. [Laughs.] My mom is going to love reading that.
The music video just re-enforces the song meaning. It isn't against religion it is just against the corruption religion has. Most of the people they show worshiping in the video are those Westboro Baptist nutcases. In my experience with religion the product should never be a negative one & people who miss the boat on that one shouldn't claim to be religious. If you're going to discriminate against homosexuals, race, and gender, than you really need to get your shit straight. Religion is meant to be understanding, even in the most misunderstood situations.
The music video just re-enforces the song meaning. It isn't against religion it is just against the corruption religion has. Most of the people they show worshiping in the video are those Westboro Baptist nutcases. In my experience with religion the product should never be a negative one & people who miss the boat on that one shouldn't claim to be religious. If you're going to discriminate against homosexuals, race, and gender, than you really need to get your shit straight. Religion is meant to be understanding, even in the most misunderstood situations.
I'm not religious, but I can respect...
I'm not religious, but I can respect someone's right to believe. I know so many people in my life who are good people with and without religion.
Straight from the band themselves when they released the track-by-track on AltPress.com
Damien Andrew Dijorio: I’m so glad that I wrote this song. Tom [Williams, guitar] tells me this is one of the best songs I’ve ever written. I agree. [Laughs.] Damien is such a sick name--that’s the first thing I want to say. This song was written about religion and some of my experiences when I was younger. I remember writing this song while pacing in my room, just really feeling this song. I felt strongly about it, and it was cool to piece it together. Everything just made sense--the vocal patterns and the lyrics, it all flowed really well. “What gives you the right to think that you can come and save me” is the first line of the song. It’s referring to someone involved in the Christian/Catholic community who thinks it’s okay to just go up to someone and push their beliefs. It’s kind of rude, but I get it they only want to help you find your way. One time when I was young, I went to a church retreat in Massachusetts. My girlfriend at the time and her family wanted me to go. I remember everyone at one point under this big tent praising the lord or, you know, singing about how much they love Jesus and stuff. Out of nowhere, people were starting to drop like flies while speaking in tongues. I was like, “What?” There’s no way that’s real. It was ridiculous. I guess that experience had some influence on some of the things I was trying to say while I was writing this song. I’m not saying that I hate people who believe in God or anything like that--it’s just not for me. The second verse of this song touches on someone being forced into religion and believing something that they’re unsure of. I know a handful of people who are awful human beings, but think if they say a couple prayers at church on Sundays they wash their hands of it. I don’t think it works that way. The chorus of this song is about those long days when I do some extensive drinking. [Laughs.] My mom is going to love reading that.
The music video just re-enforces the song meaning. It isn't against religion it is just against the corruption religion has. Most of the people they show worshiping in the video are those Westboro Baptist nutcases. In my experience with religion the product should never be a negative one & people who miss the boat on that one shouldn't claim to be religious. If you're going to discriminate against homosexuals, race, and gender, than you really need to get your shit straight. Religion is meant to be understanding, even in the most misunderstood situations.
The music video just re-enforces the song meaning. It isn't against religion it is just against the corruption religion has. Most of the people they show worshiping in the video are those Westboro Baptist nutcases. In my experience with religion the product should never be a negative one & people who miss the boat on that one shouldn't claim to be religious. If you're going to discriminate against homosexuals, race, and gender, than you really need to get your shit straight. Religion is meant to be understanding, even in the most misunderstood situations.
I'm not religious, but I can respect...
I'm not religious, but I can respect someone's right to believe. I know so many people in my life who are good people with and without religion.