The song deals with Aleister Crowley and his Thelma Law "Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law." In other words, you are your own God, and as long as you don't hurt anyone else, you can do whatever you desire. However, this it very misleading, because although on the outside it seems this philosophy is peaceful, it actually promotes self destructive behavior and justification for immorality with no consequences for immoral acts. Crowley himself was an avid drug user and sexual pervert. He was also completely Anti-Christian, which I feel many a music artist uses to justify their Anti-Christian messages of rebellion and self-gratification (Black Sabbath, David Bowie, The Beatles and many others).
Basically, Devildriver is saying, there is nothing wrong with doing what you want or saying what you want. Put a vent to your soul, for better or worse, however this philosophy only leads to strife and degeneration. There is a difference between recognizing ones faults and growing through a life of bettering oneself, and embracing ones immorality and glorifying it by calling it liberty.
What I get from the lyric "Your ways are killing you", is that to Devildriver, putting yourself second, not giving into your impulses or living solely for yourself, is not living at all. When Dez says "There is nothing wrong, with how I live my life TODAY", he means in today's society, it is okay to live anyway you please within the bounds of the law. However, there is a difference between what is JUST and what is TRUE. There is a difference between what is RIGHT and what is GOOD.
The song deals with Aleister Crowley and his Thelma Law "Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law." In other words, you are your own God, and as long as you don't hurt anyone else, you can do whatever you desire. However, this it very misleading, because although on the outside it seems this philosophy is peaceful, it actually promotes self destructive behavior and justification for immorality with no consequences for immoral acts. Crowley himself was an avid drug user and sexual pervert. He was also completely Anti-Christian, which I feel many a music artist uses to justify their Anti-Christian messages of rebellion and self-gratification (Black Sabbath, David Bowie, The Beatles and many others).
Basically, Devildriver is saying, there is nothing wrong with doing what you want or saying what you want. Put a vent to your soul, for better or worse, however this philosophy only leads to strife and degeneration. There is a difference between recognizing ones faults and growing through a life of bettering oneself, and embracing ones immorality and glorifying it by calling it liberty.
What I get from the lyric "Your ways are killing you", is that to Devildriver, putting yourself second, not giving into your impulses or living solely for yourself, is not living at all. When Dez says "There is nothing wrong, with how I live my life TODAY", he means in today's society, it is okay to live anyway you please within the bounds of the law. However, there is a difference between what is JUST and what is TRUE. There is a difference between what is RIGHT and what is GOOD.