Raise your hands now to testify
Your confession will be crucified
that could be about, when at church, some people will "want" to hear your confessions, but when u do confess, they say, "no, thats not clean enough, go away, you can't be one of us anymore".
Stand up! All the white boys
Sit down! And the black girls
You're the soldiers of the new world
that could be a stab at racism and the 1970 separation of black and white peoples. the first line, stand up all the white boys, is like saying "you are white, and a man, you can fight in this war because you are fit enough", and sit down all the black girls could be like saying "your black and a girl, you practically can't do anything".
Put your faith in a miracle
And it's non-denominational
Join the choir we will be singing
In the church of wishful thinking
this could be about church again. to put your faith in a miracle could be about putting your faith in the "wonders and flashes, and big lightning bolts" side of God. Its basically like expecting a miracle, but when you never get one, you get angry. Non-denominational is like when you don't obey the ruled of a certain religion, so when you put your faith in "that" side of God, its non-denominational. Join the choir we will be singing in the church of wishful thinking could be about the same context. wishful thinking, or wishing for a miracle and thinking like that all the time.
A fire burns today
Of blasphemy and genocide
The sirens of decay
Will infiltrate the faith fanatics
basically about how todays society is all about blasphemy. like "oh my god", thats an example of blasphemy. not sure about the genocide bit. The sirens of decay... well, that could be about one of two things. a "siren" is a mythical greek creature that, when it sings, it makes you want to run towards them, and therefore, you would het eaten by them. so the sirens or decay might be about sirens calling you towards a horrible part of life, like drugs and sex and booze. the second thing it could be about is a siren warning us bout the "decay". And the sirens of decay will infiltrate the faith fanatics could be talking about how the faith fanatics are hearing the sirens and hearing the warning, but not listening to it, b because they are convinced that Jesus will come to save them.
Oh bless me Lord for I have sinned
It's been a lifetime since I last confessed
I threw my crutches in "the river of a shadow of doubt"
And I'll be dressed up in my Sunday best
Its basically asking for God to bless him, because its been a lifetime since i last confessed. this is taking another stab at christianity. not christianity in general, just particular type of christian thoughts. its saying that they think that to be saved from the pits of hell, all they have to do is confess everyday, and you'll be ok. but to get out of hell, you need to believe in jesus, because he died for us. I threw my crutches in the shadow of doubt could be about him throwing all the help he has away, and relying on god to make everything ok. but god doesn't work like that. and ill be dressed in my Sunday best is probably about him dressing up in church to make him look good, not going there for gods glory, but just to make himself look good in the eyes of humans.
Don't test me
Second guess me
Protest me
You will disappear
this could be his take on what God is saying to him through the bible. Its basically him believing about the "i am the all powerful God, and if you break one of my commandments, ill turn you into a cheeseburger".
Say a prayer for the family
Drop a coin for humanity
Ain't this uniform so flattering?
I never asked you a god damned thing
This could be about the preacher or the head paster saying "say a prayer for this poor, poor family here, they need all the help they can get", when they could just ask God themselves for help. drop a coin for humanity, i think (as in THINK) this is about him trying to look good by putting some money in the offering box at church, or giving to charity. Ain't this uniform so flattering is definitely about him trying to impress others by dressing up for church. I never asked you a god-damned thing might be about him asking for, again, a miracle, but never getting one, so he's questioning him and saying "what the hell, man! I ask you to do one little thing for me, and all i get is this?"
I want to know who's allowed to breed
All the dogs who never learned to read
Missionary politicians
And the cops of a new religion
that could be a stab at racism and the 1970 separation of black and white peoples. the first line, stand up all the white boys, is like saying "you are white, and a man, you can fight in this war because you are fit enough", and sit down all the black girls could be like saying "your black and a girl, you practically can't do anything".
~ That's what I came here to find out. Have we made enough progress? We know it can be fixed very easily but 'the powers that be' seem to have something to gain...
that could be a stab at racism and the 1970 separation of black and white peoples. the first line, stand up all the white boys, is like saying "you are white, and a man, you can fight in this war because you are fit enough", and sit down all the black girls could be like saying "your black and a girl, you practically can't do anything".
~ That's what I came here to find out. Have we made enough progress? We know it can be fixed very easily but 'the powers that be' seem to have something to gain from keeping racial conflict a constant issue.
Raise your hands now to testify Your confession will be crucified
that could be about, when at church, some people will "want" to hear your confessions, but when u do confess, they say, "no, thats not clean enough, go away, you can't be one of us anymore".
Stand up! All the white boys Sit down! And the black girls You're the soldiers of the new world
that could be a stab at racism and the 1970 separation of black and white peoples. the first line, stand up all the white boys, is like saying "you are white, and a man, you can fight in this war because you are fit enough", and sit down all the black girls could be like saying "your black and a girl, you practically can't do anything".
Put your faith in a miracle And it's non-denominational Join the choir we will be singing In the church of wishful thinking
this could be about church again. to put your faith in a miracle could be about putting your faith in the "wonders and flashes, and big lightning bolts" side of God. Its basically like expecting a miracle, but when you never get one, you get angry. Non-denominational is like when you don't obey the ruled of a certain religion, so when you put your faith in "that" side of God, its non-denominational. Join the choir we will be singing in the church of wishful thinking could be about the same context. wishful thinking, or wishing for a miracle and thinking like that all the time.
A fire burns today Of blasphemy and genocide The sirens of decay Will infiltrate the faith fanatics
basically about how todays society is all about blasphemy. like "oh my god", thats an example of blasphemy. not sure about the genocide bit. The sirens of decay... well, that could be about one of two things. a "siren" is a mythical greek creature that, when it sings, it makes you want to run towards them, and therefore, you would het eaten by them. so the sirens or decay might be about sirens calling you towards a horrible part of life, like drugs and sex and booze. the second thing it could be about is a siren warning us bout the "decay". And the sirens of decay will infiltrate the faith fanatics could be talking about how the faith fanatics are hearing the sirens and hearing the warning, but not listening to it, b because they are convinced that Jesus will come to save them.
Oh bless me Lord for I have sinned It's been a lifetime since I last confessed I threw my crutches in "the river of a shadow of doubt" And I'll be dressed up in my Sunday best
Its basically asking for God to bless him, because its been a lifetime since i last confessed. this is taking another stab at christianity. not christianity in general, just particular type of christian thoughts. its saying that they think that to be saved from the pits of hell, all they have to do is confess everyday, and you'll be ok. but to get out of hell, you need to believe in jesus, because he died for us. I threw my crutches in the shadow of doubt could be about him throwing all the help he has away, and relying on god to make everything ok. but god doesn't work like that. and ill be dressed in my Sunday best is probably about him dressing up in church to make him look good, not going there for gods glory, but just to make himself look good in the eyes of humans.
Don't test me Second guess me Protest me You will disappear
this could be his take on what God is saying to him through the bible. Its basically him believing about the "i am the all powerful God, and if you break one of my commandments, ill turn you into a cheeseburger".
Say a prayer for the family Drop a coin for humanity Ain't this uniform so flattering? I never asked you a god damned thing
This could be about the preacher or the head paster saying "say a prayer for this poor, poor family here, they need all the help they can get", when they could just ask God themselves for help. drop a coin for humanity, i think (as in THINK) this is about him trying to look good by putting some money in the offering box at church, or giving to charity. Ain't this uniform so flattering is definitely about him trying to impress others by dressing up for church. I never asked you a god-damned thing might be about him asking for, again, a miracle, but never getting one, so he's questioning him and saying "what the hell, man! I ask you to do one little thing for me, and all i get is this?"
I want to know who's allowed to breed All the dogs who never learned to read Missionary politicians And the cops of a new religion
no freaking idea what this means.........
thats my take on this song..... so yeah....
that could be a stab at racism and the 1970 separation of black and white peoples. the first line, stand up all the white boys, is like saying "you are white, and a man, you can fight in this war because you are fit enough", and sit down all the black girls could be like saying "your black and a girl, you practically can't do anything". ~ That's what I came here to find out. Have we made enough progress? We know it can be fixed very easily but 'the powers that be' seem to have something to gain...
that could be a stab at racism and the 1970 separation of black and white peoples. the first line, stand up all the white boys, is like saying "you are white, and a man, you can fight in this war because you are fit enough", and sit down all the black girls could be like saying "your black and a girl, you practically can't do anything". ~ That's what I came here to find out. Have we made enough progress? We know it can be fixed very easily but 'the powers that be' seem to have something to gain from keeping racial conflict a constant issue.