Lyric discussion by DwightShelford 

Cover art for 1 Samuel 15:23 lyrics by Mountain Goats, The

If any of you listen to the WFMU radio show Seven Second Delay (And you should), you may have scene the very hilarious episode that John Darnielle was a guest on. He sang this song and introduced it as being about the struggle of being a non-Christian making your way through a very Christian oriented world.

Exact quote:

John: "It's about trying to make your way with a different sort of belief system in a world--" Ken of SSD (Drunk): Yeah, kinda like Ravi Shankar... John: Kinda like Ravi Shankar, yes. It's about trying to make your way in a world that's kinda been overrun by Christians and Megachurches.