I think it's possible that the writer had a very intense emotional reaction to a work of art, a sculpture in particular, and the lyrics are a metaphorical relaying of that experience.
Something in particular occurs to me regarding the "religion" interpretations I've read:
"The statue got me high
The truth is where the sculptor's chisel chipped away the lie"
If the statue represents the Christian God, as some have implied, it would not have a sculptor.
I think it's possible that the writer had a very intense emotional reaction to a work of art, a sculpture in particular, and the lyrics are a metaphorical relaying of that experience.
Something in particular occurs to me regarding the "religion" interpretations I've read:
"The statue got me high The truth is where the sculptor's chisel chipped away the lie"
If the statue represents the Christian God, as some have implied, it would not have a sculptor.