I'd like to think he's talking again about breaking away from established religions/bodies of belief, Christianity in particular.
The first bit about not feeling guilty until being told he was probably pertains to the notion that you typically aren't viewed as a sinner unless you know about god, Jesus, and the notion of sinning. Same goes for the telling a lie portion, which I read as saying that he claimed to believe for a time, and before he knew it, he'd given up everything that made him who he was.
the next major part, the one about fighting till he's died, is just discussing the problems people often encounter when they break away but are confronted by the views of the overwhelming majority, but they refuse to give up their own beliefs for those of the majority they initially broke from.
Finally, I think the refrain refers to historical figures who were deists at the very least, if not atheists. The line "I don't care if I loose because my heroes did too" may very well point to many historical figures who did in ways express their counter views but ultimately had them painted over by the belief of the majority of the time. the judge is probably supposed to be god, who if you look at the bible is anything but benevolent, thereby suggesting that even the almighty can't figure out what's ethically right or wrong.
I'd like to think he's talking again about breaking away from established religions/bodies of belief, Christianity in particular.
The first bit about not feeling guilty until being told he was probably pertains to the notion that you typically aren't viewed as a sinner unless you know about god, Jesus, and the notion of sinning. Same goes for the telling a lie portion, which I read as saying that he claimed to believe for a time, and before he knew it, he'd given up everything that made him who he was.
the next major part, the one about fighting till he's died, is just discussing the problems people often encounter when they break away but are confronted by the views of the overwhelming majority, but they refuse to give up their own beliefs for those of the majority they initially broke from.
Finally, I think the refrain refers to historical figures who were deists at the very least, if not atheists. The line "I don't care if I loose because my heroes did too" may very well point to many historical figures who did in ways express their counter views but ultimately had them painted over by the belief of the majority of the time. the judge is probably supposed to be god, who if you look at the bible is anything but benevolent, thereby suggesting that even the almighty can't figure out what's ethically right or wrong.