This song is a direct criticism of the 12 step program to treat addiction. "Just a dozen steps and 28 days". For those not familiar with the 12 steps, the main pillar of the program is accepting god as your savior in various forms and admitting that you are powerless without him. This song is basically saying that there are some of us who have support in other places like friends and family and not in the "faceless" (god). As another user already pointed out, the parts about praising jesus are pure sarcasm.
Oli- "After the last touring cycle, I was in a bad place, a really, really bad place," Sykes says. "I went to get help. I don't know what I was suffering from, to be honest, but the underlying thing was ADHD. It was leading me to self medicate. But one of the first things I was asked to do was believe in God, to accept God into my life and let him help me. I didn't understand why I'd need something that in my opinion doesn't exist to get better. I've got a family, I've got friends, I've got a...
Oli- "After the last touring cycle, I was in a bad place, a really, really bad place," Sykes says. "I went to get help. I don't know what I was suffering from, to be honest, but the underlying thing was ADHD. It was leading me to self medicate. But one of the first things I was asked to do was believe in God, to accept God into my life and let him help me. I didn't understand why I'd need something that in my opinion doesn't exist to get better. I've got a family, I've got friends, I've got a life. I've been fortunate enough not to live in a poverty stricken world. Why should I have to believe in that to get better? When I say: 'Fuck your faith, no one's gonna save you,' it's like — you need to do it on your own. If you're sick, or you're ill, or there's something wrong with you, don't wait on some all powerful force or a miracle to save you, because it's not going to happen. You've got to put the groundwork in yourself."
This song is a direct criticism of the 12 step program to treat addiction. "Just a dozen steps and 28 days". For those not familiar with the 12 steps, the main pillar of the program is accepting god as your savior in various forms and admitting that you are powerless without him. This song is basically saying that there are some of us who have support in other places like friends and family and not in the "faceless" (god). As another user already pointed out, the parts about praising jesus are pure sarcasm.
Oli- "After the last touring cycle, I was in a bad place, a really, really bad place," Sykes says. "I went to get help. I don't know what I was suffering from, to be honest, but the underlying thing was ADHD. It was leading me to self medicate. But one of the first things I was asked to do was believe in God, to accept God into my life and let him help me. I didn't understand why I'd need something that in my opinion doesn't exist to get better. I've got a family, I've got friends, I've got a...
Oli- "After the last touring cycle, I was in a bad place, a really, really bad place," Sykes says. "I went to get help. I don't know what I was suffering from, to be honest, but the underlying thing was ADHD. It was leading me to self medicate. But one of the first things I was asked to do was believe in God, to accept God into my life and let him help me. I didn't understand why I'd need something that in my opinion doesn't exist to get better. I've got a family, I've got friends, I've got a life. I've been fortunate enough not to live in a poverty stricken world. Why should I have to believe in that to get better? When I say: 'Fuck your faith, no one's gonna save you,' it's like — you need to do it on your own. If you're sick, or you're ill, or there's something wrong with you, don't wait on some all powerful force or a miracle to save you, because it's not going to happen. You've got to put the groundwork in yourself."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2013/apr/04/bring-me-the-horizon-interview-sempiternal