Here's the intro (included with the lyrics with the cd)
"Step right up! Ladies and gentlemen!
Come and see things your eyes won't believe!
Some say they're 'aliens'! Some say they are 'strangers'! Some say they're 'not of this world'!
We will not conform to the masses whether they scorn or whether they attack us!
Come one, come all! Welcome to the freak show!"
"Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul." 1 Peter 2:11
"Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is--his good, pleasing and perfect will." Romans 12:2
This song has some similarities with one of their older songs, 'Alien Youth':
"It's been confirmed that the aliens have landed... come all the freaks, let's go!"
It ties in nicely with songs like 'My Religion' and 'Sick of It' by denying the false perfection of (Sadly) much of the church culture today.
I think this whole album's message is that the 'freaks' the regular, fakey church people don't like are just as loved by Jesus and that they don't need rules and rituals to call him their Savior. We’re wounded, we’re tired of it all, we need the comfort of friends in this mess, we need someone to hold onto to live, the world is sick and loud, it makes us feel crazy. Is God there? He's the salvation we burn for. He’s there when we walk away. He’s all we need, He’s what we believe in.
It boils down to finding who you are in God because if you're following Him, who cares what anyone else thinks?
Here's the intro (included with the lyrics with the cd) "Step right up! Ladies and gentlemen! Come and see things your eyes won't believe! Some say they're 'aliens'! Some say they are 'strangers'! Some say they're 'not of this world'! We will not conform to the masses whether they scorn or whether they attack us! Come one, come all! Welcome to the freak show!"
"Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul." 1 Peter 2:11 "Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is--his good, pleasing and perfect will." Romans 12:2 This song has some similarities with one of their older songs, 'Alien Youth': "It's been confirmed that the aliens have landed... come all the freaks, let's go!"
It ties in nicely with songs like 'My Religion' and 'Sick of It' by denying the false perfection of (Sadly) much of the church culture today.
I think this whole album's message is that the 'freaks' the regular, fakey church people don't like are just as loved by Jesus and that they don't need rules and rituals to call him their Savior. We’re wounded, we’re tired of it all, we need the comfort of friends in this mess, we need someone to hold onto to live, the world is sick and loud, it makes us feel crazy. Is God there? He's the salvation we burn for. He’s there when we walk away. He’s all we need, He’s what we believe in.
It boils down to finding who you are in God because if you're following Him, who cares what anyone else thinks?