This actually has nothing to do with religion.
"Gospel of this vox populi"
Gospel seen as Truth, Vox populi seen as society, so it'd be "The truth of society."
"I'm burning the altar
and I'll pass right through"
Altar as in a shrine representing the world's basic beliefs of being the same.
He's burning it, meaning he's rejected it.
He's passing right through it, meaning he's untouched by that stereotypical mindset.
"sucking you off with a smile", he doesn't take society's belief or the commands given by it's empty drones seriously.
"Stroking the ego with media masturbation," even our media wants us to conform to that one track thought process.
So in generalization, this song is about society's "sameness", and how its been going for years ("The image is always in style"). How arrogant it is, how selfish, but in all actuality, they hate themselves for what they can't have. Individuality.
This actually has nothing to do with religion. "Gospel of this vox populi" Gospel seen as Truth, Vox populi seen as society, so it'd be "The truth of society."
"I'm burning the altar and I'll pass right through" Altar as in a shrine representing the world's basic beliefs of being the same. He's burning it, meaning he's rejected it. He's passing right through it, meaning he's untouched by that stereotypical mindset. "sucking you off with a smile", he doesn't take society's belief or the commands given by it's empty drones seriously. "Stroking the ego with media masturbation," even our media wants us to conform to that one track thought process.
So in generalization, this song is about society's "sameness", and how its been going for years ("The image is always in style"). How arrogant it is, how selfish, but in all actuality, they hate themselves for what they can't have. Individuality.