I think this song is a very pessimistic view on religion.
"I was raised to believe
All that I read
Fall in line with me
It's all, all that I see"
Raised to be religious, "all that I see" makes the person seem brainwashed
"Got a box of lies
Gonna get you high
With the words of wisdom that you need to hear"
Priests etc. make you feel better with their talk of enlightenment that the speaker feels is all lies.
"Got a big ass book
And I'm not a crook
But I'll take your guilt in the form of dollars"
Churches often ask for donations in exchange for guilt of sins in a way
"Keep my fingers crossed
I wanna be somewhere that I belong
Never mind how I got there"
How the speaker views most modern religious people, that they want to go somewhere (heaven?), but do not want to do what it takes to earn it
Anyway that's what I got out of it, but I'm a little biased being an atheist. It is a really good and clever song. And just so this comment doesn't start a huge debate, I have no problem with religion.
I feel like you could be right. But I think it might be purposefully vague to fit a larger picture. People are always gonna tell you what you should be thinking i.e.- "words of wisdom that you need to hear" and people are always gonna try to take advantage of you i.e.- "guilt in the form of dollars". I think the "Keep my fingers crossed" bit though is more about how the speaker thinks about himself. They want to get passed all the bullshit whatever it may be and find somewhere they belong....
I feel like you could be right. But I think it might be purposefully vague to fit a larger picture. People are always gonna tell you what you should be thinking i.e.- "words of wisdom that you need to hear" and people are always gonna try to take advantage of you i.e.- "guilt in the form of dollars". I think the "Keep my fingers crossed" bit though is more about how the speaker thinks about himself. They want to get passed all the bullshit whatever it may be and find somewhere they belong.
I think this song is a very pessimistic view on religion.
"I was raised to believe All that I read Fall in line with me It's all, all that I see"
"Got a box of lies Gonna get you high With the words of wisdom that you need to hear"
"Got a big ass book And I'm not a crook But I'll take your guilt in the form of dollars"
"Keep my fingers crossed I wanna be somewhere that I belong Never mind how I got there"
Anyway that's what I got out of it, but I'm a little biased being an atheist. It is a really good and clever song. And just so this comment doesn't start a huge debate, I have no problem with religion.
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I feel like you could be right. But I think it might be purposefully vague to fit a larger picture. People are always gonna tell you what you should be thinking i.e.- "words of wisdom that you need to hear" and people are always gonna try to take advantage of you i.e.- "guilt in the form of dollars". I think the "Keep my fingers crossed" bit though is more about how the speaker thinks about himself. They want to get passed all the bullshit whatever it may be and find somewhere they belong....
I feel like you could be right. But I think it might be purposefully vague to fit a larger picture. People are always gonna tell you what you should be thinking i.e.- "words of wisdom that you need to hear" and people are always gonna try to take advantage of you i.e.- "guilt in the form of dollars". I think the "Keep my fingers crossed" bit though is more about how the speaker thinks about himself. They want to get passed all the bullshit whatever it may be and find somewhere they belong.
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I'll agree with this.