I think this song is about a journey from Christianity to agnosticism. In the first 3 stanzas he talks about what it was like when he became a committed Christian. He was given a role in serving the church, told what bible verses to know, and was happy to devote his life to serving Christianity.
I think his devotion to the church runs so deep that he becomes an ambassador of religion rather than a follower of Christ. This leads to the 4th stanza in which he has to "Stop" because he "needs" Christ. He spends time remaining silent about how his beliefs and views of Christ no longer align with the church.
It is a strange beginning for him when he comes to the conclusion that humanity is formed from beliefs and values of all religions, and religion without love is meaningless. He goes on to say that a day will come when humanity no longer needs religion to know and love God.
He ends the song by repeating his commitment to remove all of the fake religious charades in his life.
I think this song is about a journey from Christianity to agnosticism. In the first 3 stanzas he talks about what it was like when he became a committed Christian. He was given a role in serving the church, told what bible verses to know, and was happy to devote his life to serving Christianity.
I think his devotion to the church runs so deep that he becomes an ambassador of religion rather than a follower of Christ. This leads to the 4th stanza in which he has to "Stop" because he "needs" Christ. He spends time remaining silent about how his beliefs and views of Christ no longer align with the church.
It is a strange beginning for him when he comes to the conclusion that humanity is formed from beliefs and values of all religions, and religion without love is meaningless. He goes on to say that a day will come when humanity no longer needs religion to know and love God.
He ends the song by repeating his commitment to remove all of the fake religious charades in his life.