Funny how people say this is a song about religion. I find it hard to find any other reading than that this song is about Christianity, pure and simple - albeit a markedly negative view, but then, they recorded the album with Richard Dawkins, so I don't see why people are so surprised...
The introductory quote by Dawkins is from The God Delusion - regarding his view that children should not be submitted to religious education. Dawkins' view on religion and Christianity is quite clear.
The crown, the "kiss the ring" as a symbol for worship of a king (God), are all Abrahamic and Christian principles.
"Tribal poetry" is a comment on the Old Testament, as the Hebrew/Israelite foundational text - one of many.
But "Male Necrocracy" is clearly a comment on Christianity and its position of a dead (reborn) heavenly ruler, i.e. Christ. More generally, of course, it can be seen as a criticism of most religions that place more emphasis on life after death than on life itself (or so critics often say).
Funny how people say this is a song about religion. I find it hard to find any other reading than that this song is about Christianity, pure and simple - albeit a markedly negative view, but then, they recorded the album with Richard Dawkins, so I don't see why people are so surprised...
The introductory quote by Dawkins is from The God Delusion - regarding his view that children should not be submitted to religious education. Dawkins' view on religion and Christianity is quite clear.
The crown, the "kiss the ring" as a symbol for worship of a king (God), are all Abrahamic and Christian principles. "Tribal poetry" is a comment on the Old Testament, as the Hebrew/Israelite foundational text - one of many. But "Male Necrocracy" is clearly a comment on Christianity and its position of a dead (reborn) heavenly ruler, i.e. Christ. More generally, of course, it can be seen as a criticism of most religions that place more emphasis on life after death than on life itself (or so critics often say).