Dave saw a lot of abuse growing up, some of it in a religious context. This song sounds like it's about one person who enjoys the power he gets from abusing a significant other. Sounds like domestic violence. The victim "prays for" the abuser, but the abuser's response is, "Don't you realize you're prey for me?" It's like Dave is observing this, and doesn't want to get into a cycle of revenge--that just tends to take the abusive dynamics down to the next generation. No, he just wants that abuse to end, and reminds the abuser that he'll have to stand before God one day to give account of his actions. There will come a reckoning day.
Dave saw a lot of abuse growing up, some of it in a religious context. This song sounds like it's about one person who enjoys the power he gets from abusing a significant other. Sounds like domestic violence. The victim "prays for" the abuser, but the abuser's response is, "Don't you realize you're prey for me?" It's like Dave is observing this, and doesn't want to get into a cycle of revenge--that just tends to take the abusive dynamics down to the next generation. No, he just wants that abuse to end, and reminds the abuser that he'll have to stand before God one day to give account of his actions. There will come a reckoning day.