Lyric discussion by Dink5009 

Cover art for Game Of Pricks lyrics by Guided by Voices

This song is about showing humility and recognizing how our humanity is imperfect. It’s about trusting God and realizing that his plan will get us through the rough patches. When Pollard writes of “entering the game of pricks with knives in the back of me” he’s using the symbolism of crucifixion to make his point that at the end of the day it isn’t our strength of personality that brings us true salvation—it’s the Lord.