Sounds like the usual anti-religious BS, but there seems to a recurring implied "but" that suggests there might be something more to it than that. It's in the "and yet", and the "or"s, which suggests contrasting ideas even though on the surface he appears to be consistent. Maybe saying "or kill me in the name of God" implies that he deserves to die if he is wrong in mocking the cross? Another interesting theme is connecting "Never am I guided by its wisdom, Gentleness or kindness" with "I only understand its hate" - by itself the first verse just seems sarcastic while the second one is just together, but when taken together he's implying there is in fact a compassionate side to Christianity, he's just never felt it. The use of "crossbearer" as the target of derision is interesting. It could just be an ignorant kid talking who doesn't understand what "crossbearer" implies, confusing it with someone wearing the cross as an icon, but if used correctly it's referring to someone inflicting suffering on themselves, not others. This makes sense if we consider that the line "Crossbearer, the lesser me of a figment" implies that the narrator IS the crossbearer who they deride - or at least, a version of them is the crossbearer. If so, it suggests the song is actually an internal conflict between the current form of the narrator who no longer beliefs and his old self who once did, viewing his old self as causing him to suffer for no reason. Alternatively, the narrator could just be saying they are superior to the crossbearer, in which case they can be dismissed as an arrogant twit.
@Ganondox Forget to add this " viewing his old self as causing him to suffer for no reason, but he still retains some humility in case his old self my be correct."
@Ganondox Forget to add this " viewing his old self as causing him to suffer for no reason, but he still retains some humility in case his old self my be correct."
Sounds like the usual anti-religious BS, but there seems to a recurring implied "but" that suggests there might be something more to it than that. It's in the "and yet", and the "or"s, which suggests contrasting ideas even though on the surface he appears to be consistent. Maybe saying "or kill me in the name of God" implies that he deserves to die if he is wrong in mocking the cross? Another interesting theme is connecting "Never am I guided by its wisdom, Gentleness or kindness" with "I only understand its hate" - by itself the first verse just seems sarcastic while the second one is just together, but when taken together he's implying there is in fact a compassionate side to Christianity, he's just never felt it. The use of "crossbearer" as the target of derision is interesting. It could just be an ignorant kid talking who doesn't understand what "crossbearer" implies, confusing it with someone wearing the cross as an icon, but if used correctly it's referring to someone inflicting suffering on themselves, not others. This makes sense if we consider that the line "Crossbearer, the lesser me of a figment" implies that the narrator IS the crossbearer who they deride - or at least, a version of them is the crossbearer. If so, it suggests the song is actually an internal conflict between the current form of the narrator who no longer beliefs and his old self who once did, viewing his old self as causing him to suffer for no reason. Alternatively, the narrator could just be saying they are superior to the crossbearer, in which case they can be dismissed as an arrogant twit.
@Ganondox Forget to add this " viewing his old self as causing him to suffer for no reason, but he still retains some humility in case his old self my be correct."
@Ganondox Forget to add this " viewing his old self as causing him to suffer for no reason, but he still retains some humility in case his old self my be correct."