It's a bit out there, but Michael Poulsen best explained the song, stating that, "Sometimes we don’t understand why people die around us – it doesn’t make sense. I’m singing about a spiritual world, where there is some kind of reaper who punishes people for not treating themselves and the people around them well by taking a random soul. We’re left here, not knowing why that person has died. The reaper is saying, ‘I’ll take a random soul, and you are the sinner without knowing."
The title "The sinner is you" adds to the idea that each person is responsible for their own actions and the impact they have on the world surrounding them.
It's a bit out there, but Michael Poulsen best explained the song, stating that, "Sometimes we don’t understand why people die around us – it doesn’t make sense. I’m singing about a spiritual world, where there is some kind of reaper who punishes people for not treating themselves and the people around them well by taking a random soul. We’re left here, not knowing why that person has died. The reaper is saying, ‘I’ll take a random soul, and you are the sinner without knowing."
The title "The sinner is you" adds to the idea that each person is responsible for their own actions and the impact they have on the world surrounding them.