What I think this means is that Corey is criticizing religion, not literally talking about his missing father. His “father” in this case is God, who he calls a “phantom, a mystery” because he questions his belief in him.
“You can’t get to California without Marlon Brando’s eyes” is perhaps something a religious person would say to someone in need of emotional support, that you can’t become who you’re meant to be without being shaped by hard times, which is common rhetoric in modern Christian motivational culture. Hence why he says it in a mocking tone of voice.
“It’s too late for me, all you have to do is get rid of me” means that Corey already has lost his faith, and that he may as well just tell everyone that so that he doesn’t have to pretend anymore.
“I tried, you lied to me for so long” means that Corey sincerely believed in God at one point but now it all feels like a lie and “everywhere I go, there’s a sense of it” is referring to how there seems to be a lot of evidence for that.
“It’s all in my/your head” and “I feel safe, seems you’re saved” are all just pointing out at how faith seems to be a mental thing rather than real.
“Do you wanna feel pain, taking my name in vain?” is what a religious person would say to someone who’s lost their faith and looks down upon them. “Caring never felt so lame inside” means that Corey feels that religious people are pathetic. “Anybody else got pride? Do you wanna take my life?” is him challenging God to come at him for blasphemy, which he knows won’t happen because God is nonexistent. “Who the fuck are you? Fuck you!” is him being mad at how there is no legitimate proof of God’s work.
Finally, the “Look me in my brand new eye!” is Corey proudly proclaiming that because he no longer believes, he knows more now than being stupid and continuing to have faith in something that is useless, directed at the “eyeless” or religious people. However, an eyeless person can’t see that Corey has a “brand new eye” unless they have one, too.
What I think this means is that Corey is criticizing religion, not literally talking about his missing father. His “father” in this case is God, who he calls a “phantom, a mystery” because he questions his belief in him.
“You can’t get to California without Marlon Brando’s eyes” is perhaps something a religious person would say to someone in need of emotional support, that you can’t become who you’re meant to be without being shaped by hard times, which is common rhetoric in modern Christian motivational culture. Hence why he says it in a mocking tone of voice.
“It’s too late for me, all you have to do is get rid of me” means that Corey already has lost his faith, and that he may as well just tell everyone that so that he doesn’t have to pretend anymore.
“I tried, you lied to me for so long” means that Corey sincerely believed in God at one point but now it all feels like a lie and “everywhere I go, there’s a sense of it” is referring to how there seems to be a lot of evidence for that.
“It’s all in my/your head” and “I feel safe, seems you’re saved” are all just pointing out at how faith seems to be a mental thing rather than real.
“Do you wanna feel pain, taking my name in vain?” is what a religious person would say to someone who’s lost their faith and looks down upon them. “Caring never felt so lame inside” means that Corey feels that religious people are pathetic. “Anybody else got pride? Do you wanna take my life?” is him challenging God to come at him for blasphemy, which he knows won’t happen because God is nonexistent. “Who the fuck are you? Fuck you!” is him being mad at how there is no legitimate proof of God’s work.
Finally, the “Look me in my brand new eye!” is Corey proudly proclaiming that because he no longer believes, he knows more now than being stupid and continuing to have faith in something that is useless, directed at the “eyeless” or religious people. However, an eyeless person can’t see that Corey has a “brand new eye” unless they have one, too.