when i first heard these lyrics, i thought it was some sort of hint that dustin was turning from his religion or something. but.. it isn't. oh well. i'll just post what he wrote to me.
Actually, the first step in becoming a Christian, is to realize that you are a sinner. Being honest with yourself and your heart is key to having a meaningful relationship with God.
In this case, the angels are metaphors for anything good or pure, and the corruption of them is sin. The "isn't it sweet" is meant to be be darkly sarcastic, basically showing disgust for the human propensity to stumble, and to be imperfect. Not really much an uplifting song, but it is more for me a picture of what my sin is, and a reminder that I hate it. Hopefully it will serve as a picture of that to others who believe that wrong and right are not conventions of society.
About all the lyrics on the album being darker, i believe this quote from Edgar Allen Poe sums up the reasoning behind it.
"There are chords in the hearts of the most reckless, which cannot be touched without emotion."
when i first heard these lyrics, i thought it was some sort of hint that dustin was turning from his religion or something. but.. it isn't. oh well. i'll just post what he wrote to me.
Actually, the first step in becoming a Christian, is to realize that you are a sinner. Being honest with yourself and your heart is key to having a meaningful relationship with God.
In this case, the angels are metaphors for anything good or pure, and the corruption of them is sin. The "isn't it sweet" is meant to be be darkly sarcastic, basically showing disgust for the human propensity to stumble, and to be imperfect. Not really much an uplifting song, but it is more for me a picture of what my sin is, and a reminder that I hate it. Hopefully it will serve as a picture of that to others who believe that wrong and right are not conventions of society.
About all the lyrics on the album being darker, i believe this quote from Edgar Allen Poe sums up the reasoning behind it.
"There are chords in the hearts of the most reckless, which cannot be touched without emotion."