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Hello Cruel World
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08/30/2017 at 19:57
It could be any religion though really (or a belief system that acts as a religion)
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08/30/2017 at 19:56
It's honestly kind of straightforward and I'm surprised I haven't seen anyone suggest this. (Sorry if someone did suggest it I just didn't see it 😂)
The dudes an atheist and he's dating a Christian and he's having internal moral conflict about their relationships and differing points of view. |
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02/10/2014 at 23:15
the line "When we radiate in waves together, everything is fine", to me, implies that though he faces moral conflict, the song's 'protagonist' forgets his objections when they have sex.
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04/04/2013 at 12:02
I think this song holds parallel meanings:
• On a personal level, it could be, as the above-poster (Brendan) said, about a loved-one who can't let go of their superstitions, but is nevertheless loved by the author. On a global level, this is probably about the author's love of the world and humanity within it, despite the huge gaping flaw in humanity of (again) clinging to superstitious, unreasoning modes of thinking. The world can be a cruel place, and a big part of that cruelty stems from, or is enhanced by dogmatic thinking. Nevertheless, the author bears no hatred for the world, and, in fact loves humanity, despite (and maybe even sometimes because of) its flaws. |
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02/04/2013 at 18:11
This is my favorite song on the album. As I reflect on it, I'm leaning towards wanting to believe that the song is simply a story about (the narrator) a person who cannot penetrate through the beliefs of another. Maybe Mr. Brett has a religious loved one that won't even hear his point of view?
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01/23/2013 at 07:36
"But I can penetrate your religion with a nail"
sounds like an allusion to the crucifications during the Roman Empire to me |
