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He sewed his eyes shut because he is afraid to see
He tries to tell me what I put inside of me
He's got the answers to ease my curiosity
He dreamed up a god and called it Christianity
Your god is dead and no one cares
If there is a hell I will see you there
He flexed his muscles to keep his flock of sheep in line
He made a virus that would kill off all the swine
His perfect kingdom of killing suffering and pain
Demands devotion atrocities done in his name
Your god is dead and no one cares
Drowning in his own hypocrisy
And if there is a hell I will see you there
Burning with your god in humility
Will you die for this?
He tries to tell me what I put inside of me
He's got the answers to ease my curiosity
He dreamed up a god and called it Christianity
Your god is dead and no one cares
If there is a hell I will see you there
He flexed his muscles to keep his flock of sheep in line
He made a virus that would kill off all the swine
His perfect kingdom of killing suffering and pain
Demands devotion atrocities done in his name
Your god is dead and no one cares
Drowning in his own hypocrisy
And if there is a hell I will see you there
Burning with your god in humility
Will you die for this?
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I am always aware with music that these are just words in a song; they may not be what the artist truly believes, he may just be playing a character, he may just be trying to vent anger over feelings of being mislead/indoctrinated in his youth. I think it's probably the latter, because whether you believe in Hell or not, surely nobody wants to go there? I mean, you can jokingly think that if it does exist it'll be full of rock musicians and guitar solos and hookers and blackjack, basically one big party - but if it's a Christian invention and the Christians say it's not a great place to be, then if it DOES exist then I don't think anyone can truly WANT to go there. I mean, confused goth kids and embittered atheist adults can always joke about ending up there, even if they don't actually believe it exists, but if they did believe it existed, they'd probably change their tune. Following this logic, I'd say Trent was probably just using hyperbole to play a character, which makes for a very interesting listen!
(I prefer 2008's 'The Slip' anyway......)
As for going to Hell, if it does exist I would much rather go there than spend an eternity with a God that condoned the slaughter of children, slavery, and who says we should be ashamed to be human.
/He sewed his eyes shut,
because he is afraid to see,/
Death is scary shit, and it’s no wonder why people need something to believe in to keep peace of mind and be happy.
With that aside, I also consider the ideals of the Bible as the blueprint of a responsible life. Neoritter ‘s post (like the middle of page 4) pretty much sums up a lot of my feelings. Also, I think the point needs to be made that Trent does not identify “him” or “his” throughout the course of the song (he does NOT identify him/his as God, check the lyrics), and this is left to interpretation. He could easily be referring to the countless tyrants of the ages who have used religion (specifically Christianity since it is the largest) as a tool to control people into doing things that are otherwise against the ideals of that religion (aka Hitler). In any interpretation, it is an authority figure of some sort that deceives us. This can apply to pretty much EVERY government in the world. It is unfair to judge the religion as hypocritical based on a few bad eggs.” Real” practicing Christians are essentially good people. “Fake” ones overemphasize portions of the Bible to persuade their point, or interpret it literally, which is a huge mistake also. It is meant for real-world interpretation only.
In my opinion, religion, or God (if there is one), is not to blame for the atrocities of the world. It is pure human evil that is to blame. People dying of AIDS is selfishness from those who can’t control their sexual urges enough to keep others healthy or those stupid enough to have intercourse with random people (it’s a TRANSMITTED disease assholes!). So if you get AIDS, fuck you and stop complaining (except those born into it. You can thank your asshole parents for that. I pity you.). You deserve it; it is Darwinism at its finest. Wars occurring is the result of human greed and insecurity, and those in power having no fortitude to resist such menial urges. I am not saying it can be avoided (how the hell do you get rid of psycho terrorists without killing them off? Not easily to say the least....), but essentially if every person was not a weak-minded bastard they could uphold their end of the bargain and be true and good to everybody else. However this is the case with about 1% of people in the world. Everybody is out to get their share and could care less how they get it, including wronging you in the process. I whole-heartedly agree with this and can basically share with you the equation that governs the evil in the world:
PEOPLE=SHIT
People treat each other like shit. We even treat ourselves like shit (drugs, alcohol, etc..). Therefore,
PEOPLE=SHIT
So true.
he made a virus that would kill off all the swine
his perfect kingdom of killing, suffering, and pain
demands devotion, atrocities done in his name
As Trent Reznor states, the part above is about "his paranoia as a sexually active person in the age of aids."