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Jesus Christ, that's a pretty face
The kind you'd find on someone I could save
If they don't put me away
Well, it'll be a miracle
Do you believe you're missing out
That everything good is happening somewhere else?
But with nobody in your bed
The night's hard to get through
And I will die all alone
And when I arrive, I won't know anyone
Well, Jesus Christ, I'm alone again
So what did you do those three days you were dead?
Cause this problem's gonna last more than the weekend
Well, Jesus Christ, I'm not scared to die
I'm a little bit scared of what comes after
Do I get the gold chariot?
Do I float through the ceiling?
Do I divide and fall apart?
Cause my bright is to slight to hold back all my dark
And the ship went down in sight of land
And at the gates does Thomas ask to see my hands?
I know you'll come in the night like a thief
But I've had some time alone to hone my lying technique
I know you think that I'm someone you can trust
But I'm scared I'll get scared, and I swear I'll try to nail you back up
So, do you think that we could work out a sign
So I'll know it's you and that it's over so I won't even try?
I know you'll come for the people like me
But we all got wood and nails
Tongue tied to a hating factory
But we all got wood and nails
Your tortured (and hanging) factory
Yeah, we all got wood and nails
Your tortured (and hanging) factory
Yeah, we all got wood and nails
And we sleep inside of this machine
The kind you'd find on someone I could save
If they don't put me away
Well, it'll be a miracle
Do you believe you're missing out
That everything good is happening somewhere else?
But with nobody in your bed
The night's hard to get through
And I will die all alone
And when I arrive, I won't know anyone
Well, Jesus Christ, I'm alone again
So what did you do those three days you were dead?
Cause this problem's gonna last more than the weekend
Well, Jesus Christ, I'm not scared to die
I'm a little bit scared of what comes after
Do I get the gold chariot?
Do I float through the ceiling?
Do I divide and fall apart?
Cause my bright is to slight to hold back all my dark
And the ship went down in sight of land
And at the gates does Thomas ask to see my hands?
I know you'll come in the night like a thief
But I've had some time alone to hone my lying technique
I know you think that I'm someone you can trust
But I'm scared I'll get scared, and I swear I'll try to nail you back up
So, do you think that we could work out a sign
So I'll know it's you and that it's over so I won't even try?
I know you'll come for the people like me
But we all got wood and nails
Tongue tied to a hating factory
But we all got wood and nails
Your tortured (and hanging) factory
Yeah, we all got wood and nails
Your tortured (and hanging) factory
Yeah, we all got wood and nails
And we sleep inside of this machine
Lyrics submitted by EMOrtal, edited by Mellow_Harsher, fob0403
Track duration: 05:18
"Jesus" as written by Jesse Lacey
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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No one in your bed All alone.
this problems going to last more than the weekend
Realising they have done something wrong, is of some faith and is toying with their belief, (not scared to die, just not sure what happens - asking about who he will meet after death, gold chariot)
As a person with depression, this song had a really different meaning to me then a lot of people thought it to be.
Basically the song is about someone with a really shitty life, who is probably depressed, having a conversation with "Jesus Christ" about it because he's alone and he's gotten to a place where turning to some sort of faith is the only "comfort." Whether that faith is literally the Jesus Christ from Christianity or his own "Jesus Christ."
"Do I divide and fall apart?"
He's asking if he should let all the bad in his life consume him and fall apart from life. A really big thing a lot of people suffering depression can really feel in touch with. Do you let it consume your life? Do you part from everything that "made" life for you?
"Cause my bright is to slight to hold back all my dark"
Again, something anyone with depression can relate to. He's talking about there isn't enough good stuff happening in his life or within himself to make him move on from the bad. There isn't a good enough balance between the two, and he can only pretend he's fine for so long before the "darkness" breaks though.
"And the ship went down in sight of land"
Pretty simple. He feels like he fell apart and got depression or was about to recover it right before "land". Land being where everything is better.
There's a lot of other parts I could give my explanation for but the result would be extremely long. Just, I interpret this song not as a war within someones self about religion or anything like that. It's just a kid, who is depressed, alone, confused, and has a pretty shit life talking to his "Jesus" about it all because he has no one to help him.
For some reason, it reminds me of Dante's Inferno... strange but the whole song just reminds me of Dante's journey...
"So what did you do those three days you were dead?"
"But I'm scared I'll get scared, and I swear I'll try to nail you back up"
"But we all got wood and nails"
it's kinda like he's saying if God tries to come for him, he'll crucify him again. As if the human race would just nail him back onto the cross when he comes. It seems to me that this song is questioning the presence of God and Heaven. As if the lyrics are kinda...sarcastic? I don't know..it's just the way I look at it. Either way, it's a beautiful song<3
Also, this song sounds uncannily like Hum's "Apollo", who Brand New definitely took influence from, anyway.
Jesus Christ, that's a pretty face
The kind you'd find on someone that could save
If they don't put me away
It’ll be a miracle
Do you believe you're missing out?
That everything good is happening somewhere else
With nobody in your bed
The night is hard to get through
And I will die all alone
And when I arrive I won’t know anyone
Jesus Christ, I’m alone again
So what did you do those three days you were dead?
Because this problem is gonna last
More than the weekend
Jesus Christ I’m not scared to die
But I’m a little bit scared of what comes after
Do I get the gold chariot
Or do I float through the ceiling
Or do I divide and pull apart
Cause my bright is too slight to hold back all my dark
This ship went down in sight of land
And at the gates does Thomas ask to see my hands?
I know you're coming in the night like a thief
But I’ve had some time, O Lord, to hone my lying technique
I know you think that I’m someone you can trust
But I’m scared I’ll get scared and I swear I’ll try to nail you back up
So do you think that we could work out a sign
So I’ll know it's you and that it's over so I won't even try
I know you're coming for the people like me
But we all got wood and nails
And we turn out hate in factories
We all got wood and nails
And we turn out hate in factories
We all got wood and nails
And we sleep inside of this machine
(they were posted on their website, and have since been cached and retrieved for this purpose)
So, you've got the narrator of the song: a profound believer who doesn't believe in *himself*. He's keenly aware of his religion's message about his sinful nature (for instance: "my bright is too slight to hold back all my dark") but also aware that God is, apparently, giving him a second chance. He's afraid of coming face-to-face with God and having to account for the fact that he's still a bad person ("I'm not scared to die -- I'm a little bit scared of what comes after"). What's more, he can't get the idea of Jesus' return out of his head: Jesus says that he'll come back subtly, and that true believers will know when it's happened. But what if the narrator's not good enough to know? What if he misses it, or worse, mistakes his Lord for an impostor and "crucifies" him all over again? These worries dominate the narrator's thoughts, and so, for all that his religion claims to offer him grace, it's only clouding his mind with pain and fear.
We, on this earth cannot be perfect yet, because of the many temptations we have here, not because we are not good enough, and it is not our fault that we are so distracted and tempted... and so God knew how difficult it would be, that is why he sent one who could do it for us.
As for his second coming, no one has to be perfect to feel him. He's coming as a thief in the night, means we do not know the day when he comes, but we will all see him and know who he is. That is why "every knee shall bow and tongue confess he is the Christ". We will all recognize him and see him in his spiritual glory. There will be so much love and light about him, that no one will miss him. We will all know who he is, even if we choose not to follow him.
When we will see and feel of his love and kindness and light, we will realize we have nothing to fear. We are the ones punishing ourselves and feeling guilty. Jesus and God always love us the same.
I think the songs a little deeper than most think. Truthfully, I feel like this boys all over the place on this one. The first verse leads me to believe that his wife passed, he feels alone, and is worried about where she ended up (heaven or hell). He also wonders if he will be with her again one day. Wonders what will happen to him when his time comes.
The part about his blight being to slight to hold back all his dark is easier understood like this. My good isn't good enough to hold down all my evil.
This ship went down in sight of land refers back to the original tragedy(wife dying).
Im not real clear on what Thomas asking to see his hands is all about.
Well, thanks to the bible we all know he will come like a thief in the night. He seems to think he will still have time to sharpen up on his lying skills according to the line,"But Ive had sometime, O Lord, to hone my lying technique".
The next part is the tricky one. This is why its dangerous to share the total truth about your own personal relationship with the Lord. He seems to think God trusts him and he shouldn't. He's scared he would betray him if the Lord were to trust him. Then he goes on to say that he wants to work out a sign with God so he will know when it is God for sure that has come to take him home. If he has this sign, he'll "know its over and he wont even try"(try to fight it).
Pretty much the rest of the song, "I know you're coming for the people like me, We all have wood and nails and we turn out hate facories", is just him saying he knows we all are about the same. We all have free will and we all turn out sins with it.
Just my understanding of the song. Its a wonderfully executed message. Loved it.
We all got wood and nails
We'll tear down that hate factory
"turn turn out hate in factories"