Well - I'm going to go out on a limb and say that this song is about religious decay. In this interpretation "It's so cold in this house" would be the Church (the house of God) and it's cold because there's no-one there. Why's no-one there? - because they're "busy" even if they do "care". Who would the speaker be? - presumably God himself (He knows that you're busy but still knows that you care [i.e forgives] and "it hurts all the time when you don't return my calls" perhaps refers to people stopping praying).
I hate religious metaphor, especially when it's as Christian orientated as this would be, but the lyrics about "we've got crosses on our eyes", and the cross somehow blinding Christians really suggests an attack on Christian indifference.
Well - I'm going to go out on a limb and say that this song is about religious decay. In this interpretation "It's so cold in this house" would be the Church (the house of God) and it's cold because there's no-one there. Why's no-one there? - because they're "busy" even if they do "care". Who would the speaker be? - presumably God himself (He knows that you're busy but still knows that you care [i.e forgives] and "it hurts all the time when you don't return my calls" perhaps refers to people stopping praying).
I hate religious metaphor, especially when it's as Christian orientated as this would be, but the lyrics about "we've got crosses on our eyes", and the cross somehow blinding Christians really suggests an attack on Christian indifference.
You have picked up on one, very vague, example, and I therefore think that you're mistaken.
You have picked up on one, very vague, example, and I therefore think that you're mistaken.
Yeah man, you wrong. The song's lyrics themself disprove your idea as wrong.
Yeah man, you wrong. The song's lyrics themself disprove your idea as wrong.