I think that the song is alot more general than everyone else is thinking, the way I see it it's about paying attention to what's important to you and living your own life. The character in the song is putting himself in the church because he is told that's what he needs to do by others to have a meaningful life, but in doing so he is abandoning all the things that really matter, friends, family, etc. While religion is the example in the song it can apply to other things as well. That's how I see it atleast, choosing your own path in life.
I think that the song is alot more general than everyone else is thinking, the way I see it it's about paying attention to what's important to you and living your own life. The character in the song is putting himself in the church because he is told that's what he needs to do by others to have a meaningful life, but in doing so he is abandoning all the things that really matter, friends, family, etc. While religion is the example in the song it can apply to other things as well. That's how I see it atleast, choosing your own path in life.