I think it's about wanting to believe something that you know can't be. The "ignorance is bliss" line of thinking. He wants to believe in Jesus, but he knows that it is fantasy("He sank beneath your wisdom like a stone "). He wants to believe that he can have his friend's woman, but he knows it can never work out. He wishes he was ignorant. There is also a bit about people only mustering up faith when they really need it. Maybe if he was "drowning", he could go through with banging Suzanne. He sees himself in all the dead people in the river. Their faith brought them nothing, and they sit at the bottom of the river waiting for love to save them. Could also be some suicidal shit in there as well. Pretty depressing stuff.
I think it's about wanting to believe something that you know can't be. The "ignorance is bliss" line of thinking. He wants to believe in Jesus, but he knows that it is fantasy("He sank beneath your wisdom like a stone "). He wants to believe that he can have his friend's woman, but he knows it can never work out. He wishes he was ignorant. There is also a bit about people only mustering up faith when they really need it. Maybe if he was "drowning", he could go through with banging Suzanne. He sees himself in all the dead people in the river. Their faith brought them nothing, and they sit at the bottom of the river waiting for love to save them. Could also be some suicidal shit in there as well. Pretty depressing stuff.