As to the discussion about God in this song- it seems as if Conor absolutely believes in God but just can't reconcile that belief with his own life. He says "my absent god" implying both possession and neglect. Also the line "But when I lift my voice up now to reach them the range is too high way up in heaven" seems to say that he can't attain salvation or have faith- but he does believe that it's possible. The language is similar to what he says about the fairy tale of true love- the tragedy of this world is that both (God and Love) are promised to all but only attained by some. Merely one example of Conor's unique ability to be absolutely profound and depressing and yet still somehow leave the listener with a twinge of hope. You feel as if the sentiment is yours but that you could never match the passion and pain in his voice.
@tpeverett1 My interpretation is that he doesn't follow any religion. He wishes he could; he sees all the people in the choir, believing, being happy, creating something beautiful, but he just can't accept the idea that (a) god exists in the world.
@tpeverett1 My interpretation is that he doesn't follow any religion. He wishes he could; he sees all the people in the choir, believing, being happy, creating something beautiful, but he just can't accept the idea that (a) god exists in the world.
As to the discussion about God in this song- it seems as if Conor absolutely believes in God but just can't reconcile that belief with his own life. He says "my absent god" implying both possession and neglect. Also the line "But when I lift my voice up now to reach them the range is too high way up in heaven" seems to say that he can't attain salvation or have faith- but he does believe that it's possible. The language is similar to what he says about the fairy tale of true love- the tragedy of this world is that both (God and Love) are promised to all but only attained by some. Merely one example of Conor's unique ability to be absolutely profound and depressing and yet still somehow leave the listener with a twinge of hope. You feel as if the sentiment is yours but that you could never match the passion and pain in his voice.
I completely agree!
I completely agree!
@tpeverett1 My interpretation is that he doesn't follow any religion. He wishes he could; he sees all the people in the choir, believing, being happy, creating something beautiful, but he just can't accept the idea that (a) god exists in the world.
@tpeverett1 My interpretation is that he doesn't follow any religion. He wishes he could; he sees all the people in the choir, believing, being happy, creating something beautiful, but he just can't accept the idea that (a) god exists in the world.