I feel a bit 'guilty' (is that the right word? Awkward perhaps?) listening to this as a Christian, just because the lyrics are so far from what I believe, but it is a very interesting song with a killer beat; even 10+ years after this style of music was thought of as 'cool' and cutting edge, I still enjoy listening to it.
I am always aware with music that these are just words in a song; they may not be what the artist truly believes, he may just be playing a character, he may just be trying to vent anger over feelings of being mislead/indoctrinated in his youth. I think it's probably the latter, because whether you believe in Hell or not, surely nobody wants to go there? I mean, you can jokingly think that if it does exist it'll be full of rock musicians and guitar solos and hookers and blackjack, basically one big party - but if it's a Christian invention and the Christians say it's not a great place to be, then if it DOES exist then I don't think anyone can truly WANT to go there. I mean, confused goth kids and embittered atheist adults can always joke about ending up there, even if they don't actually believe it exists, but if they did believe it existed, they'd probably change their tune. Following this logic, I'd say Trent was probably just using hyperbole to play a character, which makes for a very interesting listen!
I do not understand people like you. I do not mean this as an insult, but it boggles my mind how people will make excuses to justify listening to anti-Christian music when they are Christians themselves. Maynard Keenan is another artist many Christians make excuses for, even though the lyrics range from mildly to very strongly anti-Christian.
As for going to Hell, if it does exist I would much rather go there than spend an eternity with a God that condoned the slaughter of children, slavery, and who says we should be ashamed to be human.
I do not understand people like you. I do not mean this as an insult, but it boggles my mind how people will make excuses to justify listening to anti-Christian music when they are Christians themselves. Maynard Keenan is another artist many Christians make excuses for, even though the lyrics range from mildly to very strongly anti-Christian.
As for going to Hell, if it does exist I would much rather go there than spend an eternity with a God that condoned the slaughter of children, slavery, and who says we should be ashamed to be human.
I feel a bit 'guilty' (is that the right word? Awkward perhaps?) listening to this as a Christian, just because the lyrics are so far from what I believe, but it is a very interesting song with a killer beat; even 10+ years after this style of music was thought of as 'cool' and cutting edge, I still enjoy listening to it.
I am always aware with music that these are just words in a song; they may not be what the artist truly believes, he may just be playing a character, he may just be trying to vent anger over feelings of being mislead/indoctrinated in his youth. I think it's probably the latter, because whether you believe in Hell or not, surely nobody wants to go there? I mean, you can jokingly think that if it does exist it'll be full of rock musicians and guitar solos and hookers and blackjack, basically one big party - but if it's a Christian invention and the Christians say it's not a great place to be, then if it DOES exist then I don't think anyone can truly WANT to go there. I mean, confused goth kids and embittered atheist adults can always joke about ending up there, even if they don't actually believe it exists, but if they did believe it existed, they'd probably change their tune. Following this logic, I'd say Trent was probably just using hyperbole to play a character, which makes for a very interesting listen!
(I prefer 2008's 'The Slip' anyway......)
I do not understand people like you. I do not mean this as an insult, but it boggles my mind how people will make excuses to justify listening to anti-Christian music when they are Christians themselves. Maynard Keenan is another artist many Christians make excuses for, even though the lyrics range from mildly to very strongly anti-Christian. As for going to Hell, if it does exist I would much rather go there than spend an eternity with a God that condoned the slaughter of children, slavery, and who says we should be ashamed to be human.
I do not understand people like you. I do not mean this as an insult, but it boggles my mind how people will make excuses to justify listening to anti-Christian music when they are Christians themselves. Maynard Keenan is another artist many Christians make excuses for, even though the lyrics range from mildly to very strongly anti-Christian. As for going to Hell, if it does exist I would much rather go there than spend an eternity with a God that condoned the slaughter of children, slavery, and who says we should be ashamed to be human.