Being an agnostic atheist myself, I can really relate to this song.
"Scares the hell out of me
And the end is all I can see"
Atheists don't believe in God or the afterlife. We believe that when you die, you die for good. You cease to exist. Evanescence. Everything you ever were, everyone you loved, every moment of your life all doesn't matter anymore. You're gone forever, just gone and nothing more.
"Erie whispers
Trapped beneath my pillow
You won't let me sleep
Your memories"
The erie whispers are pessimistic worries and thoughts. "You" is referring to the whispers. They're keeping him up with the memories of all that he is (was) and how that will be no more.
"I know you're in this room
I'm sure I heard you sigh
Floating in between
Where our worlds collide"
He's clinging onto the hope that maybe, just maybe, there is something more. He's deluding himself into thinking he's hearing ghosts and spirits, probably of a dead loved one. Also, the atheist is coming close to death, so maybe he's fading in and out, he's passing between the bridge of life and death ("where out worlds collide") and he thinks he's hearing the dead, like he's on the brink of dying.
"And I know the moment's near
And there's nothing we can do
Look through a faithless eye
Are you afraid to die?"
There's nothing he can do to stop death. He knows it's hopeless. Looking through a faithless eye is having a non-religious perspective. He's saying, "What if there is no Heaven or Hell or reincarnation? What if we simply disappear?"
I love this song so much. It describes my thoughts on death perfectly, and I too have been up at night hearing the "erie whispers."
Yup, I agree with you. But what if there is a Hell? Then we burn forever while maggots crawl in our skin. And that would happen to atheists if God really exists. And I think He does. Even though I wish he didn't, so that way there's a guarantee that I won't go anywhere because there won't be an afterlife. Maybe you might call that being selfish because then you'd be I'd Heaven for the good guys if my wish comes true. And the sad part is if God doesn't exist, and we just disappear when we die, life has...
Yup, I agree with you. But what if there is a Hell? Then we burn forever while maggots crawl in our skin. And that would happen to atheists if God really exists. And I think He does. Even though I wish he didn't, so that way there's a guarantee that I won't go anywhere because there won't be an afterlife. Maybe you might call that being selfish because then you'd be I'd Heaven for the good guys if my wish comes true. And the sad part is if God doesn't exist, and we just disappear when we die, life has no meaning. It's worthless - you get born, live your life, and die. It makes no difference whether you existed or not. Because when the people who love you die too, who cares who you are? It's not as if everyone in the world's gonna be great and famous someday.
@icedragon713 life has no meaning if we simply live our life?? Perhaps the whole meaning of life is living (I definitely hope the meaning of life is NOT spending eternity in heaven or hell ... where you are 'dead').
@icedragon713 life has no meaning if we simply live our life?? Perhaps the whole meaning of life is living (I definitely hope the meaning of life is NOT spending eternity in heaven or hell ... where you are 'dead').
@icedragon713 So you aren't an atheist. To me it sounds like(not making an accusation just piecing together the pieces I have) that you were a believer but had a bad experience that made you hate and not want to believe in God. Let me tell you, bad experiences aren't Gods fault, it's Satan's. He wants you to turn away from God and he will do whatever he can to make it happen. Also if you believe He is real and are scared of Hell, why not want to believe? If God is real(which he is) then everyone that doesn't believe...
@icedragon713 So you aren't an atheist. To me it sounds like(not making an accusation just piecing together the pieces I have) that you were a believer but had a bad experience that made you hate and not want to believe in God. Let me tell you, bad experiences aren't Gods fault, it's Satan's. He wants you to turn away from God and he will do whatever he can to make it happen. Also if you believe He is real and are scared of Hell, why not want to believe? If God is real(which he is) then everyone that doesn't believe in Him or doesn't want to believe in Him well go to Hell and spend eternity suffering, but if there isn't a God and it's just poof gone when we die, then believers will meet the same fate as non-believers. So either way believers will be fine, non-believers however may not be.
Being an agnostic atheist myself, I can really relate to this song.
"Scares the hell out of me And the end is all I can see"
Atheists don't believe in God or the afterlife. We believe that when you die, you die for good. You cease to exist. Evanescence. Everything you ever were, everyone you loved, every moment of your life all doesn't matter anymore. You're gone forever, just gone and nothing more.
"Erie whispers Trapped beneath my pillow You won't let me sleep Your memories"
The erie whispers are pessimistic worries and thoughts. "You" is referring to the whispers. They're keeping him up with the memories of all that he is (was) and how that will be no more.
"I know you're in this room I'm sure I heard you sigh Floating in between Where our worlds collide"
He's clinging onto the hope that maybe, just maybe, there is something more. He's deluding himself into thinking he's hearing ghosts and spirits, probably of a dead loved one. Also, the atheist is coming close to death, so maybe he's fading in and out, he's passing between the bridge of life and death ("where out worlds collide") and he thinks he's hearing the dead, like he's on the brink of dying.
"And I know the moment's near And there's nothing we can do Look through a faithless eye Are you afraid to die?"
There's nothing he can do to stop death. He knows it's hopeless. Looking through a faithless eye is having a non-religious perspective. He's saying, "What if there is no Heaven or Hell or reincarnation? What if we simply disappear?"
I love this song so much. It describes my thoughts on death perfectly, and I too have been up at night hearing the "erie whispers."
Yup, I agree with you. But what if there is a Hell? Then we burn forever while maggots crawl in our skin. And that would happen to atheists if God really exists. And I think He does. Even though I wish he didn't, so that way there's a guarantee that I won't go anywhere because there won't be an afterlife. Maybe you might call that being selfish because then you'd be I'd Heaven for the good guys if my wish comes true. And the sad part is if God doesn't exist, and we just disappear when we die, life has...
Yup, I agree with you. But what if there is a Hell? Then we burn forever while maggots crawl in our skin. And that would happen to atheists if God really exists. And I think He does. Even though I wish he didn't, so that way there's a guarantee that I won't go anywhere because there won't be an afterlife. Maybe you might call that being selfish because then you'd be I'd Heaven for the good guys if my wish comes true. And the sad part is if God doesn't exist, and we just disappear when we die, life has no meaning. It's worthless - you get born, live your life, and die. It makes no difference whether you existed or not. Because when the people who love you die too, who cares who you are? It's not as if everyone in the world's gonna be great and famous someday.
typo: not "you'd be I'd", it's actually "you'd be ruining"
typo: not "you'd be I'd", it's actually "you'd be ruining"
haha XD so sorry
haha XD so sorry
@icedragon713 life has no meaning if we simply live our life?? Perhaps the whole meaning of life is living (I definitely hope the meaning of life is NOT spending eternity in heaven or hell ... where you are 'dead').
@icedragon713 life has no meaning if we simply live our life?? Perhaps the whole meaning of life is living (I definitely hope the meaning of life is NOT spending eternity in heaven or hell ... where you are 'dead').
@icedragon713 So you aren't an atheist. To me it sounds like(not making an accusation just piecing together the pieces I have) that you were a believer but had a bad experience that made you hate and not want to believe in God. Let me tell you, bad experiences aren't Gods fault, it's Satan's. He wants you to turn away from God and he will do whatever he can to make it happen. Also if you believe He is real and are scared of Hell, why not want to believe? If God is real(which he is) then everyone that doesn't believe...
@icedragon713 So you aren't an atheist. To me it sounds like(not making an accusation just piecing together the pieces I have) that you were a believer but had a bad experience that made you hate and not want to believe in God. Let me tell you, bad experiences aren't Gods fault, it's Satan's. He wants you to turn away from God and he will do whatever he can to make it happen. Also if you believe He is real and are scared of Hell, why not want to believe? If God is real(which he is) then everyone that doesn't believe in Him or doesn't want to believe in Him well go to Hell and spend eternity suffering, but if there isn't a God and it's just poof gone when we die, then believers will meet the same fate as non-believers. So either way believers will be fine, non-believers however may not be.