I think the song is basically Marcus Mumford's public renouncing of his once-held Christian faith. He was once a believer, but then decided that the (in his mind) strict rules and regulations were holding him back from living his life the way he wanted to. In the song he is clearly considering going back to God, but then decides that he prefers his unregulated secular lifestyle too much.
Marcus Mumford was brought up as an evangelical Christian, and his parents were founders of the UK wing of the evangelical Vineyard Church.
I think the song is basically Marcus Mumford's public renouncing of his once-held Christian faith. He was once a believer, but then decided that the (in his mind) strict rules and regulations were holding him back from living his life the way he wanted to. In the song he is clearly considering going back to God, but then decides that he prefers his unregulated secular lifestyle too much. Marcus Mumford was brought up as an evangelical Christian, and his parents were founders of the UK wing of the evangelical Vineyard Church.