This song is about the realization of life and the realization that God and religion are not real. Most of the songs on daisy are about this concept, as per "in a jar."
When I obsess with a Brand New song, I dig down and I find the meaning. Usually it's subjective, but in this case it seems indisputably about this realization that, wow, I've been raised a catholic or a christian, but maybe, just maybe, that world may be wrong.
When I get sick, like really sick, I have these night terrors that make me feel anxious. They're not something I can really explain. It's just this feeling that everything that is normal in life, everything you've come to understand -- it's all wrong.
That's what I thought of during this song. "I'm a mountain that has been moved" -- how can that be? Like turning a world upside down. Realizing that this religious world you have lived in is shattered. This can be seen in every line in the first verse. "I'm a sun that doesn't burn hot" -- the sun burns hot, again, it's something we've come to understand, something we know is indisputable, but now the band is saying imagine all these things we know 100% are turned around.
"If we take all these things and we bury them fast
And we PRAY that they turn to seeds, roots and then grass
It'll be all right, it's all right, it's easier that way."
Forget that there is scientific evidence to prove religion wrong. Forget that it's ridiculous to believe God exists in this giant thing we call the universe. Forget it all. Forget the hopelessness. Forget the fact that the universe currently is expanding at the speed of light, that we are born into a corrupt world. Forget it all, and believe in god. "Pray" that god will help you grow, like seeds, roots, then into grass. Not because you actually believe it. But because it's easier that way. It's easier to think there is some kind of saviour to save us. It's better than having that anxious realization in which everything you've been led to believe in false.
This is exactly how religion works for most believers. Living a life in which you believe to avoid a life of realization and FEAR.
I would like to start by saying I think you interpreted this song to the tee. "I'm a mountain that has been moved" is actually a reference to the bible. It says "faith the size of a mustard seed can move mountains."
I would like to start by saying I think you interpreted this song to the tee. "I'm a mountain that has been moved" is actually a reference to the bible. It says "faith the size of a mustard seed can move mountains."
So, being a christian leaning agnostic, I can see your argument has its merits. But when I start to believe in God and/or religious stuff of that nature, it's not because I think it would be easier to be that way, or because that's the only way I can relax. It's because I feel some things are hardly explainable without some sort of divinity. I'm not setting out to be ignorant when I believe. In my opinion, believing EITHER WAY in extremes would seem to take some level of ignorance. With how much of the universe we are able to actually observe, the most conclusive thing we can say is that we have no idea what's way out there in space, or in the other dimensions we can't see. We see so much of the universe, but only actually observe a fraction of it.
Anyways, this song is what happened to me. I was raised christian and lived my beliefs unquestionably, but eventually I just had a realization like this song, "what if I'm just crazy? What if all this religion business is just some sort of illusion to make people feel better? Is everything I learned a lie?" I decided that God probably wasn't real. I tried living my life as an agnostic, and things basically went the same for me as it always had. More on that later...
But a lot (and I mean a LOT) of christians are superficial and false, they believe only for 'fire insurance' and having a simpler life. I decided that that kind of life wasn't what I wanted to have, I wanted to live in a way that I could understand all of it and not be confused by unanswerable questions. I felt that all the morals in the bible were only a hindrance to me living the life I wanted to live. A lot of christians act like the one in this facebook picture:
Don't get me wrong, this picture is hilarious.
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With a large population of Americans claiming to be christians, you would think it contradicts a verse in the bible that states "Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it" but if my theory that most christians aren't legitimate, that only reinforces this verse. Of course, this takes into consideration that you have to already believe in the bible...
Anyways, I lived my life completely devoid of religion for a few years. Everything seemed to be going just fine. However, I was plagued by confusion, even then. I started reading into the viability of both sides of the issue, and I have to say that I found things to make more sense believing that God exists. Not to mention that all my (non superficial/false) christian room mates seemed to run into strange coincidences all the time. Of course, the argument could easily be made that we're all a bunch of liars, or that those situations couldn't possibly be pinned on religion because they are so indirect, but if you think about it, that would be a HUGE waste of time if they didn't actually believe with all their hearts.
And here I'll list a few of the strange coincidences that have happened.
-The other day, my boss called me to tell me that a new position would be opening soon, and that I should find someone looking for work. The position would basically be guaranteed, because they would almost completely skip through the application process. So I was sitting there thinking, for a while, of who might possibly need a job... but couldn't think of anyone. I walked up to my brother (one of my christian room mates) who was completely silent and seemed to be lost in thought. I asked him if anyone he knew needed a job, and he told me that he had literally JUST started praying that his girlfriend could get a job. She was at the time babysitting for a family, and the family was just about to move away. So essentially she would lose her job, not because of bad habits, but because of circumstance.
-There is prophecy in Ezekiel that perfectly describes protocols for post-nuclear war. It is mentioned that people will be burned to death while they are still standing on their feet. Their bones will be glowing afterwards, and for 7 months, nobody will touch the bodies. Markers will be placed beside them, and after the 7 months, gravediggers will come out to bury them all.
-Time for work. I know these aren't a lot of examples, but I'm a slow typer
**Omg you hit the nail on the head in my opinion. i am in love with this song. and i love everything you said about daisy. this song is a beautiful sad confusing song and i love it.
**Omg you hit the nail on the head in my opinion. i am in love with this song. and i love everything you said about daisy. this song is a beautiful sad confusing song and i love it.
I prefer to take the literal interpretation of this song instead of the religious one. It's no surprise that it made you think of your troubles with religion, because to me it seems to be about personal issues in general.
I prefer to take the literal interpretation of this song instead of the religious one. It's no surprise that it made you think of your troubles with religion, because to me it seems to be about personal issues in general.
I also don't see much religious imagery at all. Pray and preacher were just figures of speech for certain types of behavior, not literally praying or preaching.
I also don't see much religious imagery at all. Pray and preacher were just figures of speech for certain types of behavior, not literally praying or preaching.
This song is about the realization of life and the realization that God and religion are not real. Most of the songs on daisy are about this concept, as per "in a jar."
When I obsess with a Brand New song, I dig down and I find the meaning. Usually it's subjective, but in this case it seems indisputably about this realization that, wow, I've been raised a catholic or a christian, but maybe, just maybe, that world may be wrong.
When I get sick, like really sick, I have these night terrors that make me feel anxious. They're not something I can really explain. It's just this feeling that everything that is normal in life, everything you've come to understand -- it's all wrong.
That's what I thought of during this song. "I'm a mountain that has been moved" -- how can that be? Like turning a world upside down. Realizing that this religious world you have lived in is shattered. This can be seen in every line in the first verse. "I'm a sun that doesn't burn hot" -- the sun burns hot, again, it's something we've come to understand, something we know is indisputable, but now the band is saying imagine all these things we know 100% are turned around.
"If we take all these things and we bury them fast And we PRAY that they turn to seeds, roots and then grass It'll be all right, it's all right, it's easier that way."
Forget that there is scientific evidence to prove religion wrong. Forget that it's ridiculous to believe God exists in this giant thing we call the universe. Forget it all. Forget the hopelessness. Forget the fact that the universe currently is expanding at the speed of light, that we are born into a corrupt world. Forget it all, and believe in god. "Pray" that god will help you grow, like seeds, roots, then into grass. Not because you actually believe it. But because it's easier that way. It's easier to think there is some kind of saviour to save us. It's better than having that anxious realization in which everything you've been led to believe in false.
This is exactly how religion works for most believers. Living a life in which you believe to avoid a life of realization and FEAR.
I would like to start by saying I think you interpreted this song to the tee. "I'm a mountain that has been moved" is actually a reference to the bible. It says "faith the size of a mustard seed can move mountains."
I would like to start by saying I think you interpreted this song to the tee. "I'm a mountain that has been moved" is actually a reference to the bible. It says "faith the size of a mustard seed can move mountains."
So, being a christian leaning agnostic, I can see your argument has its merits. But when I start to believe in God and/or religious stuff of that nature, it's not because I think it would be easier to be that way, or because that's the only way I can relax. It's because I feel some things are hardly explainable without some sort of divinity. I'm not setting out to be ignorant when I believe. In my opinion, believing EITHER WAY in extremes would seem to take some level of ignorance. With how much of the universe we are able to actually observe, the most conclusive thing we can say is that we have no idea what's way out there in space, or in the other dimensions we can't see. We see so much of the universe, but only actually observe a fraction of it.
Anyways, this song is what happened to me. I was raised christian and lived my beliefs unquestionably, but eventually I just had a realization like this song, "what if I'm just crazy? What if all this religion business is just some sort of illusion to make people feel better? Is everything I learned a lie?" I decided that God probably wasn't real. I tried living my life as an agnostic, and things basically went the same for me as it always had. More on that later... But a lot (and I mean a LOT) of christians are superficial and false, they believe only for 'fire insurance' and having a simpler life. I decided that that kind of life wasn't what I wanted to have, I wanted to live in a way that I could understand all of it and not be confused by unanswerable questions. I felt that all the morals in the bible were only a hindrance to me living the life I wanted to live. A lot of christians act like the one in this facebook picture: Don't get me wrong, this picture is hilarious. fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/375146_10151488114408682_1584111361_n.jpg With a large population of Americans claiming to be christians, you would think it contradicts a verse in the bible that states "Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it" but if my theory that most christians aren't legitimate, that only reinforces this verse. Of course, this takes into consideration that you have to already believe in the bible...
Anyways, I lived my life completely devoid of religion for a few years. Everything seemed to be going just fine. However, I was plagued by confusion, even then. I started reading into the viability of both sides of the issue, and I have to say that I found things to make more sense believing that God exists. Not to mention that all my (non superficial/false) christian room mates seemed to run into strange coincidences all the time. Of course, the argument could easily be made that we're all a bunch of liars, or that those situations couldn't possibly be pinned on religion because they are so indirect, but if you think about it, that would be a HUGE waste of time if they didn't actually believe with all their hearts.
And here I'll list a few of the strange coincidences that have happened. -The other day, my boss called me to tell me that a new position would be opening soon, and that I should find someone looking for work. The position would basically be guaranteed, because they would almost completely skip through the application process. So I was sitting there thinking, for a while, of who might possibly need a job... but couldn't think of anyone. I walked up to my brother (one of my christian room mates) who was completely silent and seemed to be lost in thought. I asked him if anyone he knew needed a job, and he told me that he had literally JUST started praying that his girlfriend could get a job. She was at the time babysitting for a family, and the family was just about to move away. So essentially she would lose her job, not because of bad habits, but because of circumstance. -There is prophecy in Ezekiel that perfectly describes protocols for post-nuclear war. It is mentioned that people will be burned to death while they are still standing on their feet. Their bones will be glowing afterwards, and for 7 months, nobody will touch the bodies. Markers will be placed beside them, and after the 7 months, gravediggers will come out to bury them all. -Time for work. I know these aren't a lot of examples, but I'm a slow typer
**Omg you hit the nail on the head in my opinion. i am in love with this song. and i love everything you said about daisy. this song is a beautiful sad confusing song and i love it.
**Omg you hit the nail on the head in my opinion. i am in love with this song. and i love everything you said about daisy. this song is a beautiful sad confusing song and i love it.
I prefer to take the literal interpretation of this song instead of the religious one. It's no surprise that it made you think of your troubles with religion, because to me it seems to be about personal issues in general.
I prefer to take the literal interpretation of this song instead of the religious one. It's no surprise that it made you think of your troubles with religion, because to me it seems to be about personal issues in general.
I also don't see much religious imagery at all. Pray and preacher were just figures of speech for certain types of behavior, not literally praying or preaching.
I also don't see much religious imagery at all. Pray and preacher were just figures of speech for certain types of behavior, not literally praying or preaching.