To me, this song is dealing with the corruptness of religion. I will use Christianity as an example although it's not specifically that. It's not calling out religion, not even calling out its followers, to me it's calling out those people who go to church every week, say their prayers, read their bibles, send their kids to VBS, but never gain anything. They don't learn from it, they don't take anything from it (you take what they give you and you keep it inside). They do it out of pure fear. They want to go to heaven, so they follow the rules.
"I care not if you kneel" also kind of confronts this. Religion is not about following the rules, it's about truly believing in your god, truly following your gods rules, not the stuff branded onto the religion.
But I do see political meaning in this, too. I think it addresses both. Mainly it addresses fear. You're scared, so you conform. Things are a wicked cycle.
To me, this song is dealing with the corruptness of religion. I will use Christianity as an example although it's not specifically that. It's not calling out religion, not even calling out its followers, to me it's calling out those people who go to church every week, say their prayers, read their bibles, send their kids to VBS, but never gain anything. They don't learn from it, they don't take anything from it (you take what they give you and you keep it inside). They do it out of pure fear. They want to go to heaven, so they follow the rules.
"I care not if you kneel" also kind of confronts this. Religion is not about following the rules, it's about truly believing in your god, truly following your gods rules, not the stuff branded onto the religion.
But I do see political meaning in this, too. I think it addresses both. Mainly it addresses fear. You're scared, so you conform. Things are a wicked cycle.
Nicely put!!
Nicely put!!