I'm surprised nobody has brought up religion. This whole album feels like a chant against unhealthy religion to me. This song in particular is called "Sanctified", a word I'm not sure I've even heard outside of church. Anyway, this song reminds me of the way I felt when I was deep in a cultish church. The girl could be a personification of the demands of unhealthy religion. They demand that you give your whole life for "her" and control everything you do. But, with the promise of heaven, you'll do anything for "her" and you're "justified". Anyway, just my two cents.
@hi hi Totally defensible argument. It certainly could be this seeing as young Trent lived in a rural, Christian conservative area when he was young. I lean a bit more towards addiction with this particular song but loss of God and fall from spirituality is certainly a major theme in his early work and this could certainly be true. Im not 100% sure myself.
@hi hi Totally defensible argument. It certainly could be this seeing as young Trent lived in a rural, Christian conservative area when he was young. I lean a bit more towards addiction with this particular song but loss of God and fall from spirituality is certainly a major theme in his early work and this could certainly be true. Im not 100% sure myself.
I'm surprised nobody has brought up religion. This whole album feels like a chant against unhealthy religion to me. This song in particular is called "Sanctified", a word I'm not sure I've even heard outside of church. Anyway, this song reminds me of the way I felt when I was deep in a cultish church. The girl could be a personification of the demands of unhealthy religion. They demand that you give your whole life for "her" and control everything you do. But, with the promise of heaven, you'll do anything for "her" and you're "justified". Anyway, just my two cents.
@hi hi Totally defensible argument. It certainly could be this seeing as young Trent lived in a rural, Christian conservative area when he was young. I lean a bit more towards addiction with this particular song but loss of God and fall from spirituality is certainly a major theme in his early work and this could certainly be true. Im not 100% sure myself.
@hi hi Totally defensible argument. It certainly could be this seeing as young Trent lived in a rural, Christian conservative area when he was young. I lean a bit more towards addiction with this particular song but loss of God and fall from spirituality is certainly a major theme in his early work and this could certainly be true. Im not 100% sure myself.