http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hglVqACd1C8

What do you guys think of this song?

Not how it sounds, but the meaning.

There's a shadow just behind me
Shrouding every step I take
Making every promise empty
Pointing every finger at me

Waiting like a stalking butler
Who upon the finger rests
Murder now the path called "must we"
Just before the son has come

Jesus, won't you f**king whistle
Something but the past and done?
Jesus, won't you f**king whistle
Something but the past and done?

Why can't we not be sober?
I just want to start this over
Why can't we drink forever?
I just want to start this over

I am just a worthless liar
I am just an imbecile
I will only complicate you
Trust in me and fall as well

I will find a center in you
I will chew it up and leave
I will work to elevate you
Just enough to bring you down

Mother Mary won't you whisper
Something but what's past and done? [x2]

Why can't we not be sober?
I just want to start things over
Why can't we sleep forever?
I just want to start this over

I am just a worthless liar
I am just an imbecile
I will only complicate you
Trust in me and fall as well

I will find a center in you
I will chew it up and leave
Trust me [x5]

Why can't we not be sober?
I just want to start things over
Why can't we sleep forever?
I just want to start this over

I want what I want [x4]
This is what I get out of it:
I am is a reference to God; in the bible god says "I am what I am"

That being said, this song is basically an attack on religion.


Jesus won't you fucking whisper?
Something but the past and done?
I think the author is saying he would really like to have a god, but there really is no recent proof of his existence; humans are taking the word of a book that was written thousands of years ago.

Why can't we not be sober?
I think the author is saying why cant we be sober when thinking about religion.

Assuming that "I am" is a reference to god, I think the rest of the song is self explanatory.


what do you guys think(not about religion, well maybe, but I'm more interested if I am interpreting this song right..)