A Modicum of Sanity

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He sewed his eyes shut,
because he is afraid to see.
He tries to tell me,
What I put inside of me.
He's got the answers,
to ease my curiosity.
He dreamed a God up,
and called it Christianity.

God is dead,
and no one cares.
If there is a hell,
I'll see you there.

He flexed his muscles,
to keep his flock of sheep in line.
He made a virus,
that would kill off all the swine.
His perfect kingdom,
of killing, suffering and pain.
Demands devotion,
atrocities done in his name.

God is dead,
and no one cares.
If there is a hell,
I'll see you there.
Your God is dead,
and no one cares.
If there is a hell,
I'll see you there.

God is dead,
and no one cares.
If there is a hell,
I'll see you there.
Your God is dead,
and no one cares.
(drowning in his own hypocrisy)
If there is a hell,
I'll see you there.
(burning with your God in humility)
Will you die for this?

-Heresy (Nine Inch Nails)


I've been listening to a lot of NIN recently. It's the type of music where you have to read the lyrics just to figure out what's being said; the vocals being rather distorted. Brilliant stuff, though. Quite powerful. Anyway, this sums up my feelings quite well.

The Fundies cry, "God is being pushed out of the schools, out of the workplace, out of life!" No shit. Welcome to the 21st Century. Ihr Gott ist tot, und keine Obacht.


Bitter, much? Yes, I am; thanks for asking.

posted by Stephonovich at 13:38

5 Comments:

  • ...

    i really don't have anything to say about that one. It is a very sad song

    **hug**

    By Blogger that girl, at 17 May, 2006 08:36  

  • Angry, I thought. Perhaps sad in a bitter way.

    By Blogger Stephonovich, at 17 May, 2006 13:14  

  • yes... it is quite sad. Anyone who has that much bitterness must be quite sad.

    By Blogger that girl, at 18 May, 2006 08:15  

  • I dunno. Have heard/read interviews with Reznor. (and Manson, for a similar artist) They don't seem sad or regretful. Extremely angry and bitter, often scathingly mocking Christianity; but not sad. I think it's possible to be bitter without being sad. Sadness would imply regret of something done on your part; you can't change what someone else has done - and besides, they probably took you to church (or whatever) with good intentions. Rather, the bitterness is derived from anger at being lied to. In this case, by the church. I have no anger against my parents. It's the people that taught me and refused to allow for the fact that maybe, just maybe, they're wrong. That's what angers me.

    By Blogger Stephonovich, at 18 May, 2006 23:51  

  • well, yes, but from my personal experience, harboring so much anger tends to produce sadness. You can't live with that much anger without being sad, I don't think. I know that I cannot, anyhow. Same for a lot of the people around me. If you are not sad at this point in time, you will be. Anger ferments and eventually ends in tears.

    By Blogger that girl, at 19 May, 2006 08:13  

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