I have not been around for some time. But the new Nine Inch Nail album really put some thought into the nature of religion as a whole. The song is called God Given. The album is a conceptual piece about the end of the world because of humanity’s disdain for nature and itself. This song to me represents the exclusivity of religion even at the time when the world was to end they still fight amongst each other for that meager bit of land called a soul.
Hey man, please don’t make a sound
Take a look around, can’t you see what’s right in front of you
Have a little taste, no more time to waste
You don’t wanna get left behind cause it’s all coming down right now
How hard is it to see
Put your faith in me
I sure wouldn’t want to be
Praying to the wrong piece of wood
You should get where you belong
Everything you know is wrong
Come on, sing along, everybody now
God given
And it gives us sight
And you’ll see the light
And it burns so bright
Now we know we’re right
When his kingdom comes
And thy will be done
We’ve just begun
We’re the chosen ones
I would never tell you anything
That wasn’t absolutely true
That hadn’t come right from His mouth
And He wants me to tell you
Hey, step into the light
How can this be right?
I’m in front of you
Now ask me to
This you cannot win
With the color of your skin
You won’t be getting into the Promised Land
It’s just another case
Still don’t know your place
Step aside, look away, wipe that look of your face
Defiance
Raining from the sky
Come on, sing along, everybody now
God given
And they gave us sight
And you’ll see the light
And it burned so bright
Now you know we’re right
And the work we’ve done
We’ve just begun
We’re the chosen ones
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