Lyrics
The Essees still wait for the returned Elijah,
The Essenes, a Jewish sect, anticipate the return of the prophet Elijah.
Pious devotion shackles them to their faith like a slave,
Devotion to their faith binds the Essenes like a slave.
The Greek gods watch down from the heights of Mount Zion,
The Greek gods observe from Mount Zion, implying a mix of religious influences.
Joking that the worship of the literal doesn't fade with time.
Mocking the enduring worship of literal interpretations over time.
Let me re-introduce myself,
The speaker reintroduces themselves as the son of man, emphasizing birth, death, and deification.
I am the son of man born, died, deified.
Expressing the dogma that surrounds them.
All this dogma is bound,
Alluding to the entanglement of religious doctrines.
No effort to separate the myth from the facts,
No attempt to distinguish between myth and factual truth.
Fairy tales saying that the end of days have come at last.
Criticizing the belief that the end of days is imminent as a fairy tale.
Was it always this simple and obvious?
Questioning the simplicity and obviousness of religious beliefs.
We were only held back by faith-based malaise,
Suggesting that faith-based inertia held back human progress.
The hubris of the fallacy that only God can judge me.
Criticizing the arrogance tied to the fallacy that only God can judge.
Was it only arrogance are were we simply that naive,
Reflecting on whether arrogance or naivety hindered human understanding.
Oh so convinced that we are manipulated by a divine hand,
Expressing a belief in being manipulated by a divine hand.
Oh so convinced that this is part of a divine plan?
Questioning whether events are part of a divine plan.
Anyone can touch us,
Suggesting vulnerability to external influence; anyone can affect us.
Everyone will judge us,
Highlighting the inevitability of judgment from others.
And the God above us,
Implying a lack of love from the God above.
He doesn't really love us.
Casting doubt on divine love.
You should know,
Suggesting the listener should be aware of the following insights.
You've spent your whole life figuring it out,
Encouraging reflection on a lifetime spent deciphering these complexities.
So you should know.
Reiterating the importance of understanding the presented ideas.
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