Lyrics
Hands up if you think you are the only one
If you feel isolated in your struggles, raise your hands.
Who's been denied, like Peter to God's only son,
Comparing one's denial to the biblical story of Peter denying Jesus.
But what of people who thought he would lift them up?
Questioning the expectations people had of being uplifted.
I guess all of us are the betrayed and the betrayer
Suggesting that everyone has experienced betrayal and betrayal.
We're all the same (insane)
Emphasizing the commonality of being human, with a play on words (insane).
Hands up if you think you are the only one
Reiterating the theme of isolation and suffering.
Who suffered under Pilate like God's only son,
Drawing a parallel between personal suffering and that of God's son under Pilate.
What of the money changer at the temple gate?
Questioning the morality of the money changers at the temple gate.
I guess we are all condemned and the condemners
Suggesting that everyone is both condemned and a condemner.
And over time we let go of our dreams
Reflecting on the gradual abandonment of dreams over time.
And our flesh turns grey,
Describing a loss of vitality as the flesh turns grey.
And then the flesh turns to bone,
Illustrating the transition from flesh to bone.
And then the bone turns to dust,
Depicting the transformation from bone to dust.
And then the dust blows away,
Highlighting the ephemeral nature of life as dust blows away.
And everything we were dissipates
Conveying the idea that everything about us dissipates over time.
Hands up if you think you are the only one
Repeating the theme of feeling abandoned and suffering.
Who was left upon the cross like God's only son,
Drawing parallels between being left on the cross and personal experiences.
But what of us all that have been left behind?
Questioning the fate of those left behind in various situations.
I guess we are all forsaken and the forsakers
Suggesting a universal experience of being forsaken and forsaking others.
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