Apostasy
Apostasy Unveiled: Breaking Free from Deceptive Faith
Lyrics
As I exit the womb all my free-thinking is placed in a tomb
Upon birth, the speaker's independent thinking is suppressed and confined.
I grew up living a lie based on nursery rhymes
The speaker's upbringing was based on falsehoods presented in nursery rhymes.
I grew up wanting god to die a thousand times
The speaker desired the demise of God repeatedly during their upbringing.
From the frozen north to the southern heat
The speaker references the vast geographical range of their experiences, from the north to the south.
Wasted my life on a god that never did shit for me
The speaker feels their life was wasted on a god who never provided anything meaningful.
Your poor sense of faith may tell you you're saved
Critique of blind faith: having faith may make one feel saved, but the speaker suggests it's a misguided perception.
But your perception of what's real is rotting in flames
The speaker believes that the true understanding of reality is decaying or perishing.
Force fed these lies brought me closer to my demise
The speaker attributes their impending downfall to being force-fed lies.
If he showed himself just maybe I'd believe
If God revealed himself, the speaker might consider belief, but evidence is lacking.
Clean up your mistakes you've left this world to grieve
A call to rectify mistakes and address the negative impact left on the world.
I admire the commitment, just wish you'd see through this facade
The speaker appreciates the commitment to faith but wishes for a realization of its deceptive nature.
Like sheep to a herd
Comparing believers to sheep, implying blind conformity.
Like lambs to slaughter
Comparing believers to lambs, suggesting vulnerability and sacrifice.
No one will be saved, not even your martyrs
No one, not even martyrs, will be saved according to the speaker.
Hanging from the cross
Imagery of being hung on the cross, a symbol of suffering.
The sun sets low
Reference to sunset, possibly symbolizing an end or death.
I'll still be waiting
The speaker will still be waiting, perhaps for a resolution or justice.
Waiting for him to choke
Expressing a desire for God to experience difficulty or failure.
For God so loved the world that he gave his only son to die
Quoting a biblical passage about God sacrificing his son for the world.
And whoever believes in him shall perish and have eternal demise
Highlighting the consequence of not believing in God – eternal demise.
From the frozen north to the southern heat
Repetition of the geographical reference and the theme of a wasted life on an unresponsive god.
Wasted my life on a god that never did shit for me
Reiteration of feeling that life was spent in vain on a deity who did nothing.
Your poor sense of faith may tell you you're saved
Continuation of criticizing blind faith and a distorted perception of reality.
Your perception of what's real is rotting in flames
Reiteration that the supposed sense of salvation is decaying or perishing.
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