All Good Boys Go To Heaven
Heaven's Misinterpretation: Confronting Beliefs in We Have Sinned's Anthem
Lyrics
He read in his book
He followed teachings from a book.
That the devil was a crook
The book depicted the devil as dishonest.
And all good boys go to heaven
Suggests that morally upright individuals go to heaven.
So he always did good
He consistently behaved well.
Did the best he could
He put forth his best effort.
But love was still
Love was missing or lacking in his life.
Absent
He felt a sense of absence or emptiness.
He never walked alone
He had companions whenever walking.
always a group walking home
He was always in a group while returning home.
With him
Others accompanied him.
With rocks in their hands
His companions carried rocks as weapons.
So they always had something
They ensured they had something to throw.
To throw
Ready to use projectiles.
They never use words
They communicated through actions rather than words.
They only throw stones
They expressed themselves through throwing stones.
All good boys
Reiterates the belief that virtuous individuals go to heaven.
Go to heaven
Restates the idea of morally good people reaching heaven.
All good boys
Repetition emphasizing the previous line.
Go to heaven
Repeating the notion of good people's destination.
There is no god
Expresses a disbelief in a deity.
And I just don’t care
Indifference towards the concept of god.
Here I go adopting this
Adopting a rebellious or unconventional attitude.
Heathen flair
Embracing a non-conformist style.
So take your faith
Rejecting belief systems.
And shove it up your ass
Strongly dismissing faith-based concepts.
If god won’t help me then maybe
Considering turning to the devil for assistance.
The devil can
Openness to seeking help from the devil due to a lack of divine assistance.
The devil can
Reinforcement of considering the devil as an alternative aid.
The devil can
Reiteration of the devil's potential help.
The devil can
Reaffirming the devil's potential assistance.
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