Lyrics
Dear God, hope you got the letter and
Expressing a communication to God.
I pray you can make it better down here
Hopeful plea for improvement on Earth.
I don't mean a big reduction in the price of beer
Not asking for trivial things but addressing serious issues.
But all the people that you made in your image
Reflection on humanity being made in God's image.
See them starving on their feet
Observation of people suffering despite being God's creation.
'Cause they don't get enough to eat from God
People are hungry, questioning the providence of God.
Can't believe in you
Expressing disbelief in God.
Dear God, sorry to disturb you but
Continuing the dialogue with God, expressing the need to be heard.
I feel that I should be heard loud and clear
Advocating for a reduction in human suffering.
We all need a big reduction in amount of tears
Desire for fewer tears and less sorrow among humans.
And all the people that you made in your image
Reiteration of humans made in God's image.
See them fighting in the street
Observation of human conflicts and struggles.
'Cause they can't make opinions meet about God
People unable to agree on God's existence or nature.
I can't believe in you
Expressing disbelief in God again.
Did you make disease and the diamond blue?
Raising questions about the origin of disease and suffering.
Did you make mankind after we made you?
Challenging the concept of humans making God.
And the Devil too
Reference to the existence of the Devil.
Dear God, don't know if you've noticed but
Noting God's presence in human quotes.
Your name is on a lot of quotes in this book
Highlighting human involvement in religious texts.
And us crazy humans wrote it, you should take a look
Suggesting God should read the human-written religious texts.
And all the people that you made in your image
Reiteration of humans made in God's image despite skepticism.
Still believing that junk is true
People still believing in religious teachings.
Well I know it ain't, and so do you
Assertion that religious teachings are not true.
Dear God
Repetition of the address to God.
I can't believe in
Expressing disbelief in God.
I don't believe in
Reiteration of disbelief in God.
I won't believe in heaven, hell
Listing elements of religious beliefs not accepted.
No saints, no sinners, no devil as well
Rejecting the concepts of saints, sinners, and the devil.
No pearly gates, no thorny crown
Rejecting traditional imagery of heaven and hell.
You're always letting us humans down
Expressing disappointment in God's perceived failures.
The wars you bring, the babes you drown
Listing negative consequences attributed to God.
Those lost at sea and never found
Mentioning tragedies, including those at sea.
And it's the same the whole world 'round
Observing widespread suffering in the world.
The hurt I see helps to compound
Human suffering contributes to a sense of betrayal.
The Father, Son and Holy Ghost
Questioning the existence of the Holy Trinity.
Is just somebody's unholy hoax
Suggesting religious beliefs are fabricated.
And if you're up there you'd perceive
If God exists, He should understand the speaker's feelings.
That my heart's here upon my sleeve
Expressing sincerity and vulnerability.
If there's one thing I don't believe in
Explicitly stating disbelief in God.
It's you
Reiteration of disbelief in God.
Dear God
Closing the communication with "Dear God."
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