As I Lay Dying part 2 - Screamo -

Ok, I'm doing the same thing for all of these. Lyrics, link, dissection.

As I Lay Dying: The Sound Of Truth

Chorus:
We have all heard what we wanted to hear
"Truth" that sounds right to our ears

Verse:
But what wisdom is there within us
To live based on the feeling of our hearts
How many times has instinct let us down
Never to be thought through
Never to be questioned
Say what you really mean
When your ambition calls you
For what use is there in praying
If you will only hear what you want to hear?

(chorus)

Verse:
We speak of fighting to resist this world
But what about the battle within us?
If we have chosen to live against the grain
Then why are we all facing the same way?
There is no difference between us and them
If we all blindly seek truth from sentiments

(chorus)

Ok, here's their music video.

This song/ video is the sequel to Nothing Left, which I posted first. This song talks about how if we are effected by the thoughts of the world, then where is the individuality we all claim to have?

I'll take it apart by chorus, verse 1, then verse 2.

Chorus:

The chorus is saying that if we just twist other people's words to mean what we want, then how is it 'truth' ? I could say, 55% of teens have tried pot at least once in their lives (FYI I just made up a stat, no clue if it's true or not) and then you could interpret that as 'Oh my gosh, nearly everyone in the world is a pothead! What has this world come to?' But that is really not what I said at all.

Verse 1:

If we only trust ourselves and the world, and don't put our faith in God, then we will just be going the wrong direction. Media is telling us it's ok to do certain things when God says that doing that is wrong. So what use is there in praying to Him and asking Him for help if we won't listen to His truth and we keep listening to the world instead?

Verse 2:

As Christians we are supposed to be telling people about Jesus not doing the same things as them. If we don't resist temptation to do certain things, we are just as bad as the people who don't know any better. We all blindly think that things we can buy or do will make things better because that's the way our society is, when really God is the only one that can give us everlasting love and forgiveness.



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