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By Pages:   1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9    10   Next 10 Pages Add Your New Review About The Song The Reviews about Jesus Christ (page 4/ 22) ------ performed by Brand New the title of the song is wrong.... | Reviewer: Anonymous | 2/3/09 The title is "JESUS" Not Jesus Christ. In any case... this album has to be the BEST of the three albums by Brand New. I used to hate them... until Deja Entendu, which blew me away. And then along came The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me...i love the way these guys have matured from cd to cd. (they did have 3 years in between... lol). But the 3rd cd just has something special to it... the lyrics, the sound... the way the message just flows from song to song (except for two songs that seem a bit deja entendu)... but at the end of the cd you feel a bit sad. but it's amazing anyway. wood and nails | Reviewer: Chris | 2/3/09 i agree with most of the comments on here as to what this song is about, but im going to put in my 2 cents which is that i think the end of the song where he repeats "we all got wood and nails" refers to the fact that Jesus was nailed to a cross ( cross being the wood and nails of course being the nails ) and what he means is that everyone has the power to so easily reject Jesus and only the weak choose to use that power review | Reviewer: Deus51 | 1/30/09 just wanted to give u a review in my eyes. ryan hit the nail on the head with his interpretations linked to the bible. i am agnostic. i dont believe in a saviour a god a creator. but i have a profound interest in christianity and other religions. but i wanted to add that i believe this song is indeed about suicide. i dont care what ne one else has to say otherwise. "Do you believe you're missing out? That everything good is happening somewhere else But with nobody in your bed The night is hard to get through" the lyric points to depression. he feels hes alone, that there's other things happening he cant be a part of. he has no one to share his bed... no one cares for him. hes loathing. he also says before this when he dies it'll be alone, and when he arrives he wont even kno neone. again loathing depression. yada yada. just want to say if people want to say this is incorrect, im certified depressed... guess what u always think theres something ur missing, and no one cares. he asks if thomas will check his hands when he arrives. after his ship sinks in sight of land. he sees the light, the prize at the end of the tunnel. he knows he can lead a path to "righteousness" and he sinks before he can get their because he is falling apart. when thomas checks his hands, hes saying hes examining them to see if their clean. if he has not sinned. he has done something that will not get him past the pearly gates. (suicide) he says he cant trust it would be jesus sneeking up on him at night. maybe the devil in disguise. so he asks if he can create a sign so he'll kno its really him and doesnt have to try to lie. doing so is crossing jesus, like putting him back on the cross. dont argue the fact it is not about suicide because it is. i am very open to peoples thoughts. id like to hear more about what people think about these lyrics. p.s. - its about suicide. good grief | Reviewer: Anonymous | 1/28/09 it obviously is about some sort of religion or thought if you people knew absolutely anything about the bible. gosh. if you dont some stuff grow up, listen to this cd in a few years. it isnt just beautiful. it cant be beautiful if you dont get what it means in my opinion. ioehfwioae | Reviewer: Liv | 12/15/08 '"Jesus Christ, that's a pretty face The kind you'd find on someone that could save" mocking the fact that modern day stereotypical images of Jesus are so warm and comforting.. when on a side note, prophecy suggests that the Messiah would not be pleasant to look at. Isaiah 53:2b: " He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him."' to quote 'ryan' i don't think that this is necessarily saying that jesus christ has a pretty face. more just issuing it's name in vain. example... -girl walks down the street, man walks up- man - JESUS CHRIST! YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL. i honestly don't think that this is a person making fun of christianity nor struggling with his own spiritual beliefs. more just questioning spirtitual beliefs in general. like the millions of things different people believe. maybe even being scared about what to expect when he dies...the whole heaven is beautiful. what if you don't have anyone in the real life. do you expect to have people there in the next one? hence the album title, god and the devil are raging inside of me, and the line 'Cause my bright is too slight to hold back all my dark', i think the song is most definetly about self realisation as well. what sort of person you are and what sort of person you'd prefer to be. i think this song could possibly be contemplating suicide, but not actually considering it. "Well, Jesus Christ, I’m alone again So what did you do those three days you were dead? Because this problem's gonna last More than the weekend" i agree that this line is mocking, but more in the sense of saying that jesus christ had it easy. like, you had 3 days dead, and i'm going to be stuck in this shithole a lot longer than you. and also mocking the fact that so many people went to jesus for advice. like 'well what do you suggest i do if you know so much' "I know you'll come in the night like a thief But I’ve had some time alone to hone my lying technique I know you think that I’m someone you can trust But I’m scared I’ll get scared and I swear I’ll try to nail you back up" i actually think this agian reverts back to 'god and the devil are raging inside of me'. knowing that god will come for him but not knowing quite what to do when he does...and if he decides it's with the darker side he'll lie about it. the 'but i'm scared i'll get scared and i swear i'll try to nail you back up' is actually in my opinion the most amazing line in this song. "we all sleep inside of this machine" i think it is saying that we're all in the same boat but also maybe (judging from the 'sleeping' bit) even that we're all so influened BY religions. sleeping inside this machine...it almost makes it sound like everyone follows suit. the interpretations of this song are...beyond numerous though. clarification | Reviewer: ryan | 12/9/08 my prior review wasn't very fair nor very applicable to this particular song, so let me point by point break down these very obviously sardonic song lyrics: "Jesus Christ, that's a pretty face The kind you'd find on someone that could save" mocking the fact that modern day stereotypical images of Jesus are so warm and comforting.. when on a side note, prophecy suggests that the Messiah would not be pleasant to look at. Isaiah 53:2b: " He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him." "If they don't put me away It’ll be a miracle" for making such a rash and sarcastic statement he realizes he is rendering himself vulnerable to the critical and defensive church. "Do you believe you're missing out? That everything good is happening somewhere else But with nobody in your bed The night is hard to get through" everyone else out there is having a great time, have their boyfriends/girlfriends, while the doctrines of Christianity render a person unsociable when followed as written (i.e.: "But I say to you, anyone who stares at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.".. the bible also commands that one not associate with another believer who gets drunk... who doesn't get drunk this day and age? the list goes on. most christians just don't read their bible) "And I will die all alone And when I arrive I won’t know anyone" in other words living the life that Jesus commands will render one friendless in modern society "Well, Jesus Christ, I’m alone again So what did you do those three days you were dead? Because this problem's gonna last More than the weekend" major sarcasm in this line.. first off the use of "Jesus Christ" so often in this song is clearly and intentionally using his name in vain. the point of this stanza is you died for 3 days and came back to life! big fucking deal! look at the shit i'm going thru that seems to never end! obvious sarcasm and "heresy" "Well, Jesus Christ I’m not scared to die I’m a little bit scared of what comes after Do I get the gold chariot Do I float through the ceiling" obvious sarcasm... not something that would be said by someone who is struggling with their faith. in such a case a person would still be a tad bit more respectful. "Do I divide and fall apart Cause my bright is too slight to hold back all my dark" his realizations have rendered his faith nearly powerless against his dark (logical and rational) side "This ship went down in sight of land And at the gates does Thomas ask to see my hands?" site of land could refer to undeniable facts about existence which disprove the bible.. his ship being his faith. thomas got to feel Jesus' hands to establish his faith.. point coming in later verse.. "I know you'll come in the night like a thief But I’ve had some time alone to hone my lying technique I know you think that I’m someone you can trust But I’m scared I’ll get scared and I swear I’ll try to nail you back up" lying technique could possible refer to his tendency to "fake" his faith as i mentioned in my prior post. line about nailing jesus back up is undeniably something a believer or even doubter would never say about his Saviour. "So do you think that we could work out a sign So I’ll know it's you and that it's over so I won't even try" back to the doubting Thomas reference.. can you prove that you are the Christ so i won't "try" to "nail you back up" part about "we all got wood and nails..." not sure about the meaning of that... other than we're all in the same boat on earth. why are christians privy to the truth (or God's "elect" as the Bible states"). "we all sleep inside of this machine" again... we are all in the same boat in this life. "machine" being the universe. no one knows the answer. i respect the beliefs of others, but anyone who listens to this song and even tries to sees the lyrics as non-condescending toward the christian faith is in major denial. wow | Reviewer: arson | 12/7/08 just enjoy the music i don't think it should go deep then that unless you want it to plus people don't view things how everyone else does they view it the way they want to so how bout we all just agree that it's a good song and leave it at that the whole religious thing will be in debate for ages i mean it been going on since the beginning why try to put it somewhere where the msic is just the important part Ryan is a lil confused | Reviewer: Wes | 12/5/08 Underoath is still a very christian band man, watch a few interviews or go to a concert. It's almost like a revival, especially aaron and spencer, this song is about Jesse wondering whether or not he is good enough to get into heaven but ultimately realizing that all fall short of the glory of god, you need to pay attention more dude Jesus Saves!!!! just like thrice, underoath and other "christian bands" | Reviewer: ryan | 11/30/08 brand new (at least the lead singer) has lost their faith. they are a little less subtle about it on this album than the aforementioned bands (thrice: "we are the ones who lost our faith, we dug ourselves an early grave, we are the dead can we be saved?" - just one of many examples.. underoath - "i'm just a fool for you, just a fool for you" and the list goes on). i've noticed a trend in "christian" music and in the church lately. there are many who are faking their belief as to not offend those around them and not burn bridges. people need to start coming to the conclusion that these genius song writers are coming to.. science, history (Mithra and other pre-Christ demigods whose stories mirror the story of Jesus) and just our hearts themselves (do you REALLY prefer to believe that you are going to heaven while billions are going to suffer eternal torment in the lake of fire when there is so much evidence against the Christ story??). We as humans need to grow some balls so to speak and deal with REALITY. I hope i dont come across too harshly but believe you me there are many other atrocities in this world that deserve my sympathies. Christianity is a mind controlling lie that is intended to lead people to live by a defined moral system via a fictitious story. it is a mind controlling algorithm molded into narrative prose. heaven and hell are the selling points, the payment is simple "faith" which is "dead" without the works..people are being sold into living moral lives. the world is far too advanced governmentally to continue to need such mind controlling lies to help people get along. i am a former Christian who has come to these realizations over the last year or so and they are difficult conclusions to come to - but does not the very "word of God" teach us that truth is of the utmost importance? this generation needs to be responsible and deal with the temporary grief which accompanies a loss of faith in order to pass truth on to future generations so they don't have to go thru the anguish of faith loss. yes, it hurts but again its not like we're being burned at the stake like early christians (nor in eternal hell fire for that matter). Brand New and the aforementioned bands clearly realize that Christianity is mythos and are choosing to give subtle hints in their lyrics. i believe they also see christianity as a better way of life and potentially a lie worth living (such as Santa Claus for a child) and are therefore remaining subtle as to not destroy anyones faith. but i obviously think differently. truth is what is of the utmost importance in my book. we're adults. so at the very least Christian children need to be raised with options.. atheism, agnosticism, other religious options, rather than having something that is very clearly untrue or at the least EXTREMELY questionable shoved down their throats. Email me if you have any questions, comments, or desires to save my soul ;) IDiots | Reviewer: Not a sheep | 11/26/08 you guys are all morons arguing on a website about something which you have no idea. the only person who knows what the song is about is the person who wrote it. so quit posting your religious bullshit and your i am not religious bull shit and take the song for what it means to you nuff said i win Add Your New Review About The Song By Pages:   1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9    10   Next 10 Pages