But in the end, I think he was just a super smart, sensitive and troubled person who did this pretty much by himself. I wondered sometimes, if other band members did not assist or if there was another ghost writer as well, because he summarizes a feeling or idea so quickly and so maximally. I thought to myself, who could ever think of something like that? That a person could be that in love, that they would join their mate in death is rare these days, but to phrase it the way he does, in an almost joyous, matter of fact, manner, as if it is a foregone conclusion that he will gladly go and make that 'final decision' without thinking twice is classic Scott. In STILL REMAINS 'if you should die before me ask if you can bring a friend'.

However, if you look at his other lyrics in total they are really involved and complex and take a topic to the absolute extreme. I've heard interviews with Scott, in which I was less then impressed, I am very objective, critical and sarcastic and I am not at all prone to hero worship. He rarely wears religious ornaments, is covered with tattoos, drinks, smokes, does drugs and has never mentioned anything about any kind of religious repentance or sudden finding of any god of any type that I can recall or find anywhere on Sh1t the Ragman Thank you Joe.

Scott has not shown any affinity for religion that I can think of. The sins he committed while drinking also followed him mentally, forever (shackled). He is mentally shackled by the past teachings of religion even as he moves through time and space (that FOLLOWED you). How do you shackle yourself to a shadow? Shackled implies permanence, immovable, something very stable and limiting. Shackled to the shadows is one of the most beautiful lines in any song, ever. Sins make him blind, again alcohol does not eliminate or prevent problems or issues it just covers them up hence he is blind, his eyes are just holes now because he can no longer see, same for religion. You control me (Religion and Alcohol controls you) they both STEAL your sole, that is the irony of this genius song, the religion is stealing his soul and so is alcohol. The rest becomes obvious once you realize he is comparing drinking to Religion as virtually the same sin.

(religion make me strong, alcohol make me strong). Religion (SIN) makes you strong because you believe someone or some sort of arbitrary righteousness will protect you. Drinking makes you strong because it dulls your senses so you are unaware of the pain and danger that lurks around and within you. In this song Religion and Alcohol ARE the Sin. Alcohol physically clouds his thinking the same way. Holy Water clouds your thinking because of the nonsense that religion can spew. This is about the damage that religion can do and compares Holy Water to being an Alcoholic. This song is NOT about finding religion as many have stated. Song MeaningSIN - This is an ironic song in which RELIGION IS THE SIN.

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