I've been listening to this for quite a while now, and I took a moment to REALLY listen and observe, and... wow. You'd think this kind of intensity in a song would be hard to replicate live, but as far as I can tell they did it flawlessly. Every single note has so much emotion poured into it; every crescendo and decrescendo, the quiet moments and the building moments, all performed with such brutal precision... it makes me want to scream the lyrics along with them.
Seeing this done live was truly powerful. That dude with the cello was breaking me hard all the way thru. Well done, bro. Man, this song just kills me. I do not experience life like the narrator does, but it is within shouting distance. I hear him and it resonates with me.
Just got back into listening to AJJ and this was the first time I have heard this song. I love it. His description of the growth achieved through the acceptance of the devil inside of us is so beautiful. The moral structures that we are given so often come drenched with shame, and we feel the need to repress the part of us that doesn't fit into that structure.
I see it as a story of confronting everything within yourself that you once locked away; learning to accept it and love yourself no matter how unappealing it may look from the outside, because it is the truth. Only once you do that can you truly know happiness. But that's just my interpretation.
i feel like this song is lowkey a representation of the process of incorporating your shadow that Jung outlines. the idea being that everyone has a set of evil or dark aspects of them, things they hide due to shame or fear of rejection, the small red boy is the metaphor for the shadow, once the protagonist pays attention to the shadow and goes through his childhood with the shadow, he see's the shadow within himself in the mirror and confronting and accepting the shadow, after loving it and feeding it and growing it is what set him free to be his true self, "i am the truth"
I really dig both of those takes. I personally see it as a loss of faith and coming to terms with emotional baggage from a religious upbringing. The red devil with horns is the iconic villain in Christianity, and could be a metaphor for a younger version of the protagonist, who is taught that he is inherently tainted in nature for being born under original sin, and raised to believe that his body, thoughts, feelings, desires, etc were unclean in the eyes of God. The protagonist is ashamed of his younger self and carries a burden of fear, guilt, and anger for all of the years of castigation and penance. When the protagonist first sees the devil that was cut from his belly, he realizes that he’s just a child, and began to see his innocence. This cast a seed of doubt on his worldview and through much nurturing and reflection discovered that none of it was true. The tragedy is the realization of the finality of death, but knowing the truth freed him from his burden and he was able to find power in accepting and loving his true self.
the best song of the Bible 2-album...
I've been listening to this for quite a while now, and I took a moment to REALLY listen and observe, and... wow.
You'd think this kind of intensity in a song would be hard to replicate live, but as far as I can tell they did it flawlessly. Every single note has so much emotion poured into it; every crescendo and decrescendo, the quiet moments and the building moments, all performed with such brutal precision... it makes me want to scream the lyrics along with them.
the last thing i did already. was quite nice and would do it again
Fuckin true mate
Just saw them live yesterday! They didn’t do this song but they did the crescendos of Big Bird flawlessly. Incredible live show
I honestly think they made it more intense live lol
i will never get over this performance
Seeing this done live was truly powerful.
That dude with the cello was breaking me hard all the way thru. Well done, bro.
Man, this song just kills me. I do not experience life like the narrator does, but it is within shouting distance. I hear him and it resonates with me.
Agreed. The lyrical symbolism is so deep and dark, yet, we can almost feel it too
@@squillz8310 between the cello, and the lyrics I was also ugly crying in the club
Sean got that ”That went perfectly” smirk at the end
Everything about this song is so perfect
truly late to this amazing preformance, but can we talk about the dude playing both special effects, keyboard, and the bass? AJJ is genuine gold 🙏🙏
Backup singer too 😊
this is perfect
Just realized Sean is wearing a stoneman Douglas pin here, always appreciated that about AJJ not afraid to speak about issues
god I love this fucking song. I'm late to the party but I listen to it while delivering mail all day lmao
Just got back into listening to AJJ and this was the first time I have heard this song. I love it. His description of the growth achieved through the acceptance of the devil inside of us is so beautiful. The moral structures that we are given so often come drenched with shame, and we feel the need to repress the part of us that doesn't fit into that structure.
This is one of my faves.
life changing!
Thank you.
That's power!!!
Fuck me, that's a good song!
Chills every time. Amazing song.
Pure beauty. Fucking awesome.
that's human
In what context?
I can’t do this anymore 😮
Yes you can
David Bowie on ziggie stardust album......beautifull song ...a song that david bowie could have written
No, AJJ could have
What does this song mean?
I see it as a story of confronting everything within yourself that you once locked away; learning to accept it and love yourself no matter how unappealing it may look from the outside, because it is the truth. Only once you do that can you truly know happiness. But that's just my interpretation.
i feel like this song is lowkey a representation of the process of incorporating your shadow that Jung outlines. the idea being that everyone has a set of evil or dark aspects of them, things they hide due to shame or fear of rejection, the small red boy is the metaphor for the shadow, once the protagonist pays attention to the shadow and goes through his childhood with the shadow, he see's the shadow within himself in the mirror and confronting and accepting the shadow, after loving it and feeding it and growing it is what set him free to be his true self, "i am the truth"
I really dig both of those takes. I personally see it as a loss of faith and coming to terms with emotional baggage from a religious upbringing. The red devil with horns is the iconic villain in Christianity, and could be a metaphor for a younger version of the protagonist, who is taught that he is inherently tainted in nature for being born under original sin, and raised to believe that his body, thoughts, feelings, desires, etc were unclean in the eyes of God. The protagonist is ashamed of his younger self and carries a burden of fear, guilt, and anger for all of the years of castigation and penance. When the protagonist first sees the devil that was cut from his belly, he realizes that he’s just a child, and began to see his innocence. This cast a seed of doubt on his worldview and through much nurturing and reflection discovered that none of it was true. The tragedy is the realization of the finality of death, but knowing the truth freed him from his burden and he was able to find power in accepting and loving his true self.
@@ParleyPCat maybe I’m projecting, but this is my favorite take
@@cosmosis9903 Thank you, friend, I might be projecting too.
dank
sean got boring when he went crazy marxist mode 😴