But the flaws make me like it all the more! It's astonishing how many people can have the good sense to rid themselves of such deeply ingrained nonsense, yet they easily fall right into a new flavor of nonsense. The irony of this song, that I imagine the songwriter doesn't even realize, is that he rejects one brand of superstition while he exposes is own brand of superstition. Armed with the story, symbol and authority of Christ on the cross, the preacher sits back at the pulpit collecting his ransom for the souls of his parishioners. The sun burns, the wheel turns, we sing, we dance, whatever it takes to keep them under our spell. Then in the last two verses he reverts back to the voice of the preacher. we won't be scared like that' he speaks for the parishioners who, when snapped out of their spell, reject the exploitation. forces pullin' from the center of the earth again. The beautiful song 'Lighting Crashes' makes strong reference to reincarnation as well. I've been here before' refers to his apparent belief in reincarnation. Then the songwriter uses his own voice to tell us about his own beliefs. All one needs to do is 'just scream it from the wall(s)' to use an old expression. There is no need to reinvent the wheel in order to cash in. Good or bad, meek or strong, the book is written and just about everyone knows and believes the story. The love of a benevolent father figure is the carrot. In the first verse the preacher explains the how religion is sold, with a carrot and a stick. The parishioners who are being exploited. The songwriter himself and his own religious views 3. The songwriter takes three voices in this song: 1. This song is about how religious leaders capitalize and cash in on the beliefs of the faithful. Get it? The Bible is the drama and Christian leaders are the sellers. The person is screaming through a megaphone.

The cartoon depicts a person standing at a pulpit above a crowd. Right beside the written lyrics in the Throwing Copper CD insert there is a little stick figure cartoon. The title says it all: 'Selling the Drama'. General CommentWow, all this deep analysis and apparently nobody has hit on the obvious meaning of this song. I will sit and earn the ransom from up here It's the way we sing that makes 'em dream

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