A hidden interpretation is this song is actually about guns and violence from them. People have a religious like attachment to owning guns. Many of the Gods lyrics could be substituted with Guns, and resonate with the listener.
[Verse 1]
Gods
Are raining down
They flood the town
With their holy water
Gods are everywhere
Pollute the air
With their everafter
Gods
They're all around
They're in the cloud
They're on my television
Gods
You can't escape
Don’t you know fame
Oh it’s their next religion
[Chorus]
And I don't understand why they want me
And I don't understand why they need me
Why I feel like a flaw in the system
Why I don't get a chance to resist them
And I don't understand how they got me
And I don't understand why they hold me
'Cause I got nothing more I can give them
And I don't get a chance to resist them
[Verse 2]
Gods
They'll come for you
They're on the news
Front, back and center pages
Gods
I will pray
They're on the chase
They put our kids in cages
[Chorus]
And I don't understand why they want me
And I don't understand why they need me
Why I feel like a flaw in the system
Why I don't get a chance to resist them
And I don't understand how they got me
And I don't understand why they hold me
'Cause I got nothing more I can give them
And I don't get a chance to resist them
[Instrumental-Bridge]
[Chorus]
And I don't understand why they want me
And I don't understand why they need me
Why I feel like a flaw in the system
Why I don't get a chance to resist them
And I don't understand how they got me
And I don't understand why they hold me
'Cause I got nothing more I can give them
And I don't get a chance to resist them
Gods was written by James Price & Dom Craik & Phillip Blake & Joe Langridge-Brown & Conor Mason.
Gods was produced by Jim Abbiss.
Nothing But Thieves released Gods on Fri Oct 19 2018.