It’s Hard to Be Religious When Certain People are Never Incinerated by Bolts of Lightning
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It's Hard to Be Religious When Certain People are Never Incinerated by Bolts of Lightning by Mayday Parade
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Performed by
Mayday ParadeProduced by
John Feldmann & Howard Benson & Kenneth Mount & Zack OdomWrited by
Derek SandersAbout
I wrote this song shortly after the 2016 presidential election when Trump won. I was just kind of horrified something like that was even possible – not that it’s all directed towards him, necessarily, but that’s kind of the mindset I was in.
Sanders
It’s Hard to Be Religious When Certain People are Never Incinerated by Bolts of Lightning Lyrics
[Verse 1]
You’re asking the questions but not listening to the answers you get
That must be hard to do
It must be about as hard as forgetting your best friends
You said we’d leave no one behind
To prove what you had wasn’t dead inside
But we know, yeah, everyone knows what a selfish prick you’ve become
[Chorus]
And I remember when one single moment was enough
To convince yourself to jump in because you wanted to
It’s not that far
At least it didn’t seem so from down there
But from up here
It seems that everything I love is so far away
There used to be many things that I could hold and touch
And grab onto in stormy weather
These days we have each other
(These days)
[Post-Chorus]
These days
[Verse 2]
Did you honestly think anything would be different this time around?
I’m sure you’ve got a reason and it’s profound
Believe anything as long as it never lets you down
Yeah, yeah, yeah
[Chorus]
And I remember when one single moment was enough
To convince yourself to jump in because you wanted to
It’s not that far
At least it didn’t seem so from down there
But from up here
It seems that everything I love is so far away
There used to be many things that I could hold and touch
And grab onto in stormy weather
These days we have each other
[Bridge 1]
These days
But we know
Yeah, everyone knows what a selfish prick you’ve become
[Instrumental break]
[Bridge 2]
And we all give love for a moment
And we all get hurt together
And we all give love for a moment
And we all get hurt together
And we all give love for a moment
And we all get hurt together
[Chorus]
And I remember when one single moment was enough
To convince yourself to jump in because you wanted to
It’s not that far
At least it didn’t seem so from down there
But from up here
It seems that everything I love is so far away
There used to be many things that I could hold and touch
And grab onto in stormy weather
These days we have each other
It’s Hard to Be Religious When Certain People are Never Incinerated by Bolts of Lightning Q&A
Who wrote It’s Hard to Be Religious When Certain People are Never Incinerated by Bolts of Lightning's ?
It’s Hard to Be Religious When Certain People are Never Incinerated by Bolts of Lightning was written by Derek Sanders.
Who produced It’s Hard to Be Religious When Certain People are Never Incinerated by Bolts of Lightning's ?
It’s Hard to Be Religious When Certain People are Never Incinerated by Bolts of Lightning was produced by John Feldmann & Howard Benson & Kenneth Mount & Zack Odom.
When did Mayday Parade release It’s Hard to Be Religious When Certain People are Never Incinerated by Bolts of Lightning?
Mayday Parade released It’s Hard to Be Religious When Certain People are Never Incinerated by Bolts of Lightning on Fri Jun 01 2018.
What did Mayday Parade say about "It's Hard to Be Religious When Certain People are Never Incinerated by Bolts of Lightning"?
Vocalist Derek Sanders spoke to Billboard about the meaning behind the song.
The song is, I would say, a little bit more angry than most anything we’d done before. I wrote that song shortly after the 2016 presidential election, when Trump won. I was just kind of horrified something like that was ev...
Where does the title come from?
The title is a quote from Bill Watterson, creator of the well-known Calvin and Hobbes cartoon. The quote comes from his book Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons and accurately describes the frustrated, disillusioned attitude displayed in the song.