This song continues David Bazan’s argument against Christianity in Curse Your Branches, which he renounced a few years before this record’s release. In this song, Bazan argues against God by pointing out all the inconsistencies he sees with Christianity regarding the fall of man in the Garden of Ede...
[Verse 1]
With the threat of hell hanging over my head like a halo
I was made to believe in a couple of beautiful truths
That eventually had the effect of completely unraveling
The powerful curse put on me by you
[Chorus 1]
When you set the table
And when you chose the scale
Did you write a riddle
That you knew they would fail?
Did you make them tremble
So they would tell the tale?
Did you push us when when we fell?
[Verse 2]
If my mother cries when I tell her what I have discovered
Then I hope she remembers she taught me to follow my heart
And if you bully her like you've done me with fear of damnation
Well then I hope she can see you for what you are
[Chorus 1]
When you set the table
When you chose the scale
Did you write a riddle
That you knew they would fail?
Did you make them tremble
So they would tell the tale?
Did you push us when when we fell?
[Chorus 2]
And what am I afraid of?
Whom did I betray?
In what medieval kingdom
Does justice work this way?
You knew what would happen
And made us just the same
Then you, my lord, can take the blame
When We Fell was written by David Bazan.
When We Fell was produced by David Bazan.
David Bazan released When We Fell on Tue Sep 01 2009.