Broken Crown

Touch my mouth and hold my tongue
I'll never be your chosen one
I'll be home safely tucked away
Well You can't tempt me if I don't see the day

The pull on my flesh was just too strong
Stifled the choice and the air in my lungs
Better not to breathe than to breathe a lie
'Cause when I opened my body I breathe in a lie

I will not speak of your sins
There was a way out for him
The mirror shows not
Your values are all shot

But oh my heart, was flawed I knew my weakness
So hold my hand consign me not to darkness

So crawl on my belly 'til the sun goes down
I'll never wear your broken crown
I took the road and I fucked it all away
Now in this twilight, how dare you speak of grace

So crawl on my belly 'til the sun goes down
I'll never wear your broken crown
I took the road and I fucked it all away
Now in this twilight, how dare you speak of grace

So crawl on my belly 'til the sun goes down
I'll never wear your broken crown
I can take the road and I can fuck it all away
But in this twilight, our choices seal our fate

Broken Crown - Mumford & Sons

I went and looked up the lyrics of this song online and in two places I read that it was about refusing religion. The singer of this band grew up a Christian and now he won't call himself on even though he believes in the existence of God. That is was about how the church is hypocritical and he was tired of wearing the "broken crown". The which represents goodness, righteousness, and authority. He talks about how he will crawl on his belly, like a snake. And in the Bible the Devil disguises himself as a snake. Anyways it is saying he would rather be a sinner that someone who is held on a pedestal but is a hypocrite.

And my favorite part "I took the road and fucked it all away. But in this twilight, how dare you speak of grace. But in this twilight, our choices seal our fate."

So if you don't just pick up on the meaning instantly it's saying he is off the past to being this "perfect" Christian. He left the path because he didn't want to deal with the hypocrisies dealing with the church. And when he did it he was probably scrutinized and talked about but how can they judge him when sooner or later they will be judged to. His choices has sealed his fate. Just like my choices sealed mine.

This song inspired me and I have had it on repeat for an entire day. This song hits home with me because i have had a lot of problems dealing with my religion and trying to figure out where I stand. Growing up and even now I see family members acting one way in church and another way put of church. I have seen people talking crap about other people even though God is "supposed" to love everyone no matter what they have done. I am tired of religion being forced on me but then others telling me that I need to go out and find Christ for myself. I am so tired of having my Grandmother push for me to get prayed over when I don't want it. I want to be able to make my own religious choices even if that means I am not religious at all. 

MLover