Over the years I have grown weary of religious fanatics telling me I’m going to hell and that I should be saved. I went to parochial school for 12 years. When you think about it, doesn’t parochial mean narrow or close-minded? I was thrown out of every religion class I can think of for asking one question… “Why?” I was told that I disrupted class by asking unanswerable questions. I don’t knock anyone’s beliefs but I don’t think I should be force-fed anyone else’s. What is life all about? Do we really control it? What happens when we die? Should I spend my entire life fearful of what will happen when I die? I spend a lot of time contemplating these concepts. This song leaves me with a lot to think about when I listen to it. Hopefully it will do the same for anyone listening with an open mind. Life and death hmm… kind of like Sunshine and Pure Shade. Where would one be without the other?
credits
from Sunshine or Pure Shade,
released July 13, 2005
All music production and lyrics by Tah Phrum Duh Bush