Ila Reto Posted June 14, 2009 Posted June 14, 2009 lol ever since i found out the whispering in the beginning is "dont test me" backwards, i always say it then (not backwards). hmm...what to say, what to say....it's a good song. not my favorite but the message is there and the tune is infectious! my favorite part is when they sing "oh bless me lord for i have sinned" also, i have to laugh every time he says "ain't this uniform so flattering? i never asked you a God Damn thing!" because he actually did just ask how he looked. also the irony of "god damn" in the song!all in all, the track is a real hoot
Haydée Posted June 14, 2009 Posted June 14, 2009 ^ agree with everything there but the message and that it is one of my favorites , I mean good message and all, but it is not what I like the most about the song. I like this song a lot, and for some reason, it puts me on ''Bitch Mode"
Angela. Posted June 14, 2009 Posted June 14, 2009 What isn't there to love about this song? The message is fantastic. The music itself is phenomenal. And this song is going to be SO much fun to sing along to at a GD concert.
Drink Drank Punk Posted June 14, 2009 Posted June 14, 2009 I hated this song at first... not sure why but it didnt seem right to me. Now Its one of my favorites on the album.
theeulogy Posted June 14, 2009 Posted June 14, 2009 "....will infiltrate the inside.....yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaah"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
music_that_is Posted June 14, 2009 Posted June 14, 2009 the man saying "Em egduj t'nod." in the beginning is just genius. This song is my favourite(and little girl) in the album. I adore this song.Loved it since the first time I listened it. Its lyrics and music and as a whole just fucking Epic. "A fire burns todayOf blasphemy and genocideThe sirens of decayWill infiltrate the faith fanatics"must be my favourite chorus.
Seedless_Reject Posted June 15, 2009 Posted June 15, 2009 This has to be my favorite song off of 21st Century Breakdown!This song actually came to mind today because I went to church with my mom, because I haven't gone in about two/three months, and we had a stand in pastor (Reverend) because our pastor is on vacation. The stand in did everything different, including the distribution of communion, it got to the point that everyone (including me) wasn't sure about going up to receive communion and when they did everyone looked a little awkward. Now that I look back at the service, A) it's kind of funny and B) I don't think I'm going back until the regular Pastor (with seven kids) comes back.Also there were times that I didn't know what to believe in because in my lifetime, so far, I had gone through too many hardships to count. Recently a friend of mine told me not to give up and try to rebuild my faith. And that is what I'm trying to do.sorry if it's a little long
.Militza. Posted June 15, 2009 Posted June 15, 2009 This has to be my favorite song off of 21st Century Breakdown!This song actually came to mind today because I went to church with my mom, because I haven't gone in about two/three months, and we had a stand in pastor (Reverend) because our pastor is on vacation. The stand in did everything different, including the distribution of communion, it got to the point that everyone (including me) wasn't sure about going up to receive communion and when they did everyone looked a little awkward. Now that I look back at the service, A) it's kind of funny and B) I don't think I'm going back until the regular Pastor (with seven kids) comes back.Also there were times that I didn't know what to believe in because in my lifetime, so far, I had gone through too many hardships to count. Recently a friend of mine told me not to give up and try to rebuild my faith. And that is what I'm trying to do.sorry if it's a little longI know I should not be laughing, but I did. Sorry, but it was so funny how you said, the B.) part. And yeah, this is one of my favorite songs on the album.somehow makes me all wired up.
Brian Posted June 15, 2009 Posted June 15, 2009 When i heard this song backwards (Yeah, i play songs backwards, big woop wanna fight about it?) and heard the "Don't Test Me" it scared the s*** out of me! I loved this song when i first heard it and still do! The lyrics are just so powerful! and i also think about that "Christian review" of this album and i laugh at it.
J'net Posted June 15, 2009 Author Posted June 15, 2009 I love this song, the music, lyrics, structure, the different parts, all of it. Me too. And - the way he sings it - the message (though it could be a different message, and I'd still love it). This is an amazing song. And to think that it's followed by Peacemaker - another of my favorites. It's almost too much goodness in one place!
LouLou Posted June 15, 2009 Posted June 15, 2009 I didn't know it was inspired by Religulous. I love that documentary. I have it saved on my computer and I creepily sit alone and watch it lolThis is one of my favorite songs on the album, but anyone loves anything that backs up their ideas as this song does. But, even so, its a great song on its own, meaning of the lyrics taken away. Even my friend, who is pretty religious, loves this song. Its her favorite on the album.
KeRpLuNkXxX Posted June 15, 2009 Posted June 15, 2009 Me too. And - the way he sings it - the message (though it could be a different message, and I'd still love it). This is an amazing song. And to think that it's followed by Peacemaker - another of my favorites. It's almost too much goodness in one place!I know! The way he sings this song is just incredible, specially the part where he goes "Oh bless me Lord for I have sinned..." Geez, incredible, but i love everything about this song. Can't stop listening to it.
Nimrod99 Posted June 15, 2009 Posted June 15, 2009 This song gets me pumped everytime. It's a song that I just have to blast in my car (or into my ears somehow). I love the music to it, and I also think the lyrics have a great message.
Jack96 Posted June 15, 2009 Posted June 15, 2009 I love the intro riff in this song i didnt like it at first but its my second favourite off the album.
bjrules Posted June 15, 2009 Posted June 15, 2009 A few weeks ago I thought that this was the worst song on the album, but after learning to play it on the guitar and hearing it a heap more times I really like it. Hope its a single.
.Militza. Posted June 15, 2009 Posted June 15, 2009 Love the fact that this song gets me moving, and it pushes me to think in a different way, not just about religion, about everything that supposed to be something strong, that you can believe in, but is like religion, sometimes something you never thought it would be.
EmmOuGR Posted June 15, 2009 Posted June 15, 2009 One of the best songs in the album,IMO..I adore the part where Billie Joe is whispering: Don't test meSecond guess meProtest meYou will disappear
DistilledxSpirits Posted June 15, 2009 Posted June 15, 2009 I love listening to this on the way to church. xD
spark in the night Posted June 15, 2009 Posted June 15, 2009 the beat/melody to this song makes me shake my booty lolI can't help it the second verse+bridge is my favorite (oh bless me lord...)the way he sings iteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
tapdancingowl Posted June 15, 2009 Posted June 15, 2009 Hmm, March Of The Dogs would have been a decent title, too. I'm glad they went with EJN though, it's more descriptive of the song. As a compromise, though, they could have done East Jesus Nowhere (March Of The Dogs). I love EJN, probably my favorite or at the very least one of my favorites on the album. I'm an Atheist, and the hypocrisy of religion disgusts me. I always like to see others stand up and call it for what it is. The way Billie sings the lyrics is just right, and the music behind it is the perfect mixture of power and fury. "Raise your hands now to testifyYour confession will be crucifiedYou're a sacrificial suicideLike a dog that's been sodomized""Oh bless me lord for I have sinned""Say a prayer for the familyDrop a coin for humanityAin't this uniform so flattering?I never asked you a God damned thing"Those lines/verses always get me.
spark in the night Posted June 15, 2009 Posted June 15, 2009 Like a dog that's been sodomized"I just don't understand this lineit's gross and sad and just wtf
tapdancingowl Posted June 15, 2009 Posted June 15, 2009 I just don't understand this lineit's gross and sad and just wtfIt is gross and sad, but that's the point. It's like saying that confession and religion doesn't mean anything, you just become a "sacrificial suicide" that's lost all power and dignity (sodomizing is the ultimate act of rape and control and it strips the victim of everything). And dogs are blindly loyal to humans, man's best friends, so they used dogs to compare it to people who blindly follow religion and put their faith in it, like dogs put their faith in us to care for them.
OliDayyy Posted June 15, 2009 Posted June 15, 2009 I loooooooooove this song!It was the only song I listened before having the new album in my hands (well, with 21st cb and KYE), and I directly fell in love with! The 1st night I put it on my Ipod, I've listened to it like 40 times.
spark in the night Posted June 15, 2009 Posted June 15, 2009 It is gross and sad, but that's the point. It's like saying that confession and religion doesn't mean anything, you just become a "sacrificial suicide" that's lost all power and dignity (sodomizing is the ultimate act of rape and control and it strips the victim of everything). And dogs are blindly loyal to humans, man's best friends, so they used dogs to compare it to people who blindly follow religion and put their faith in it, like dogs put their faith in us to care for them.oh youre goodthanks
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