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  • check out my cover of this song!

  • @nickpenner26 & @jqd209 - Me too!

  • I play this for Chistmas

    

  • I love this song. I play it nonstop during the Christmas season. Better than any of that watered-down diluted garbage they play on the radio.

  • The beauty of life is that we are all free to believe what we want . no need to feel sorry for me, I have real joy in my life, and many blessings. I dont shove my beliefs down people's throat, my initial comment was just pointing out that the song matches up with the biblical account of Jesus, who whether you believe in the diety of him or not - was a real person in history.... Take care.

  • @britishballa95 no need to bash on someone elses beliefs.

  • @TheMarsVo1ta No need to talk like that.

  • @Brian12327 K then don't spouse your religious bull shit and act like any of it makes any fucking sense or is meaningful in some way or worth sharing, etc and I won't have a reason to call you retarded if you understand to keep it to yourself.

  • @TheMarsVo1ta I'm not, and you should never view any of the videos I post.

  • @TheMarsVo1ta I'm not a "religious" person, but why do you care so much about what other people believe? People are just offering their opinions about the meaning of a song. Which by the way I'm honestly not impressed with the songs I've heard off this album so far. Seems like they lost some of their edge. But I would rather pay to watch them play live then to see TheMarsVolta's coked out singer spaz around like a crackhead. Worst $15 I ever spent, at least Deftones headlined that show.

  • God rules, everything else is irrelevant. Kthx.

  • @TheMarsVo1ta i cant believe someone likes the mars volta in the 21st century. Pwned!!!

  • @TheMarsVo1ta Shame on you rude individual.

  • @TheMarsVo1ta It is just as shameful to be filled with hatred and scorn for anything ,let alone something that has no affect on you, than to believe something that (in your eyes) does not exist. Forgiveness is important my friend.

  • @TheMarsVo1ta Come on, man. I'm an atheist, too, but that was just ridiculous.

  • even if you are atheist you can at least like the song for the story it tells regardless if it is true or not.

  • relgion sucks, i was loving this band until i found out their music was religious, i guess i cant listen to them anymore.

  • @TReoS96 i hope you're being sarcasic.

  • @xsnokex no man im beeing serious

  • @TReoS96 You're an embarrassment to atheists.

  • @TacoNinja18 hey dont be a dick. and im not entirely atheist, I think i may be agnostic but im not sure the point is im not really religious so i cant listen to this band.

  • @TReoS96 Hey don't be a fucking idiot. Just because you're not religious doesn't mean you can't listen to this damn good band. I'm not religious either, but that's not stopping me. I also listen to 'Cocaine' by Eric Clapton but that doesn't mean I have to do coke to listen to it.

    Also, to define agnostic, agnostics believe that God or a god might exist, and they're open to the possibility, but they believe that it cannot be proven but any human being or otherwise.

  • @TacoNinja18 stop figthing

  • @TacoNinja18 i know what agnostic means and like i said, i think im agnostic but im not sure.

  • @TReoS96 but Christianity isn't a religion, it's a relationship with God. 

  • @Kirbythief Lol Christianity is a religion and you cant have a relationship with something that doesn't exist

  • @TReoS96 stop this right now, don't bash something that some one else believes in.

  • @TReoS96 I'm sure we both agree that religion is man's attempt to find God. But if you study the Bible, you'll find something different. It's actually God's attempt to find and rescue man. And what do you mean you can't have a relationship with something that doesn't exist? 

  • @TReoS96

    Sorry to be another one of "those people", but I think you might like to hear what true religion actually is. This is how James, the brother of Jesus of Nazareth, puts it: James 1:26-27Anyone who sets himself up as "religious" by talking a good game is self-deceived. This kind of religion is hot air and only hot air.

    

  • @TReoS96 Real religion, the kind that passes muster before God the Father, is this: Reach out to the homeless and loveless in their plight, and guard against corruption from the godless world.

    Just figured you should know before you completely bashed religion. I find the most freedom when I love people like God loves me. Jesus was the man god who came down to lead us into right action with each other and God. You'd call that an incarnation in "religious" terms.

  • @Michaelgoround i dont mean to bash religion if you have faith thats great, your a lucky man you will live your life with less of a fear of death and a purpose and answers to the big questions in your mind and when you die you will never find out you are wrong i mean its great, you never find out you were wrong. no offence

  • There are no lyrics, but it says Lyrics:

  • i like how they can produce folk as well as post-rock. its rather talented.

  • This reminds me of...60's folk? I think?

    lol

    either way - i like it

    [=

  • MeWithoutYou is such a cute band ;D

  • mewithoutYou=BEST BAND EVER

  • Is it shallow of me to LOVE this song despite being an atheist?

  • @brettygood no, i love everything the do and im agnostic

  • @brettygood i'm an atheist too and i absolutely love mewithoutyou. they're one of my favorite bands. let me tell you, if more christians were like aaron weiss, actually attempting to imitate their christ, and producing beauty and wonder that rivals all else, i wouldn't have a problem with them.

  • These guys lose their mind more and more as their songs grow better.

  • It's a story. They're jewish. Stop making everything about god and jesus. you are ruining their music.

  • @dragnslyr23 That is wrong my good friend

  • @dragnslyr23 If this is just a story, then it's a complete ripoff.

    You see, there was this one author, really good, His name is God. He wrote this really good book a few THOUSAND years ago, so good that people are still reading it today. The problem here is, this song seems to be an exact replica of one of the stories in that little collection of pages he threw together oh-so-many years ago, including a few quotes from the book itself.

    So, there's a small hole in your logic right there...

  • @devistation843 - you make me laugh. "God" didn't write the bible, some guys who believed in God did. But thanks for playing. Also, I'm not a Christian, but this is my favorite band. Don't push your faith on others. I appreciate their music because Aaron is one of the best songwriters of the last century.

  • How is hard to miss specifics? There are numerous Bible references in this song. The Sheep and The Goat. Baby in a manger. Jesus praying in the garden while the disciples sleep. He may have an interesting visual for the Devil which is a snake carrying a stick a carrot and a string, but it's probably one of the most genius lines I've ever heard in any religious song.

  • I'm seeing a lot of odd things in here. People saying that Jesus isn't the only Way. Jesus is exclusivitory. He said He is the ONLY way. Sure, you could say that Allah is God, but their teachings are false. Sure, you could say a Mormon has a relationship with Jesus. But is it Jesus? Or is it another? You guys need to be careful. Not all truth is God's truth! If my truth was that killing is okay, is that God's truth?

  • yeah.... its hard to beat the specifics of this song and try to call it something other than Jesus haha. Gah, this band is so good. and Jesus is so much better :D

  • this album in general has got to be one of the goofiest yet most AMAZING sounding things i have ever heard. Praise God for these awesome dudes.

  • when i get lost in the world i cry to the one and only jesus christ and jam to mewithoutyou

  • this song is clearly about Jesus, the Christ. The song outlines the historical record of Jesus, and quotes his very words. This is possibly the best quick representation of the gospel that I have ever heard. Simple message: You don't have to do anything but accept that Jesus was who he said he was. Nothing that you own or have or do can help you. It's only Jesus. This song makes me weep.

  • @HiStinker Amen. God is so good, and this is a really amazing representation of Jesus. The words are all so fitting and near perfect.

  • @HiStinker Very true, but also keep in mind that this band understands that the gospel is also a universal message. The song, The King Beetle on the Coconut Estate, is drawn from a Bengali Sufi story (that'd be from islam, fyi). All truth is God's truth. We shouldn't feel threatened from other faiths. They get that. And that's great.

  • @HiStinker Yes, that is true, but the implications go far beyond that. "Clothe the naked, feed the hungry, do justice, love mercy, etc." Christianity isn't just belief, it's action and being. It's a way of life.

  • @NduguuSpeaks I completely agree with you that those things are all things that "christians" should do, and are a good witness to the faith. WIth that being said - "Come you empty handed, you don't need anything". It is not your works that save you (any of them), for if you continue to sin, you need a savior. Love love love humanity, I agree. But, the thief that died next to Jesus on the cross had not done any good in his life, and yet was saved just because he believed.

  • @HiStinker it makes me weep as well

  • for now i'll keep away. i've got nothing smart to say.

  • It's not solely about Jesus. This (and all their albums) album covers a wide variety of religious beliefs, while this album focuses on a famous Sufi's teachings.

    Theyoften sing about a great love from a transcendental being that some may identify as God or Jesus, but many others call that love by a different name. It doesn't matter how one identifies with the sacred, as long as they are in touch with it. It is pure arrogance to think that it HAS to be about jesus and no other religious figure

  • @gonuts321 Actually this song is about Jesus. Aaron use to be a Jew, but converted to Christianity. He even said it himself. His song are about his personal walk with Christ, and other things in life. I'm not saying ALL his songs are about God, but the ones that do talk about God are about the Judaeo-Christian God.

  • @gonuts321 I think its funny how you act so sure of yourself as if you know anything about MeWithoutYou. I'm not trying to boost myself up, but Ive been a fan of these guys for a long time. I know what Aaron is all about, and what his lyrics mean.

  • You sir, are completely wrong. MeWithoutYou is Christian and they song is clearly and completely about Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

  • @gonuts321

    yah, i agree with you. in an interview aaron actually said that he didn't feel that his music wasn't "Christian" enough to be called Christian, but rather he wrote spiritual and religious music. Yes, he is Christian, but that doesn't mean that his music is solely Christian. In fact Bawa Muhaiyaddeen, an Muslim, had a huge influence on this album.

  • @gonuts321 you should watch this interview with aaron and hear him talk about his band's music(and his own music) before you pretend to know what youre talking about and before you tell people what its about

  • @gonuts321 Good job, gonuts. You seem to have actually listened to what Aaron speaks of. Not just assumed like most others commenting here.

  • @gonuts321 This is simply the best description of mewithoutYou i've heard.

    I'm glad I'm not the only one has realized this, and isn't caught up in the religious flame war.

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  • Favorite Xmas song

  • @EcentC haha thats awesome

  • loving the bass in this album!

  • What is all this? There's so many examples, I wonder how much convincing people need. How is this not about Jesus? Better yet, what makes you guys think otherwise?

  • @ZinfinityX I agree... people who argue that this song isn't about Jesus are just showing how stupid atheism in general. They'll pull up anything out of their asses against God.

  • Who cares what it's about? Who cares if the lyrics have meaning? To some of us they do, and to some of us they don't, and to those of us who see a meaning in them will all have different opinions about what it means. It doesn't matter, it's beautiful.

  • lyrics that are obviously the story of jesus's life cant really be interpreted otherwise.

  • That's what I've been trying to say! Awesome that someone agrees!

  • It matters

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  • @MajrMovieMadnes he means christians are sometimes given a bad name by telling people that they have to convert or die, or homosexuals are going to hell, i myself prefer Disciple of Christ because, like i said people see christians as the convert die people and we just dont want to tag along with them because we all end up in the same group

  • I mean no offence to any one who does that I'm just saying there isn't always a reason for an action.

  • I know why you say that, it's because something like that happened before and you got into trouble for someone reading into what you were saying?

  • And then from there your life went down hill, forcing you into a one week starvation, then your parents abbandoned you and your dad beat you(hence the cow explanation), then your girlfriend dumped you and you're finally recovering from that horrible event, but only to discover other people are doing this, so now you are trying to make it stop so you can forget about what happened.

  • This is probably my favorite song on the album.

  • honestly, why are you even trying to put a final meaning to the song? Aaron wrote what he wrote, under the influence of what was going on in his life at the moment, down from what he was reading, to who he was interacting with...

    Religion should not be belittled down to an exact meaning, because each individual can put his or her own twist on it... and that is exactly what religion is there for... religion and faith is each individuals interpretation of life, and acceptance of death.. .

  • That is the difference between religion and Christ. There is no twist to be made. You are either for Him or against Him.

  • this is a song about the Lord Jesus Christ!

  • i dont think mewithoutyou is religious. i think aaron just makes it seem like he is talking about god, and talking about believing in a higher power, but maybe hes talking about uncondtional love, like it is a higher power. love for a lover, a friend or a family member. just maybe...

  • He is talking about god, but he's talking about it in a metaphorical and open-minded sense--not the close-fisted Christian god, but some metaphorical entity that represents love, hate, awareness, et cetera. God is one of the most powerful concepts in society, and using it in his songs makes perfect sense.

  • there we go

  • Well he is telling the Bible story in this song even down to his slightly twisted quote from Jesus. Also from the conversations my friend had with Aaron after a concert we attended I'm pretty sure he's talking about Jesus. All the same, his music is the good word, not the hating word that many people preach.

  • Yup. Beautiful.

  • That's a very important distinction.

  • they are on tooth and nail records.....they are religious

  • We need more artists like mewithoutYou.

  • this song is so ballin, and i like how this whole cd seems to have so many stories that involve animals, haha, cracks me up, totally ballin

  • i dont like religious songs. but this is flawless music

  • Cool. Do you mind if I ask, why not?

  • idk. im not too religious. but i like the creativity to make this song durable for even people as unopened minded as i. rofl

  • Well, peace and love Brother, or Sister.

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