12-06-2010, 04:58 PM
(12-06-2010, 08:35 AM)Tachikoma Wrote: Good conviction but just not believable enough
Okay. Maybe this addition might help. Maybe not a lot, but a little. Hey, every little bit counts!
"An observation that turned out to be prophetic. 'From the very beginning of our music, God is in there,' Violent J says, 'in hidden messages.'" That is true. In Fonz Pond for example, the song is about crazy kids who visit a pond and die there, because something pulls them down under, and many kids have died every year. But what it sounds (to me) like they're trying to say is, when you see a creepy pond, and you've heard rumors about kids dying in that pond, it's best to just avoid them. And they mention, in the lyrics:
"In this pond, a spirit cries,
Bugs and snakes replace his eyes."
I'm pretty sure that after one read-through of that statement, you'll see how that relates to God.
They also mentioned a riddle box. If you cranked your riddle box, what would pop out? God, or the devil? Now, we all know the devil's name is Satan. I don't think true Christians would dare say his name.
Violent J also admits that there are some lyrics he regrets writing. Dumb, stupid, idiotic ones that he wrote without knowing better. In fact, he regretted them so much, he didn't want to say them again. Also, if you read this part:
"Violent J says releasing Thy Unveiling, coming out as a Christian, was the most exciting moment of his life. 'It felt so good, brother. I was fucking in heaven. Let me tell you something: I would go running at night, and my feet wouldn't even touch the ground. I had my headphones on, I'd be listening to Thy Unveiling, and I'd be in such a zone that my feet wouldn't even be touching the ground. I'd be literally levitating.'"
Now we know that telling the truth about himself, as a Christian, felt good to him. He finally let his secret out, and he doesn't have to keep it bottled up inside him. Because keeping big secrets like that one bottled up inside you is not good.
Also, you will read that both Violent and Shaggy had been going through some rough times:
"I suddenly wonder, halfway through our interview, if I am looking at two men in clown make-up who are suffering from depression. I cautiously ask them this and Violent J immediately replies. 'I'm medicated,' he says. 'I have a lot of medicine that I take. For depression. Panic attacks are really a serious part of my life.' He points at Shaggy. 'He's gone through some things as well.'
'You do a show in front of how many hundreds or thousands of people.' Shaggy nods. 'You're giving your full being, your soul, to every person in that crowd, every pore in your body is sweating, you're fighting consciousness, just to get it out of you, and after the show all your fans are partying, 'Yeah! Rock and roll!' And you're just here.' He glances around the dressing room. 'You're just fucking sitting here.'"
They're also a little upset about how bad other people think they are as a band:
"Shaggy nods quietly. 'I get anxiety and shit a lot,' he says. 'And reading that stuff people write about us… It hurts.'
'Least talented band in the world,' Violent J says. 'No talent. When I hear that I think, 'Damn. Are we that different from people?''
He looks as if he means it – as if he sometimes feels hopelessly stuck being him."
So you see? Violent J and Shaggy aren't really violent people. If they were as violent as they seemed, they would have murdered many of their fans by now, they wouldn't have admitted that they were Christian, and they would have murdered the interviewers. Heck, they probably would've ended up killing themselves, if they weren't careful. You'll also notice that some of the songs have religious-themed titles, such as "Crossing Thy Bridge" and "Thy Unveiling". They're just normal people like you and me, writing songs about violent people, but with a hidden message of God in each song.
That, ladies and gentlemen, is Part 2 of my hypothesis. If you need a Part 3, I will gladly make it.