Songwriters: Herbert, Oliver Scott; Labonte, Philip Steve; Martin, Michael Francis; Sagan, Jeanne Marie
I will not give in to facist beliefs and I am not a fool
I will not let pride in my core be rooted out
I will stand firm on my beliefs
Live life the master of my destiny
See no other way to live
I am not the weak willed
Nor am I a fool who can not see
I am not the weak willed
I will not let pride destroy me
Wise men can see the difference in compromise
And laying down ones' beliefs
There shall be wisdom in my beliefs
They shall be rooted in strength not failure
With lies on your tongue seek to deceive
You've fallen victim to the human condition
And it's lead to your defeat
I am not the weak willed
Nor am I a fool who can not see
I am not the weak willed
I will not let pride destroy me
I see this more as a anti-religious song simply stating that he will let wisdom not "fascist beliefs " control him. It brings this up several times trough out the song such as "I will not let my strength rotted out" " wise men can see the difference in compromise and laying down one's belief" you are simply picking one theme of the song and discarding the rest yes it does say " i will not let pride destroy me " but what is pride? i believe this song is refering to pride and religious as pride but its kinds foggy so im not sure (maybe pride in your belief in god? idk )
But regargless this SONG IS AWESOMENESS i love how the singer uses 3 different voices through out the song ( i loved the deep one the best) It doest matter what hes singing about because he could be yellin' " I LOVE CAKE" over and over and i would still listen to the song simply because the rest of the song is great i loved the heavy drum and guitar was spot on ALL HAIL ATR!!!
This song is about having humility but knowing how to stand up for your faith; for your beliefs. Pride is something that has been consuming our nation and this world and it literally destroys people. As a Christian, I am called to stand for what I believe in, but I am not to have pride containing to anything I can do in this world.