[Chorus]
We have all heard what we wanted to hear
"Truth" that sounds right to our ears
[Chorus] [ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/a/as_i_lay_dying/the_sound_of_truth.html ]
[Verse 1]
But what wisdom is there within us
To live based on the feeling of our hearts
How many times has instinct let us down
Never to be thought through
Never to be questioned
Say what you really mean
When your ambition calls you (calls you)
For what use is there, is there in praying
If you will only hear what you want to hear?
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
We speak of fighting to resist this world
But what about the battle within us?
If we have chosen to live against the grain
Then why are we all facing the same way?
There is no difference between us and them
If we all blindly seek truth from sentiments
Yes they are a christian metalcore band by genre but like others have said, they prefer not being labeled it so it won't limit their audiences, but they are signed with a christian metalcore music label and do write about struggles in living a christian life in today's world.
I think mtkuhn and funkmaster's meanings are nearly perfect, the only thing i can add is that the song may be addressing the need for tolerance of other's religions, and lack of a religion. A few of my friends are christian, and are so biased about christianity that they denounce other religions, and didn't speak to me for a few days when my answer to their question about my faith was that i don't care if theres a god, i'll find out when the time comes. That is the type of intolerance i believe is being hinted at in the song.
This song is clearly about the fact that christians, as a whole tend, to take the parts out of the bible and compare it to the lives that we're already living instead of reading the bible and changing our lives to adjust to how god says we should be. As christians, we are supposed to be like christ, instead of making christ into us. That is what as i lay dying is telling us. Yes, as i lay dying is a christian band, but they don't like to be called "christian" because of the labels that people tend to put on those who claim to be "christian" and others perceive to be "christian" even though they don't live a christian lifestyle.