Did any songs help you through the deconversion process?
Posted on: September 28, 2007 - 5:16pm
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Did any songs help you through the deconversion process?
If so, what songs, and why?
Specifically, I'm looking for songs that can, and have, helped people on an emotional level as they abandon their religion.
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Imagine, by John Lennon. Though it did not help me with deconverting, as I deconverted early without much trouble, that song helped me stay atheist. Well, it sort of did. Reasons... I don't have many, just download and hear it yourself.
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I'll give a few I suppose. These songs aren't necessarily ABOUT deconversion, but I find there is something about the lyrics and the mood of the songs that seems to speak to that effect. These are some songs that I've enjoyed in my journey to atheism.
If you google the lyrics to these and try to interpret them from the perspective of a person undergoing (or having recently undergone) a deconversion, then you will probably be able to see how they seem to fit.
Of course, it's better if you hear them.
Is This the Best It Gets? - Budapest
The World I Know - Collective Soul
Omaha - Counting Crows
No One's Listening Anyway - Goo Goo Dolls
Made to Heal - Our Lady Peace
In Anger - Thinktank
And for some comedy relief:
Jesus Was Way Cool - King Missile
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It was emotional support. It helped me from converting back to theist many times in my past.
"When I die I shall be content to vanish into nothingness.... No show, however good, could conceivably be good forever.... I do not believe in immortality, and have no desire for it." ~H.L. Mencken
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Some of Dan Barker's songs would be good - specifically "Life is Good."
Vietnow by Rage Against the Machine....Only because of the verse "Fear is your only God" it really just clicked with me. Also Heresy by Nine Inch Nails
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Can't remember many songs that helped back then, but 2 definatley did.
The God that failed - Metallica (even though it's not really about what the title sounds like.)
Fade to Black - Metallica (again not directly related, but helped me through rough times when being judged by xians, and losing friends over being atheist)
Nowadays there are a couple songs I can think of with an athiestic view point that would help:
Cult - Slayer http://www.lyricsandsongs.com/song/488270.html
Judith - A Perfect Circle http://www.lyricsondemand.com/a/aperfectcirclelyrics/judithlyrics.html
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Lyrics to Life is Good:
Life Is Good!
By Dan Barker. © 1992 by Dan Barker
Chorus: Life is good! Life is good!
Life is unbelievably good!
The superstitious monkey is off my back.
I’m thinking for myself, and I am back on track;
And I can tell you—Life is good!
They used to tell me that I was condemned
To be punished for eternity;
But not to be sad—I should be glad,
Because Jesus has set me free.
Then I started thinking, “Pardon me?
But something here is totally wrong!”
It makes me happier to learn
that I don’t need to be forgiven—
I was innocent all along!
How can I be free if I must die to myself
To be a slave to a dictator’s will?
How can I be happy if I think that my friends
And my loved ones might end up in hell?
How can I be glad if I am always afraid
That I haven’t measured up like I should?
The day that I abandoned all of the above
Is when I truly learned that life is good.
Giving up religion was a real smart move
From the ridiculous to the sublime.
Living a life of learning and love
And laughter is certainly no crime.
What a great feeling to be finally free,
Not needing a Master or Lord!
Every breath that I breathe belongs to me,
And life is its own reward.
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This is going to sound very silly but ...
"My Foolish Heart" & "I Loves You, Porgy" by Bill Evans;
"Shout" by Tears for Fears;
Oboe Concertos No. 5 in C Major (composed by Tomaso Albinoni) &;
(you're going to think I'm crazy), but the song, "Let me tell you about my boat" by Mark Mothersbaugh (which was featured in the Wes Anderson film, the Life Aquatic)
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