This is going to be a long one….. so grab a drink.
I watched a movie a while back called The ZeigtGeist (http://ZeigtGeistmovie.com - It’s free to watch). It changed my views completely on religion. I grew up Catholic, Sunday school and all, midnight masses and most importantly a baptism. I even got married in the church I was baptized in. My husband became baptized as well, the morning of our wedding. I know this could all be well written but I’m flooded with thought and emotion, so deal! Well, around 2005, I found a love for rock/metal/screamo type music. I even tapped into a little death metal, which was too much for me altogether. So, there I was, listening to bands like Avenged Sevenfold, Atreyu, Coheed, Fall of Troy and countless others on XM Radio. Some of the lyrics in the screaming were kind of sick, lol. I don’t know why I got, in a sense, turned on by the screaming. Like, seeing M.Shadows scream with his tattoos, piercings and fangs was fucking awesome. I knew that their name came from the bible and that they were somewhat religious or where back in the day. I never really looked into it, but I listened to more bands and got more into the “near” death metal sound. I tried not to because it just sounded harsh and sadistic even. I played a song one time on XM and me and Daniel looked at eachother like “Whoah, that’s scary soundin”. So, I stick to rock, just good ol hard rock with an occasional punkness or sreaming in it. I felt bad because, I am trying to be a good person but singing out “I’d kill anything cut the throats of babies for them break their hearts for they were
them.” sounded wrong, even if it was a story and not real feelings in the lyrics. That was one of my favorite songs (In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth 3) and it killed me to sing that part. Now, I’m trying to be good… I’m trying to find myself and how I can fit my lifestyle in that of how God wants me too. I am different from your thought of a “Christian”… I am a Catholic girl with alternative views. I don’t know if it’s right to have an alternative way of religion, but I do it anyway. Now, by the bible, there are commandments and things that God wants you to do and not do to make your way to heaven. I don’t stand by eating like a damn pig, cheating on my husband, killing someone for whatever reasons but other things I DO do sometimes are be greedy and envious. I can’t seem to figure out things like, why men are built to fuck and reproduce while women are built with emotions and hurt by the things like cheating and adultery. So if men are breed to reproduce (hence why they are so attracted and flirt with every girl they find cute - I saw this episode last night of Tool Time where Wilson was telling Tim the reason he looked at girls was because men are built to make life….), so anywho, if that is the case, then why are women programed to hurt and cry over it. Shouldn’t we be built with a “turn the cheek” sort of outlook? Shouldn’t it NOT hurt us. Why is bigamy wrong then? I thought men were made to spawn. Religion just drives me into a huge state of confusion! I always wonder “WHY GOD????!!!!” “Why weren’t you with me when I needed?” “Why did you let that happen to me?” and “Why don’t I never know why you do the things you do. Why do you let me suffer when I felt it was not needed.” Then while watching another video online, I found out why. The guy speaking says that the reason for pain and suffering is so that we can go through things and cry out for God’s love and help. To need him and him feel needed. To go through so much pain every now and then to beg for God and realize and refresh your self with how much you need him. So I assume that my personal sufferings where to realize that things could be even worse and I should treasure my life and thank God for giving me another day and another day and another… I should be reunited with my faith each time I suffer and may my faith, in pain and suffering grow stronger and stronger each time I go through things. So, back to music… I was watching YouTube with Daniel today and we were looking for cover songs, because we like seeing talent and shit. So, I randomly saw a Paramore cover for “Heart” and I watched it and looking through more videos of theirs, I saw some Flyleaf ones, which I love them so I searched for more. I used to have them downloaded, but like in death metal I had the same mentality that Flyleafs lyrics were bizarre and made me feel like the songs were about depressing things like “I’m so sick infected with, where I live…” Well, I came across a comment from someone saying how “nice Lacey is AND they are Christian”. I was so confused, like WTF?? So, I of coarse Googled them, which took me straight to Wikipedia and it was right, they are all Christian. Wow, it brought new meaning to the song “Fully Alive”. I watched her live videos and totally got it. It’s like a light in my head turned on. I saw the way she moved with the lyrics and felt her peace with God. I felt happy and I new that nothing else mattered. No rules, no expectations, not what God thinks of me. All I wanted to do was get right back with him. I just wanted to push my way through all of the sadness and thickness of drama plaguing the air. I wanted to run to him and say that “I don’t know if I’m following your way to a “T” but I am trying, I want to be a good person and I want you to be happy with me”. Although, my actions are sometimes not something I think he would smile at. Like, I can’t stop smoking right now, and wow, I’ve had some really good bl*nts lately and I just don’t feel like it’s wrong because it’s been helping me calm down and chill out more. I feel like I can be myself 110%. I feel like my thoughts are hidden behind scared lips. I never think twice, I just say my thoughts and it’s cool. Like, if I were sober, I would be afraid to say things because it might not make sense or be funny, but when I’m high, I have everyone laughing their asses off sometimes and it helps me provoke good conversations and stimulate thoughts with others where as not being high, we’d all be quite. I dunno, it’s just me and I don’t feel wrong for doing it. Sometimes, I say things like g**damnit and holy shit and you know the rest and it makes me feel bad only like 70% of the time. Am I a bad person? I don’t know. I may smoke and do some other things but in general, I help people, I give, I am positive with my talks of God and I’m just not bad. I feel like I’m not devoted but I’m not that bad, ya know. So, is it enough to get me into heaven when I die? I dunno, but watching “Fully Alive” and singing the lyrics now, everything means so much to me. and I don’t care what you or anyone else has to say. God and I share something, some kind of love and maybe not the best but I have a bond with him and even though it all seems like the bible is just collection of storys, I know there is a God. I’ve been at my lowest and have felt him with me and comforting me when I felt like really depressed or after ruff times with my parents. I know that there is something positive that loves me. and I am almost certain there is a virgin mary that is not just a story. I dreamt of her when I was having really bad problems with my mom. I dreamt of her and it was real, I remember it to this day like it was real. I believe in God but maybe not the way that others in different religions do. I sort of have my own thing with God. I feel good about it, it could be much better but the details are all just to confusing to me. I am so dominate in my relationship with Daniel, and no he’s definitely no little bitch, he holds his own. I am mainly so oppinionated and dominate in the decision making and things like that. He’s more laid back and passive with me. but if I were to follow the way you here in church or the bible, I think me relationship would be non exsistant. I could never back down and let him be the “manly man”. I make the decisions, it’s always been that way and it works for us. I pick the food, the clothes, everything. It’s almost like I’m my own “guy”, lol but yea, we are different with religion and raising our kids. So what if we spend hours playing “rock band” or chasing each other around the house instead of always reading bible stories or Christian music or kid friendly music all the time. It doesn’t always have to be that way. If we spent our whole life living for God and doing what HE wants, when will we find us? How do I get my way in there and still do it without loosing my ticket to Heaven? I’m not intentionally being a bad person but who doesn’t swear every know and then (sometimes all the time), and who doesn’t wish bad on a whore flirting with their guy. It’s shit like that I feel is okay but most wouldn’t. So what if I don’t dress in a skirt for church. If I’m clean and feel nice, who gives a fuck if I have green nail polish on or chew gum or where jeans on Sunday mass. God knows I’m there for him and not looks. See, me and God have an understanding I think, that most people are too uptight and stuck in their ways of religion to accept. Thus one of the reasons I don’t go to church. I want to be me, while others want me to be someone else. Oh, and that whole, “Your body is a temple and shouldn’t be damaged”, well, body art is BEAUTIFUL to me whether it be in form of ink, jewelry or something more…
You can’t sit there and tell me that you haven’t felt this way. I know I’m not the only one with alternative views. I feel like I want to be better but I still want to be “me”.
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Now playing: Coheed and Cambria - Always and Never