Band Camp

1. God in the Universe

"The father, son, and holy ghost,

They caught the last train for the coast."

- There in no God in control of the universe, rather since we create the music, humans are in control.
2. Humanity and Identity
"Oh, and there we were all in one place,

A generation lost in space."

- Humanity is lost, because there is no God and the music they create is dead. Also, because humanity is lost, there are no constants by which we live by.
3. Conflict and Suffering
"bye-bye, miss american pie...

this'll be the day that I die."

- The conflict is that the music is dead, there is no God, and there are no standards to live by. The death or absence of these things contribute to his suffering.

4. Hope and Redemption

"I went down to the sacred store

Where I'd heard the music years before,

But the man there said the music wouldn't play."

- The music won't play. There is no hope in it making a comeback to how it was in years before.
5. Values and Relationships

"Man, i dig those rhythm and blues."

"The courtroom was adjourned;

No verdict was returned...

And we sang dirges in the dark."

- So obviously he values music. He also values justice which is evident because they sing dirges (a slow, mournful musical composition) when no verdict is returned.

6. Truth and Knowledge

"No angel born in hell

Could break that satan's spell...

I saw satan laughing with delight

The day the music died."

- The truth is that Satan in pleased the music is dead and that God is missing from the equation. The absolute truth that repeats in every stanza is that the music is dead and nobody can save it.

Secular Humanist because:

- it is an atheist piece.

- God is a refrence, but has no personal meaning.

- it offers no hope, no salvation.