Analysing Sleep Token’s Take Aim from the perspective of religious trauma
I’ve had these thoughts on my mind for some time and I would like to share them. Note that I’m aware that this is most likely not the meaning intended by the band, it’s just my silly little interpretation as your local religiously traumatised person.
So first up, what instantly came to mind when I first heard the song was that the chorus resembles a worship song. A certain sense of nostalgia in the melody, simple lyrics so most people will remember the lyrics after one listen.
Since the rest of the song doesn’t really share similarities with worship music that much I will not dive deeper into this for now.
Let’s talk lyrics. (I will not take apart every line, just those that stand out to me).
“Wait, won’t you wait for me?”
To me, this sounds like such an innocent, yet confused question. The speaker finds themselves in a situation where they feel left behind by God and cannot quite comprehend how that could happen as they were promised eternal love and someone who cares for them at all times.
“How you love like weapons kill.”
If church is good at one thing, it is convincing believers that everything that happens is a sign of God’s love. Looking at this lyric it feels safe to say that something bad has happened in the speaker’s life that they now try to squeeze in the box labeled as God’s love. Yet, they cannot push away the feeling of sadness, anger, grief, whatever it might be.
“So take aim at me for once.”
Church often tries to portray a perfect life to it’s members, so that they will stay in church as they believe this is the life they will eventually have. This ideal life is seen as a gift from God. The speaker sees those people who seem to be so blessed and begs God to finally receive some of those blessings themselves.
“Just take aim, break me apart, love.”
In this lyric, the speaker seems fairly aware that their own faith might be going too far, yet they are willing to accept that. In order to receive the blessings that everyone around them seems to get, they are willing to sacrifice their own well being.
“Call, won’t you call out my name?”
The core believe of christianity is that Jesus died for the sins of every single person. Church often emphasises how he specifically thought of you as an individual as he died on the cross and how God is waiting for specifically you to approach him so he can guide your life down the right path. The speaker tries everything to receive this guidance but cannot seem to do it right. They beg God to call out their name, so they can have this personal relationship with him, that church keeps preaching about.
“And you make me hate myself, make my tear my body, make me yearn for your embrace.”
The speaker’s desperation is growing so they basically “yell” at God about how miserable they feel in trying to build a relationship with him. They start to hate parts of themselves as they start to view them as sinful and they feel utterly alone, desperate for God’s attention.
“You led me on when the moment is perfect.”
Religion seems to work particularly well on people with complicated life paths since they are often looking for a clear direction in life. Assumingly, something happened in the speaker’s life that made them more prone to the christian faith. Now they accuse either God or the church of abusing their vulnerability in order to make them a believer, only to let them down shortly after.
“And you know, I’ll be yours, just want to be worth it.”
In their desperation for a better life, the speaker is willing to give everything to God. However, they fear that they might not be good enough to be seen by him yet, so they promise him to do better in the future, hoping this will finally give them a spark of blessing in their life.
In conclusion, this song is very relatable to me as it reminds me of myself when I started deconstructing my faith and it takes me apart entirely everytime I listen to it. The speaker seems so hurt in their desperation for the great life that was promised to them once they follow God.
So now it’s official, Take Aim is for the religiously traumatised girlies!
Remember that you are worth everything and more than good enough, regardless of what church wants you to believe. <3
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Take Aim
by PennieWorth
Prince Harry has dreamt of the same Omega for 8 years. Every night he tries to gain distance between them so he can look upon their face, and stop his cries...until....
Can Harry save him?
Words: 2588, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English
Fandoms: One Direction (Band)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Categories: M/M
Characters: Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, desmond styles, Original Female Character(s), Original Male Character(s)
Relationships: Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson
Additional Tags: Prince Harry Styles, Prince Louis Tomlinson, Larry Stylinson Is Real, Slow Burn, Inaccurate Ancient Greek Religion & Lore, Alternate Universe - Soulmates, Evil, Religion, Abuse, Past Abuse, Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics
via AO3 works tagged 'Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson' https://ift.tt/tIWuoNA
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Haikyuu Chapter 306: Take Aim
REFLECTION:
Yaichi might be worried but Karasuno can look after themselves. They spend the whole chapter one point ahead of Nekoma. The chapter ends with our boys in full gear.
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