The Dichotomy

Song details

Bad Religion original
Yes
First released
1983
First release
Into The Unknown (album)
Songwriter
Brett Gurewitz

Lyrics

The Dichotomy

Hey, did you find the pieces your mentor left behind? And did you care, did you trade his genius for your despair? Did you walk the line? Did you see the mongrels on either side? Did greasy fingers grasp for pieces of your mind?

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76documented shows
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88th most played song

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legacy memberOct 20, 2011
This song is awesome, despite being some sort of homage to Pink Floyd's "Pigs (Three Different Ones)".
che susMar 23, 2009 · edited Sep 3, 2010
First impression: a song about religion. The mentor is god. The mongrels on the different sides are different beliefs.

"Hey, did you find the pieces your mentor left behind?": Do you find any trace or evidence of a god?

"And did you care, did you trade his genius for your despair?": Did you stop believing and felt sad/lonely/hopeless?