I'll admit I do listen to Hey God and Something To Believe In a little less than the normal person would because I don't 100% agree with the lyrical content. I am a christian and while I think both songs are fantastic musically (especially Hey God), I just dont feel right singing the lyrics (again, especially Hey God).

But that's just me. I can still appreciate the music of the songs (Hey God has one the greatest guitar riffs!).

Having said that, I think that the lyrics in both songs can be relevant to any person, both people who believe and who dont. There are times in most people's lives where there comes a point where you just ask "Why?".

They are the only two Jovi songs I consider to be about religion/God. Something to Believe In is more about life in general I guess. Everyone percieves lyrics differently, and that's the beauty of it.

On the other hand, while I think Keep the Faith has some elements of religion, I dont think it has much to do with it overall. And I've never ever thought of I Believe to be about faith/religion/God.

As for Jon and religion. You can never take him too seriously when he brings it up in lyrics. There are so many mentions of God/religion throughout the band's catalogue that are both con and pro. Just a few that spring to mind...

- "Lord we got to Keep the Faith"
- "No time for praying get up off your knees"
- "I call it love, they call it living in sin"
- "God are you listening, or have you just given up?"
- "When I was just a boy, the devil took my hand"

And I'm pretty sure there is a song by the band that has something to do with a prayer or something.

Like Seb said, you can't take every mention of God/religion in a song and claim it as a religious song or a direct message about God. Most of the time I see it used as a metaphor more than anything.

I pretty much agree with what Rdkopper has said above.

As a side note, what annoys me a little is when people put other people down for not listening to a certain song because they don't agree with the lyrics. So many people have mentioned how the songs on These Days are so relatable and what not, which is why they love it so much. So why is it not ok for it to be the other way around? - Not listening to a song because you can't relate to the song or dont agree with it.

That's my 2 cents on the matter anyway.