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Human: a Song and a Savior

So, one of my guilty pleasures is the huge pop/rock band OneRepublic.  I enjoyed some of their music growing up, but I never really loved them until I saw them live.  That experience impressed upon me their surprising musicianship and the depth of Ryan Tedder's songwriting talent.  When their most recent album, Oh My My , came out, I eventually gave in and bought it.  It's not my usual style, featuring quite a bit of dance/pop tunes, but I actually enjoyed it very much. One song especially interested me, track 11 entitled " Human ."  OneRepublic is no stranger to songs with spiritual/religious content, but their last few albums seem to be demonstrating a cooling of their religious zeal.  This song demonstrates both their continued religiosity and the ambiguity thereof, as the lyrics  show a belief in God but a reluctance to define much about who He is or what He requires of us.   Analyzing the spiritual state of Ryan Tedder  is not my goa...