Ridiculous

Album: Satellite (2001)
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Songfacts®:

  • This song is about worshipping false Gods - those who claim to be high and mighty but really have nothing to bring to their people. P.O.D. lead singer Sonny Sandoval, who writes their lyrics, told us that kids can often get "lost in the cultish religions." Said Sandoval, "I'm a man of faith and I'm a follower and a believer of Jesus Christ, and in talking to these kids, and even in talking to people just throughout my career in P.O.D., a lot of these bands and athletes and all these people that you meet, they don't have a problem with Jesus. They have a problem with people that are religious and claim to know Jesus, but aren't living it or acting it and aren't loving the way Jesus did."
  • This song features the Jamaican singer Eek-a-Mouse as a guest vocalist and has a very reggae-influenced sound.

Comments: 1

  • Kenny from Bournemouth, EnglandGreat song with such a deep meaning. Ample respect to the band for this declaration of their faith
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