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  • An atheist song. We won't be told how to live our lives. Inspired by a discussion with a street preacher. Intro music for The Atheist Experience
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    My first single and video clip 'Saved' from my debut CD 'An Atheist Album.'
    The album is now available to download from bandcamp:
    shelleysegal.bandcamp.com/albu...
    Itunes:
    itunes.apple.com/au/album/an-a...
    Amazon:
    www.amazon.com/An-Atheist-Albu...
    And the hard copy is available to order from my website here:
    www.shelleysegal.com/an-atheis...
    Thanks heaps for all you support and feedback
    Lyrics:
    Say that i need to be saved
    Say with me the devils got his way
    I want to know how when you are praying
    And when you are doomsdaying
    How you think you know that someone is listening to what you are saying
    CHORUS
    So you think that you
    Can tell us how to live our lives
    Never questioning the source from which your moral code derives
    You think that suffering is part of some great plan that's been devised
    I wonder, I wonder
    When we'll be rid of your lies
    Say I need to hear the truth
    A sales-pitch of eternal life and eternal youth
    All these blessings you are bestowing
    Upon the one you say is all-knowing
    Are they really deserved if He is sending me where you say I am going?
    CHORUS
    So you think that you
    Can tell us how to live our lives
    Never questioning the source from which your moral code derives
    You think that suffering is part of some great plan that's been devised
    I wonder, I wonder, I wonder, I wonder
    What will it take for you
    To start opening your eyes
    To start questioning the bullshit everyone around you buys
    You think it's any of your business what goes on between my thighs?
    I wonder, I wonder,
    When we'll be rid of your lies

КОМЕНТАРІ • 3 тис.

  • @skepticaldaniel8789
    @skepticaldaniel8789 4 роки тому +699

    This song sounds like freedom.

    • @ShelleySegal
      @ShelleySegal  4 роки тому +93

      Wow. Thanks Daniel. It definitely feels like that to sing.

    • @theyoungconservative7316
      @theyoungconservative7316 3 роки тому +2

      How

    • @theyoungconservative7316
      @theyoungconservative7316 3 роки тому

      @phosphorescent wave like what

    • @jessicataylor7174
      @jessicataylor7174 3 роки тому +31

      @@ShelleySegal If this was a Christian song the way it just made me feel would be attributed to the holy spirit lol. Shelley, your voice is so beautiful and your lyrics so meaningful! Religion has caused me so much harm and your music truly does sound like freedom to me and also healing. THANK YOU! 💖

    • @andrewhampson5162
      @andrewhampson5162 3 роки тому +10

      Yes....exactly

  • @siLveRscOpe13x
    @siLveRscOpe13x 5 місяців тому +72

    For 30 years, I sought the truth. I read my bible, I prayed, I asked leaders for insight, I believed fervently. in all those years, I never felt like I was finding anything, just searching.
    Then I deconstructed my faith, found out it was nonsense, and now I'm atheist. In my search for truth, I found it, and it set me free.

  • @misterfrancis
    @misterfrancis 10 місяців тому +22

    Deconverting was difficult. I appreciate this song, it brings the feeling of freedom.

  • @sheilaspence1250
    @sheilaspence1250 4 роки тому +195

    I can't listen to this song without getting emotional. 53 years of misery and feeling out of place. Followed by one year of absolute terror - fear of losing everything. Everyone. But once you know the truth...it's impossible to go back! Thank you (and The Atheist Experience) for providing a soft place to land. I'm still a work in progress, but, ooooohhhhhhh so much happier!

    • @centeroftheuniverse
      @centeroftheuniverse 4 роки тому +33

      53 years.......53...To have the strength to look at 53 years of belief and say this doesn't add up! That takes unbelievable amounts of courage and sincerity. You are with out any doubt a inspiration.

    • @sheilaspence1250
      @sheilaspence1250 4 роки тому +22

      @@centeroftheuniverse ,Thank you! I owe this progress to my daughter who recognized this in her teens. She planted the initial seeds. She dared to ask the questions that I had always had. I accepted the lame ass answers. She didn't. I am eternally grateful to her and to people like you who reaffirm that I have done the right thing.

    • @nathanmckenzie904
      @nathanmckenzie904 4 роки тому +16

      @@sheilaspence1250 Sister girl! From on African American atheist to another I can tell you how amazingly free it is to be of that dogma!
      You can be you, and answer only to your conscience and your legacy. I didn't deal with it as long as you did but welcome to true freedom

    • @ShelleySegal
      @ShelleySegal  4 роки тому +17

      Hi Sheila!! Thanks so much for your comment here. I am so overjoyed for you!!!!! As @Darkasday said it's incredible brave of you to make this change. You should be proud for having raised a daughter who was able to think for herself and that you were open enough to be able to share what she was learning. ❤️❤️❤️I went through a similar experience with my mum. Sending you my love and best wishes, Shelley

    • @ShelleySegal
      @ShelleySegal  4 роки тому +7

      @@centeroftheuniverse hear hear!

  • @Llaaoo123
    @Llaaoo123 5 місяців тому +42

    15 yr old ATHIEST, FEEL GOOD TO KNOW I AM NOT ALONE❤

    • @ShelleySegal
      @ShelleySegal  5 місяців тому +13

      Thanks for taking the time to write Llaaoo. You’re not alone ❤️❤️❤️

    • @louseveryann2181
      @louseveryann2181 4 місяці тому +1

      Don't let those pesky "gods-believers" bring you down. They just do it to make themselves feel better about their shitty life choices.

    • @JefersonDutra-ei7rw
      @JefersonDutra-ei7rw 2 місяці тому +7

      Hello, I'm an atheist from Brazil and I'm also happy to know that I'm not alone.

    • @athfcoz
      @athfcoz 2 місяці тому +3

      You're among friends.

    • @JefersonDutra-ei7rw
      @JefersonDutra-ei7rw 2 місяці тому +3

      @@athfcoz Thank you, here in Brazil we atheists are ridiculed by Christians, Christians are always laughing and mocking what we atheists say.

  • @armyofaceas
    @armyofaceas 8 років тому +1286

    The Atheist Experience brought me here.

    • @Radvaldur
      @Radvaldur 8 років тому +9

      +Aaron Scherbarth +1

    • @vinceanthony7046
      @vinceanthony7046 7 років тому +5

      Aaron Scherbarth Me too.

    • @jakemiles1427
      @jakemiles1427 7 років тому +6

      Aaron Scherbarth me as well

    • @fredbmurphy
      @fredbmurphy 7 років тому +11

      Aaron Scherbarth I'm simply here because I needed a break from trolling.

    • @nocodeish
      @nocodeish 7 років тому +4

      Aaron Scherbarth me too

  • @conradwinkles5078
    @conradwinkles5078 8 років тому +777

    It's disappointing an artist and song such as this isn't nearly as popular as it should be. Beautiful song, incredible voice. Don't stop what you're doing.

    • @armadyl1212
      @armadyl1212 8 років тому +44

      Yeah... I guess it's not more popular since the majority of humans are religious, lol.

    • @ShelleySegal
      @ShelleySegal  8 років тому +46

      Thanks so much Conrad

    • @TheHelado36
      @TheHelado36 7 років тому +7

      Conrad Winkles people hate to think! That is why!

    • @conradwinkles5078
      @conradwinkles5078 7 років тому +3

      TheHelado36 Pity.

    • @aYettista
      @aYettista 7 років тому +2

      Roger that.

  • @borderlinesandroid
    @borderlinesandroid 6 місяців тому +26

    Hello from Georgian🇬🇪 atheists. We live in a country where 95% of population is religious, and songs like that, as well as programs like Axp give us a breath of fresh air and some hope.

    • @ShelleySegal
      @ShelleySegal  3 місяці тому +1

      Thanks Borderlines! Stay strong 💪❤️

    • @RoopeLehtonen-sj5hq
      @RoopeLehtonen-sj5hq 2 місяці тому +1

      Well if it's the same god, it made carbon monoxide also. And loves it.

  • @Thormp1
    @Thormp1 5 років тому +241

    ATHEISM IS LIBERATING AND EMPOWERING... I'm so glad, I am no longer a brainwashed irrationalist, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY I AM NOT ALONE. Grow Atheist Community, Grow!!

    • @Dark_Force_Of_Wishes
      @Dark_Force_Of_Wishes 3 роки тому +2

      Atheist Community Is A Fucking CULT!

    • @nisse18
      @nisse18 3 роки тому +9

      Yes, grow... 😈

    • @thatsonewaytolookatit3692
      @thatsonewaytolookatit3692 3 роки тому +13

      @@Dark_Force_Of_Wishes 😄 thank you for a good laugh

    • @stonemaze9925
      @stonemaze9925 2 роки тому

      @@Dark_Force_Of_Wishes Bullshit you idiot. Atheism is just asking you for proof of your god. Prick

    • @religionisstupid8082
      @religionisstupid8082 2 роки тому +26

      Welcome to the real world. One day atheism will no longer be taboo,

  • @allthingseducation
    @allthingseducation 7 місяців тому +20

    61 year old Atheistic woman (culturally Jewish but don't believe the religious stuff anymore -- maybe never did). Powerful - inspirational song that I totally relate to -- thank you.

    • @ShelleySegal
      @ShelleySegal  3 місяці тому +1

      Thanks AllThings! That’s my background too, although I used to be religious. Appreciate you taking the time to comment x

  • @marcuskarl73
    @marcuskarl73 8 років тому +461

    An Atheist Anthem at it's finest .

    • @hillbilly2065
      @hillbilly2065 4 роки тому +1

      Have fun listeing to this while burning in HELL
      RPENT OR BE TURTURED IN HELL FOREVER!!!!!!

    • @Zukiedo
      @Zukiedo 4 роки тому +36

      @@hillbilly2065 Are you ok?

    • @hillbilly2065
      @hillbilly2065 4 роки тому +1

      @@Zukiedo
      YES BUT YOU WIILL NOT BE OKAY IF YOU GO TO HELL AND BE TURTURED FOREVER AND EVER!!!!
      REPENT NOW!!!!!

    • @Zukiedo
      @Zukiedo 4 роки тому +30

      @@hillbilly2065 Not what I mean. I mean what's gotten you so angry?

    • @Zukiedo
      @Zukiedo 4 роки тому +44

      @@hillbilly2065 My apologies, I thought the vague threats of eternal torture and the all caps were indicative of anger.
      Consider us warned. Well done

  • @GroverClark-jc2el
    @GroverClark-jc2el 9 місяців тому +11

    Honestly, after years of being ostracized for asking poignant questions, it's relieving to have an anthem that so perfectly encapsulates my grievances with the Abrahamic religions and religion in general. Thanks, Shelley!

    • @johnnyrogers8866
      @johnnyrogers8866 3 місяці тому

      Ostracized, yes. I know very well what that feels like. Yes, feels, not felt. Maybe we won't see it but our descendants will live free of religion's poisonous influence.

  • @ultimatedude5686
    @ultimatedude5686 6 років тому +216

    This song is amazing! The only reason it isn't more popular is because many people don't agree with it.

    • @ShelleySegal
      @ShelleySegal  6 років тому +20

      Thanks Dude :D

    • @leephcom
      @leephcom 5 років тому +20

      And AXP has taught us that the number of people who believe a thing is absolutely not a measure of the truth of that thing.

    • @ibrudiiv
      @ibrudiiv 4 роки тому +5

      Whether they agree with it or not, they have zero control over our lives lol
      Corporations and marketing psychology aside ... lol

    • @just-give-me-a-handle-you
      @just-give-me-a-handle-you 4 роки тому +2

      @@ibrudiiv and the argument that free will is a illusion

    • @jasoncarpp7742
      @jasoncarpp7742 4 роки тому +15

      I totally agree with what Shelley's saying. I've never understood why religion plays such an important part of influencing society's decision and opinions.

  • @dennispennington9773
    @dennispennington9773 9 років тому +255

    I totally agree with Shelley Segal. We should open our eyes and start questioning all the bullshit that everyone around us buys.
    Look for her songs and albums.

    • @marithefox3843
      @marithefox3843 7 років тому +1

      Dennis Pennington Agree

    • @ShelleySegal
      @ShelleySegal  7 років тому +12

    • @brtle
      @brtle 5 років тому +2

      @Andrew Aaboe -- I believe you, unfortunately. You see, if you weren't an idiot, you'd already understand that what you should question are _arguments,_ and not *sources*
      Go and learn wtf the "poisoning the well" and "ad hominem" fallacies are and why employing them as you do makes *you* the dumbass in the room...

    • @leephcom
      @leephcom 5 років тому +7

      My eyes have always been open. The indoctrination of religion is the process by which adults forcibly shut a child's. Often for life.

    • @jasoncarpp7742
      @jasoncarpp7742 4 роки тому +2

      I totally agree.

  • @DiegoGlz8
    @DiegoGlz8 10 місяців тому +15

    Hey fellow atheist, sorry to get on here so late 2023 but yeah i wish this beautiful song and message would get out more to the whole world who have been brainwashed by religion.

  • @prestonevansstudent7271
    @prestonevansstudent7271 10 місяців тому +27

    Ex pastor I have found my mind and my freedom to think

    • @Anxiousbug
      @Anxiousbug 9 місяців тому +3

      Nice👍🏻

    • @aaaguilar2555
      @aaaguilar2555 19 годин тому

      I knew there had to be other former pastors or missionaries who saw the truth!!
      I was one myself.
      I am so free and equally blessed without religion

  • @miboogaroo
    @miboogaroo 3 роки тому +18

    Such a good line "never questioning the source from which your moral code derives".

    • @ShelleySegal
      @ShelleySegal  3 роки тому +6

      Thanks Flip! It's nice when a line can be so specific and true (and also rhyme :P)

    • @Celtic_Thylacine
      @Celtic_Thylacine 3 роки тому +5

      Simple, lyrical but so powerful. A really great piece of writing isn't it?

    • @miboogaroo
      @miboogaroo 3 роки тому +2

      @@Celtic_Thylacine yes it's very thought out very well.

  • @LadyTink
    @LadyTink 4 роки тому +179

    I love the tone, and mood of this song.
    it's like optimistically defiant.
    Love it

  • @jonquist9950
    @jonquist9950 5 років тому +24

    Love to see so openly atheist musicians.

  • @yami-131
    @yami-131 2 роки тому +26

    I saw my first episode of The Atheist Experience today and I just had to look up this song because not only are the lyrics amazing and resonating, but the song absolutely 100% rocks!

    • @ShelleySegal
      @ShelleySegal  2 роки тому +5

      Thank you so much for taking the time to check out the whole song!! So happy it resonates with you
      Best wishes x

    • @yami-131
      @yami-131 2 роки тому +2

      @@ShelleySegal my pleasure. literally 😁

  • @TheReaverOfDarkness
    @TheReaverOfDarkness 3 роки тому +11

    Shelly Segal: musician, intellectual, sinner, entertainer.

  • @kingflame6588
    @kingflame6588 9 місяців тому +11

    This song makes me feel like I'm not alone I feel like I can't share my beliefs with my family This song makes the Pain a little easier to bear

    • @ShelleySegal
      @ShelleySegal  9 місяців тому +5

      Hey King. Thanks for taking the time to share your reflections here. I’m sorry you can’t be yourself openly with family. You are definitely not alone!!

    • @kingflame6588
      @kingflame6588 9 місяців тому +2

      @@ShelleySegal keep in all bottled up is painful I live in Southern Ohio so I have no choice but to stay quiet about my beliefs

    • @kyle--859
      @kyle--859 9 місяців тому +2

      ​@@kingflame6588Thats sad, I am in the same boat. I don't know how my family will respond, so I am waiting until Im financially independent tell them.

    • @kingflame6588
      @kingflame6588 9 місяців тому +2

      @@kyle--859 i the thing worse part is they can be as open as they want about Thier beliefs they don't know the pain of having to hold it in just you can make ends meat.

  • @emanuellandeholm5657
    @emanuellandeholm5657 7 місяців тому +6

    A Team!
    I love the octave jump from "what will it" to "take for you". Super effective. Also, I've been binging the podcast for days (I had a cold) and I finally picked up my guitar from the floor and started playing along. :D Certified hood classic!

    • @ShelleySegal
      @ShelleySegal  3 місяці тому +1

      Love this! Hope I get to hear a cover version one day 🤩🤩

    • @emanuellandeholm5657
      @emanuellandeholm5657 3 місяці тому

      @@ShelleySegal Compared to yours, my singing is rather ... I sing to my cat. She loves it, but she's obviously biased.
      I could maybe accompany someone who's actually good at singing. My guitar fu is actually improving, largely thanks to YT.

  • @jamesm.9285
    @jamesm.9285 9 місяців тому +7

    Wow! There's something so moving about the way you encompass these messages of freedom in your music; it's not often I find a new favourite artist, and this is one of those times.

  • @unfortuitousash
    @unfortuitousash 3 роки тому +33

    Every now and then I just need to come back and listen to this song, 4 minutes of the world feeling like a less lonely place.

    • @ShelleySegal
      @ShelleySegal  3 роки тому +4

      thanks Ash, for taking the time to share that means a lot to me.

  • @myrasmama
    @myrasmama 2 роки тому +65

    Hello, fellow athiest's 🌻I just sent this to my 17-year-old daughter and she's going to love it!

    • @ShelleySegal
      @ShelleySegal  2 роки тому +11

      I hope she does! Thanks for stopping by 🥰

  • @lightningmonky7674
    @lightningmonky7674 Рік тому +7

    Most atheist songs I hear are metal songs so it's interesting to hear it in pop form,.I especially like the "I wonder" part of the chorus

  • @CHRISHADDON1010
    @CHRISHADDON1010 10 місяців тому +8

    I love this tune . its so so so filling and says what id like to say .

  • @TheSkepticBeingHindi
    @TheSkepticBeingHindi 10 місяців тому +8

    Why am I always crying @ 1:25 mark. I just ❤ this human

  • @sunmustbedestroyed
    @sunmustbedestroyed 7 років тому +822

    At some point this video should have had a slow-motion clip of Matt Dillahunty gyrating his hips and looking seductively into the camera with Russell dancing in the background.

  • @letusdebatenow
    @letusdebatenow 3 роки тому +56

    Been watching The atheist experience for about a decade now and I've heard the song in short so many times during the opening and closing of the show, but never actually looked it up until today.
    This shit brought me to tears and I listened to it three times in a row.
    Love it.
    Thank you.

    • @ShelleySegal
      @ShelleySegal  3 роки тому +9

      Hey Ryan! Thanks so much for stopping by and listening and for taking the time to share your comment with me. I really appreciate it and am so glad the song resonated with you. All the best x

    • @doneestoner9945
      @doneestoner9945 2 роки тому +2

      Same here. Brought me to tears.

    • @leoak
      @leoak 2 роки тому

      Same! Never realized it was this awesome!

  • @stevengarred3708
    @stevengarred3708 7 років тому +104

    my daughter was born this morning at 1115 hrs. we debated names, but as my grandma was Michelle (Shelley) I thought you might like to welcome your namesake: Shelley Anne Garred 😀

    • @ShelleySegal
      @ShelleySegal  7 років тому +31

      Congratulations Steven!!!!! Hope mum and Shelley are going great :D

    • @jasoncarpp7742
      @jasoncarpp7742 4 роки тому +5

      Adorable name. Michelle. :)

  • @onceupon3805
    @onceupon3805 11 місяців тому +10

    I love this song!

  • @vivaelpepe4878
    @vivaelpepe4878 3 роки тому +82

    Why isn’t this song number one all around the world, or at least played in popular radio.

    • @ra2186
      @ra2186 Рік тому +1

      Most of the world is religious. They're fragile.

    • @VaughanMcCue
      @VaughanMcCue Рік тому +2

      The x'tian radio stations play it at closing time and during their Staff prayer meetings.

    • @k2p104
      @k2p104 Рік тому +1

      because they're afraid of fundamentalist cristians and other religious pricks.

    • @wayno5655
      @wayno5655 Рік тому +3

      Cos it’s too confronting . Easier to seek comfort in make believe crap.

    • @LeonidGurevich
      @LeonidGurevich Рік тому +1

      Because unfortunately majority of the population are brainwashed sheep that eagerly BELIEVE in the flying invisible sky-daddy or whatever entity they believe in.

  • @papabeard4976
    @papabeard4976 10 місяців тому +9

    BEST SONG EVER!!

    • @ShelleySegal
      @ShelleySegal  10 місяців тому +5

      Thank you

    • @papabeard4976
      @papabeard4976 10 місяців тому +4

      @@ShelleySegal Not a problem. Where and when are you performing next cause I'd like to catch it.

  • @Hazrat-e-Insaan
    @Hazrat-e-Insaan 9 місяців тому +8

    Amazing...

  • @grahamers
    @grahamers Рік тому +5

    I have been a fan of the Atheist Experience for a decade or more. This song is a BANGER! THANK YOU for this anthem!

  • @brucetaylor2887
    @brucetaylor2887 3 роки тому +15

    I've been listening and singing along with this song for years now. Sometimes very loudly in my motorcycle helmet where no one can hear me. I love it and its one of those great songs I'm always going to love. Top marks absolutely beautiful!

  • @torkusqerdoon1062
    @torkusqerdoon1062 11 місяців тому +5

    WHY DID IT TAKE ME SO LONG TO FIND THIS SONG?! I love this so much

  • @FatherManus
    @FatherManus 4 роки тому +13

    I can't believe you're still hearting and responding to comments after 8 years. I wish more artists were like you.

    • @emdivine
      @emdivine 5 місяців тому

      She's still at it, this is what passion for your music and message looks like

  • @altiagr9190
    @altiagr9190 Рік тому +12

    This is fucking great

  • @canadianiam
    @canadianiam 6 років тому +39

    This song has really grown on me

  • @ateusabercesarcampos7368
    @ateusabercesarcampos7368 8 місяців тому +5

    This Song says everything, Perfect!! love it!!

  • @noahwinslow3252
    @noahwinslow3252 Рік тому +8

    Camera work is actually fire

    • @ShelleySegal
      @ShelleySegal  Рік тому +4

      Thanks! Yeh they did an amazing job

    • @noahwinslow3252
      @noahwinslow3252 Рік тому +4

      @@ShelleySegal OMG thanks for reply from artist for 10 year old video, much love! Watched more atheist experience in my life than I care to admit

    • @ShelleySegal
      @ShelleySegal  Рік тому +3

      Me too!

  • @Andymartin1175
    @Andymartin1175 Рік тому +5

    Only heard this song for the first time recently. Now I just want to sing it as loud as I can every single day. Exactly how I feel when I hear preaching or "Thanking god". Just beautiful.

  • @robpalmer2050
    @robpalmer2050 8 років тому +276

    I need to play this for my friend who told me today that the Earth is 4000 years old and dinosaurs were on Noah's ark!

    • @undercovergamer-ph9eb
      @undercovergamer-ph9eb 8 років тому +7

      How did it go XD?

    • @ShelleySegal
      @ShelleySegal  8 років тому +22

      Did it get through? ;)

    • @raceblakhart4941
      @raceblakhart4941 7 років тому +27

      People like that RARELY listen to common sense.

    • @ahoneybee823
      @ahoneybee823 7 років тому +14

      4000? *sigh* When they can't even be wrong correctly.
      The Exodus is claimed to have happened 4000 years ago. Even if you go "ultra literal scriptural interpretation = 100% reality", there's time before that, and a good amount.

    • @robpalmer2050
      @robpalmer2050 7 років тому +13

      OMG. It's you Shelley! Never saw the notices that my post here had any replies! So a year later, here goes: No. Never got to play it for her (she is a coworker actually). My plan was to play it in my car on the way back from lunch - just in the background to see if she noticed the lyrics... and then I hoped to have a calm discussion on the topic. I pushed back all the time (for many years) on her fundamentalist statements, but the "A" word had never come up. She knew I wasn't a fundamentalist - but I never told her I don't believe AT ALL. So I think she always had hope of SAVING me. As we got in my car that day, I turned the radio on and the Bluetooth reconnected with my phone, which then lit up with The Thinking Atheist logo (as that was the podcast playing when I last had the radio on). She saw it and her mouth dropped open. She asked my why I'd listen to something about atheism. So I spilled the beans. She freaked out. "ATHESIST! YOU ARE AN ATHEIST!!!" On and on she went about how could anyone believe everything was an accident, and how could I know right from wrong. How could I be so stupid? Believing in evolution is like a twister going through a junkyard and assembling a 747... (Yes - she actually parroted that old one!) She didn't even let me talk. Sadly it went down hill from there over time. She sent a few emails trying to convince me I was wrong, but that eventually stopped as she didn't like my replies. Now we only say "Hi" when crossing in the hallways at work. Awkward. I have a few other fundamentalist YE creationist co-workers who also preach at me occasionally, but I now do not want to risk a repeat of creating more awkward relationships at the office. Very sad.BTW... I look forward to The Atheist Experience every week even more than before since they use your song as the intro. Often it gets me to pull it up on my iPhone and play the entire thing afterwards. Not at work though. Best Regards!

  • @handypropertymaintenancelt1692

    Such an insanely good song, top talent this girl

  • @MrMacon5
    @MrMacon5 11 місяців тому +4

    Everything about this song is 100 percent!!! Thank you Shelly

  • @brokenbikerr
    @brokenbikerr 8 років тому +85

    This is the first time I've heard the full song.
    Blown away! Love it!

  • @steelerfan1933
    @steelerfan1933 3 роки тому +18

    Thank you for this beautiful song, Shelley. I love you for it!

    • @ShelleySegal
      @ShelleySegal  3 роки тому +1

      Thank you Steelerfan, sending love right back

    • @steelerfan1933
      @steelerfan1933 3 роки тому

      @@ShelleySegal I hope you can return to Houston some day. I would treasure the opportunity to hear you perform in person. Thank you again for the song and also for the lovely reply.

  • @Alex-ik6pu
    @Alex-ik6pu 3 роки тому +35

    🎵 LYRICS 🎵
    Say that i need to be saved
    Say with me the devils got his way
    I want to know how when you are praying
    And when you are dooms-daying
    How you think you know that someone is listening to what you are saying
    CHORUS
    So you think that you
    Can tell us how to live our lives
    Never questioning the source from which your moral code derives
    You think that suffering is part of some great plan that's been devised
    I wonder, I wonder
    When we'll be rid of your lies
    Say I need to hear the truth
    A sales-pitch of eternal life and eternal youth
    All these blessings you are bestowing
    Upon the one you say is all-knowing
    Are they really deserved if He is sending me where you say I am going?
    CHORUS
    So you think that you
    Can tell us how to live our lives
    Never questioning the source from which your moral code derives
    You think that suffering is part of some great plan that's been devised
    I wonder, I wonder, I wonder, I wonder
    What will it take for you
    To start opening your eyes
    To start questioning the bullshit everyone around you buys
    You think it's any of your business what goes on between my thighs?
    I wonder, I wonder,
    When we'll be rid of your lies

    • @ShelleySegal
      @ShelleySegal  3 роки тому +9

      :D

    • @mohammedjaffal4566
      @mohammedjaffal4566 2 роки тому +2

      Thaaaanks😍

    • @jasoncarpp7742
      @jasoncarpp7742 2 роки тому +4

      I love the lyrics to this song. Being an atheist myself, it's nice to have an anthem that represents my way of thinking, as well as everyone who's non-religious.

    • @RichardsGaySon
      @RichardsGaySon 2 місяці тому

      Theists probably angry af listening to this song😂

  • @NeoVelocity
    @NeoVelocity 4 роки тому +16

    Damn finally hearing the whole song is so good, strikes right in the feels. Shelley you're a star!

    • @ShelleySegal
      @ShelleySegal  4 роки тому +2

      Wow, thank you Neo! Really appreciate it :D

  • @alacton1260
    @alacton1260 9 років тому +64

    Such a beautiful voice and lyrics are exactly true.

    • @ShelleySegal
      @ShelleySegal  9 років тому +6

      Al Acton Thaaaaanks :)

    • @alacton1260
      @alacton1260 9 років тому +4

      Shelley Segal​ your so welcome really enjoying the music

    • @doneestoner9945
      @doneestoner9945 2 роки тому +2

      I'm gonna buy the album today.

  • @hamichamine2093
    @hamichamine2093 10 місяців тому +4

    I love it

  • @dapperspaghettimonster
    @dapperspaghettimonster Рік тому +5

    What a weird ride I've been on, From Catholic to agnostic, to atheo-pagan, to finally realizing I was always just a down to earth Atheist. This song is so beautiful, I wish I could have found it sooner!

  • @Brianrrs37
    @Brianrrs37 9 років тому +32

    Your voice is awesome, and your message is much needed in the world.

  • @ivoryhammitt8885
    @ivoryhammitt8885 6 років тому +26

    This is the perfect song

  • @theirish81
    @theirish81 4 роки тому +7

    This song is absolutely beautiful. The content is meaningful, and that little extra spice of anger in it contrasts with the smoothness of your voice and the easy listening attitude of the music. Very well done.

    • @ShelleySegal
      @ShelleySegal  4 роки тому

      Thank you Simone, I appreciate it :D

  • @williamskinner
    @williamskinner 4 місяці тому +5

    This song wipes the sand out of the Ostridge family's eyes.

  • @MoCtheFirst
    @MoCtheFirst 8 років тому +246

    Nice Song. The Atheist Experience brought me here! :)

    • @ShelleySegal
      @ShelleySegal  8 років тому +11

      Thanks :)

    • @stt9379
      @stt9379 8 років тому +1

      +Shelley Segal where does the history come from?

    • @darrylwolfe7359
      @darrylwolfe7359 7 років тому

      me too.. great song

    • @ShelleySegal
      @ShelleySegal  7 років тому +11

      I wrote the song after I had a discussion with a street preacher

    • @darrylwolfe7359
      @darrylwolfe7359 7 років тому +3

      +Shelley Segal good job. make more songs to help people realize the truth.

  • @somethingyousaid5059
    @somethingyousaid5059 3 роки тому +12

    My existential rage is incredible. On another note, that's a well crafted song.

  • @nazaninsoleimani6860
    @nazaninsoleimani6860 3 роки тому +10

    Hands down...the best song I've heard this year...

  • @susan67868
    @susan67868 7 років тому +36

    There once was a girl , who had a curl , right in the middle of her forehead , and when she was good , she was very very good , and when she was bad we adored her. Love ya.

  • @ciaareinthecommentssection9575
    @ciaareinthecommentssection9575 10 років тому +20

    I bought this album- totally worth it! I cry on apocolyptic love song every time!

  • @stevos999
    @stevos999 7 років тому +69

    Great song. Love it!! Also came over from Atheist Experience.

  • @jamiegallier2106
    @jamiegallier2106 11 місяців тому +2

    Can’t express how much I love this song. Such a beautiful expressive voice! ❤❤❤

  • @richardpowell4281
    @richardpowell4281 3 роки тому +14

    She's even more beautiful than I imagined.

  • @SocksWithSandals
    @SocksWithSandals 8 років тому +121

    Good to see you've been adopted for the opening music to TheAtheistExperience webcast, Shelley.
    Great song and eloquent argument.

    • @ShelleySegal
      @ShelleySegal  8 років тому +7

      +Socks With Sandals Thanks a lot socks :D

    • @TheHelado36
      @TheHelado36 8 років тому +6

      +Shelley Segal your voice is beautiful and The Atheist Experience brought me here and the lyrics are perfect !! A great hug from Puerto Rico !

    • @TheHelado36
      @TheHelado36 8 років тому +7

      +Shelley Segal your voice is beautiful and The Atheist Experience brought me here and the lyrics are perfect !! A great hug from Puerto Rico !

    • @ShelleySegal
      @ShelleySegal  8 років тому +5

      Thank you Helado

    • @manuelmangoh8849
      @manuelmangoh8849 6 років тому

      So am I hearing that if atheists ran the world there would be no law? Because surely you wouldn’t want to tell anyone how to live their lives....it’s their life after all they only get one xddd

  • @sararogers6705
    @sararogers6705 3 роки тому +4

    Brand new fan. Finally a singer I can relate to and music I like all in one!

  • @michaelmercer8054
    @michaelmercer8054 Рік тому +2

    I love this song so much!

  • @johntrains1317
    @johntrains1317 Рік тому +1

    This song still gives me chills and nearly brings me to tears every time I hear it! Thank you!

  • @ADMusic1999
    @ADMusic1999 7 років тому +60

    great message and pretty song. we need more atheist songs

    • @ShelleySegal
      @ShelleySegal  7 років тому +6

      Thank you Adrian :D

    • @ADMusic1999
      @ADMusic1999 7 років тому +4

      No, thank you! Keep spreading the TRUTH!!!⚛☮

  • @fireblade2681
    @fireblade2681 7 років тому +68

    Such a beautiful song almost brought tears to my eyes

    • @ShelleySegal
      @ShelleySegal  7 років тому +1

      THanks Fireblade :D

    • @stevenweir76
      @stevenweir76 6 років тому +2

      It did bring tears to mine.

    • @dustyblack5048
      @dustyblack5048 5 років тому +2

      i'll admit to tearing up a bit, the greatest music doesn't just sound awesome, it moves you! ^^

    • @stylis666
      @stylis666 5 років тому +2

      Almost? I played it so many times in a row trying to learn the melody and timing that I _almost_ can listen through the whole song without shedding a tear and I can also _almost_ sing it without breaking XD But I _will_ fucking sing it! I'm going on a holiday with my friends and they're all musicians, sooooooo I figured, since I finally got myself to do cover songs, I blow them away with this one :D If I don't break :p But it's fine if I do. I get plenty of chances to make up for it and they more than understand :D
      It does help to not see Shelley sing it :p That naughty radiant sun really makes it hurt more how people are (often voluntarily and often forcefully) held back by dogma to not be that shiny bright star that Shelley is.

    • @RamseyKilani
      @RamseyKilani 4 роки тому

      Everytime the atheist experience starts I almost cry from this song. Amazing

  • @mikedougllas7922
    @mikedougllas7922 2 роки тому +1

    Glad I am allowed to listen to it a gazillion times! Fucking nice piece of art you've done here!

  • @joerusso7851
    @joerusso7851 4 роки тому +4

    This song should be on the radio.

  • @AgatanFnd
    @AgatanFnd 8 років тому +49

    Thanks for your great work and music. I remember watching you play live in London.

    • @ShelleySegal
      @ShelleySegal  8 років тому +4

      +Agatan Fnd Thank you Agatan :)
      Hopefully see you in London again sometime soon

    • @ShelleySegal
      @ShelleySegal  8 років тому

      Cheers Halil!

  • @ToThePointGames
    @ToThePointGames 9 років тому +44

    Thanks Dogma Debate for introducing me to this wonderful artist and song. You are amazing Shelley!

    • @ShelleySegal
      @ShelleySegal  9 років тому +1

      ToThePointGames thanks heaps :)

    • @ToThePointGames
      @ToThePointGames 9 років тому +2

      Shelley Segal BTW your dad is almost as awesome as you, make sure he knows that!

    • @ShelleySegal
      @ShelleySegal  9 років тому +5

      ToThePointGames hehehe. Thanks. I let him know :) He said 'Almost?!?!' :P

    • @ToThePointGames
      @ToThePointGames 9 років тому +2

      Shelley Segal Almost is still a compliment. =)

    • @charlesclawson3274
      @charlesclawson3274 5 років тому

      Great Melody hook and I like the bass line

  • @Ryan_42088
    @Ryan_42088 Рік тому +3

    Great song

  • @karlacindysantamaria7292
    @karlacindysantamaria7292 Рік тому +4

    So wonderful! Awesome! Bravo! 😊

  • @Jeremy666x
    @Jeremy666x 9 років тому +14

    Still sharing this with people I meet. Shelley, your words in your songs are truly welcomed and loved, literally music to my ears.

    • @ShelleySegal
      @ShelleySegal  9 років тому +1

      Jeremy Stuteville THanks Jeremy :)
      So glad that it resonates with you. I appreciate the sharing!

  • @elizabethdrescher4232
    @elizabethdrescher4232 3 роки тому +6

    So glad to have this track, and the whole album, for my Atheism in America course! Thanks!

  • @RichardsGaySon
    @RichardsGaySon 6 місяців тому +6

    I love this song. You have an amazing voice and lyrical talent
    Such an underrated artist

  • @dennispennington9773
    @dennispennington9773 4 роки тому +44

    I was once saved. Today at 74 I wonder what I was saved from.

    • @Rolandfart
      @Rolandfart 4 роки тому +4

      They were trying to save you from what god was going to do

    • @capitalb5889
      @capitalb5889 3 роки тому +1

      I love this comment.

    • @ardie72
      @ardie72 3 роки тому

      Obviously Alzheimer's kicking in

    • @k-3402
      @k-3402 2 роки тому

      @@ardie72 Lmao broooooo. 🤡😬😠

    • @NobodyNowhereKnowhow
      @NobodyNowhereKnowhow Рік тому +3

      You were saved from the truth. Spared from seeing the world and how it really works with all its beauty and flaws. You were saved from knowing the horrible truth by being told a comforting lie. You were saved from the knowledge that this could be the only life we may actually get and saved from the responsibility of actually doing something to make sure the ones who come after us have it better than we did.

  • @borisgrcic4028
    @borisgrcic4028 3 роки тому +4

    Beautiful and True
    Thanks for such delight

  • @IceyGuy
    @IceyGuy 4 роки тому +8

    This has become the song that confirms the excitement I feel when The Atheist Experience is about to start.

  • @roamconfidently3724
    @roamconfidently3724 Рік тому +1

    Thank You for this Anthem, many of us find the words resonate with us loudly. Thank You !

  • @carlose5751
    @carlose5751 4 роки тому +2

    Now I have a new favorite song.
    Love to Shelley from Central America.
    Thanks for this brilliant theme.

    • @ShelleySegal
      @ShelleySegal  4 роки тому

      Hi Carlos!! So glad that you love the song :D
      Love back from Los Angeles

  • @borissman
    @borissman 8 років тому +324

    I came here from the Atheist Experience

    • @nicholasdemojana4635
      @nicholasdemojana4635 8 років тому +4

      +boriss vassiljev Me too :)

    • @user-pb1cf4lr2s
      @user-pb1cf4lr2s 6 років тому +1

      Actually, She was in an interview with Aron Ra... Now.
      And i thought her voice sounded familiar.

    • @jakubsprega6935
      @jakubsprega6935 5 років тому

      Me too

    • @mendenos
      @mendenos 5 років тому

      Amazing!

    • @VANEPS7
      @VANEPS7 5 років тому

      What a fine looking and talented lady. If I weren't already an atheist I would be one after hearing her.

  • @sirjazzaroth
    @sirjazzaroth Рік тому +3

    As a regular listener of the Atheist Experience, I have to say there could not be a better song for it. Your voice, the lyrics, the way it resonates so clearly. I hate to say it, but just sitting here, listening to your song in its entirety is almost like a religious experience. I know that's just our natural response, as a social species.
    I guess what I'm trying to say is thank you for sharing this with us, your fellow human beings. Much love.

    • @johnharrison6745
      @johnharrison6745 Рік тому +1

      No; a better song for 'The A-the-ass Excretions' would be '|_oser' by Beck. And, 'What What (in the "But")' by Sam-well. 😏

    • @sirjazzaroth
      @sirjazzaroth Рік тому +1

      @@johnharrison6745 , thanks. But, you try to should save some of that Christ-like infinite compassion for later.

    • @johnharrison6745
      @johnharrison6745 Рік тому +1

      @@sirjazzaroth "Sorry"; no compassion for loudmouthed, blaspheming god-haters who think that they're *WAY* "bigger" than they actually are, and, who could use a nice, smooth river-rock buried right between their eyes. 😉

  • @dariuseversol
    @dariuseversol 2 роки тому +2

    I love this Song!! it has good Words, I hope this Truth of this Spreads all around the world!

  • @iamokayiswear
    @iamokayiswear 4 роки тому +2

    Loved you singing this on The Atheist Experience, live - it's important to have a community and you've taken a part in contributing to it. That's something many artists don't realize - the truly fantastic impact their art has. It's a beautiful song, and has a permanent home on my spotify playlist. Thank you for your art - it's fantastic, and I look forward to seeing and hearing more in the future. It's helped me, and it will help many others for years to come.

  • @fletcha7777
    @fletcha7777 4 роки тому +5

    This is one of the best songs on UA-cam for a bunch of reasons. It always reminds me of The atheist experience. Love the episode where Shelly and Matt do it live in the beginning of the episode. But the most amazing thing about this song is when she does it live it sounds exactly like the original version which is absolutely incredible. And we know someone isn't a great singer unless they can sing live, and she might be one of the best live singers I've ever heard! Seriously

    • @ShelleySegal
      @ShelleySegal  4 роки тому

      THanks Scott for your lovely comment!! I really appreciate it :D Hope to catch you at a live show one day :D

  • @christopherreid4798
    @christopherreid4798 3 роки тому +3

    Whoa the atheist experience intro music is a whole song and it's awesome. Why didn't I know this sooner 🤦‍♂️
    You're great, thanks for this!

    • @ShelleySegal
      @ShelleySegal  3 роки тому +3

      Ahhh that's so cool! Glad you finally discovered it - thanks!
      I made a whole album about leaving my religion, it's called 'An Atheist Album'
      You can stream it here:
      shelleysegal.bandcamp.com/album/an-atheist-album
      Or on spotify:
      open.spotify.com/album/05vZ6eaAxepx6vt1JNyJIi?si=aVv3kkexTcyKNy6y9TuA5A
      xx

  • @B0WIETVC15
    @B0WIETVC15 3 роки тому +6

    I look forward to hearing this song on Sundays when I tune into to watch The Atheist Experience. I catch myself singing along and starting to feel freedom. I'm just beginning and this song makes me feel carefree and capable.

    • @ShelleySegal
      @ShelleySegal  3 роки тому +1

      Thanks Bowie! Wishing you all the best on your journey ❤️ happy to have you singing along 🥰

  • @GoddessOfLightMagee
    @GoddessOfLightMagee 4 роки тому +5

    Finally the whole song..The Atheist Experience brought me here❤️🌞✨💃🏾

  • @GodWorksOut
    @GodWorksOut 9 років тому +20

    I have been jamming this on Spotify religiously... Lol great song

  • @DougieJR
    @DougieJR 3 роки тому +11

    237 people need to get Matt on the phone.

  • @hunterrothman3806
    @hunterrothman3806 3 роки тому +2

    Hands down the greatest song I have ever heard.

  • @diegobarrett8766
    @diegobarrett8766 4 роки тому +6

    This song is everything I was looking for without knowing it. ❤

  • @raylaye2884
    @raylaye2884 3 роки тому +8

    This is the global atheist theme tune.
    Shelley is wonderful, an amazing inspiration. I wish I had half her bravery.
    Kick arse Shelley your well loved!.Xxx

    • @ShelleySegal
      @ShelleySegal  3 роки тому +1

      Thanks Ray! Really appreciate the kind words