John explaining the meaning of their song "Numinous?": "Every culture has a conception of God or a ruling deity. A spiritual force so supernatural it inspires awe and fear in the hearts of man. The mighty spirit that evokes this kind of experience is called the Numinous. Christianity understands this to be Yahweh, and the human incarnation of the Numinous is His Son, Jesus Christ. This song attempts to convey a certain shrinking, an awe and profoundness we feel when we truly encounter God on His terms, and it is a crushing and yet tender experience."