"Listen to the tales (bible) and romanticize"
(romanticize = deal with, or describe in an idealized or unrealistic fashion: Oxford Dictionary)
How we follow the path of the Hero (Jesus)

and

"Listen to the tales as we all rationalize"
( Rationalize= attempt to justify with logical reasoning.
Our way inot the arms of the savior

and
"Ignorant fibbers (liars) in the congregation
Gather around spewing Sympathy, spare me
None of them can even hold a candle up to you"

I take this to mean that he feels the people of his Mothers church
only gave lip service to being pious, but He believes that his mother, at least was true to her beliefs.

"But enough enough of the collective judas"

enough about those hypocrites this song isn't about them, or how I feel about about christianity it is about you, mom.


"this little light of mine (his art) it gives your past unto me"
(your past unto me = I am using the images from your religion)
"I'll let shine"
(Ising this song for you)
"to guide you safely on your way"

"Please forgive me for this bold suggestion"

Forgive me for not believing as you did, which leads to this suggestion.

"Should you see your Maker's face tonight"

I don't belive it will happen, but should your faith prove true tell your god this...

There is more, but I just took a few lines to demonstrate that there is no hypocricy here, just respect for his mother.

This of course is only how I inturpret the lyrics, but it makes more sense than thinking they are hypocritical

If you truly need me to, I will go through it line for line, but if you still refuse to see it, then by all means believe what you will, but if you feel so strongly about it, i suggest you refuse to see them live in protest, so that those who like the new album can attend the show.