American Pie analysis

God and the Universe
"The father, son, and the holy ghost,
They caught the last train for the coast"

"And a voice that came from you and me"
- God is gone, and replaced by the self
Humanity and Identity
"A generation lost in space
With no time left to start again."
-we are uncertain of our existence
Conflict and Suffering
"Oh, and while the king was looking down,
The jester stole his thorny crown."

"I saw satan laughing with delight
The day the music died"

"The music wouldn't play"
-music has died
Hope and Redemption
"Can music save your mortal soul,"

"The marching band refused to yield"

"The church bells all were broken"
- music is the only thing that can save us
Values and Relationship
"But something touched me deep inside
The day the music died."

"Can music save your mortal soul"
- music is the only thing we value
Truth and Knowledge
"Fire is the devil's only friend"

"this'll be the day that I die,
this'll be the day that I die"
-When the music dies, our purpose is no more.

In conclusion, Don McLean's symbolic song "American Pie," it seems as if the world view is Secular Humanist because of the reliance on the self and the glorification of music as the only important thing.