the only thing ‘Don’t Stop Believin’’ asks of us is to persist with our current belief. As regards what we should believe, the song is silent. Journey don’t care who we are; we could be Satanists, as long as we’re consistent. How long should we keep believin’? If you think Journey are going to be prescriptive about that, you don’t know Journey. But the question remains. Do we maintain our ‘belief’ for the duration of the song, or until we lose brain function?
