Nothing is sacred
So, give me your soul, my love
Nothing is wasted
On someone like you

Somebody killed me
They tore out my heart, my love
Somebody filled me
With photos of of you

And there's nothing I can do
The media made you
There's nothing I can do
'cause you don't exist
You don't exist

Just images of heaven
That take me to hell
Images of heaven
Are something for sale
Images of heaven
Images of heaven

Something possessed me
An image of you, my love
Video visions
That play on my mind

Nobody blessed me
With power to reach my love
One cheap illusion
Can still be divine

And nobody believes
In this new religion
Yeah nobody believes
'cause nobody sees
Nobody sees these images of heaven
That take me to hell
Images of heaven
Are something for sale
Images of heaven
Images of heaven

Images of heaven
Images of heaven

And there's nothing I can do
The camera made you
There's nothing I can do
'Cause you don't exist
You don't exist

Just images of heaven
That take me to hell
Images of heaven
Are something for sale
Images of heaven
Images of heaven


Lyrics submitted by necktietied, edited by TerriC, FC, 8AM3, Hiernonymous, LeMarkyDussod

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    Not really sure what this song means. As alistrine13 said it could be about porn, but if it is there is a serious disconnect between the lyrics and the feelings invoked by the music. The music invokes a sense of longing, in me at least. Maybe I'm just a romantic but I'd like to think it was more about the longing for someone that you can never have, someone who doesn't exist, a modern day Dulcinea.

    In reality though it seems more likely to be about how modern culture creates an ideal of people, movie stars and such, as opposed to who they really are. The public only sees pictures of celebrities all dressed up (or dressed down if we get back to the porn) in magazines or playing a part in a movie. Celebrities tend to be idealized, and idolized, and what you see in these images is not likely to be what you get in real life.

    Then again, it could just be about porn. And to be fair, how different would that be to my speculation?

    BekkaZon February 17, 2011   Link

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