Buddha For Mary

at first when i heard the demo version, i thought this song was about a girl and when she was younger, she was a devout christian and now she's grown up and doing drugs (hallucinating) and having sex (will you rape me now) which are against her religion. but now that i hear this version i totally agree with tendo87. and i can totally relate to this. recently, i became an atheist and buddhism is a non-theistic (no god) philosophy more than a religion. i see how this can be about a girl leaving behind her old tradition. also, science has started replacing a lot of old religious beliefs and today, more and more people are leaving behind their faith.

I have to agree that this song is about religion. I don't think it's about a person but rather the institution of religion and it's metamorphesis.

"Mary was a different girl Had a thing for astronauts Mary was the type of girl She always liked to fall apart Mary was a holy girl Father whet her appetite Mary was the type of girl She always liked to fuck about"

I think this part describes the nature of Christianity in a way. Mary- Christianity- was a different girl- religion- and she hada thing for astronauts- dreamers and those aiming for something above and in outer space. Yet she liked to fall apart, wreak havoc, flakey actions and whimsy defined her. Father -god- whet her appetite, yet she liked to "fuck about" and venture into different areas completely off topic to what was really supposed to concern her.

"Tell me did you see her face? Tell me did you smell her taste? Tell me what's the difference, Don't they all just look the same inside?

Buddha for Mary, here it comes!"

This is just asking if you've felt it, seen it, experienced it and then thought that it was all always the same crap, different presentation and then he proclaims "Budda for Mary here it comes". One religion to replace another.

"Mary was an acrobat But still she couldn't seem to breathe Mary was becoming Everything she didn't want to be Mary would hallucinate And see the sky upon the wall Mary was the type of girl She always liked to fly"

Mary -christianity- was an acrobat and could shift shapes and twist and turn in every direction yet it never got the chance to breathe and slowly Christianity turned into something which it was not meant to be. Mary- christianity- would hallucinate and lie to itself and abd "see the sky upon the wall". It was confined, blocked in, caged, yet it saw false freedom and skies above. Christianty liked to fly, but within it's walls it remained.

"He said Can you hear me are you sleeping She said Will you rape me now He said Leave the politics to madmen She said I believe your lies He said There's a paradise beneath me She said Am I supposed to bleed He said You better pray to jesus She said I don't believe in god"

This part is just about the downfall of Christianity in my opinions. It's about the temptation and Christianity's fall from grace. The "evil" or whatnot spoke and Christinity listened and started believing the lies and got caught up with politics and once again, went off topic into territory it had no business in and Christinity lost all of which defined it and stopped believing in Jesus so to speak.

i dont know the meaning of this song, all i know is when i saw them in concert, it was a very small crowd. maybe 75 - 100 people in champaign, illinois. they did this song and jared walked thru the crowd.. when the he said she said part came on, he was standing right next to me and grazed my cheek w/ his hand. i still to this day get goosebumps when i when i think about it. and will forever have a crush on jared leto all b/c of this song.

hm, somehow mixed up the artists "30 seconds to mars" and "thirty seconds to mars" half the songs are at 30 and half at thirty. whatever, gonna fix this later....

most fascinating band i ever heard! dont miss!

aren't they the same band? some people just spell out the 30.

this song makes me think about a girl trying to be a rebel and doing drugs and having sex

these lyrics are wrong

A simple future wash you away An open mind cancelled it today A silent song that's in your voice A different taste that's in your mind

This is the life on Mars

Mary was a different girl Had a thing for astronauts Mary was the type of girl She always liked to fall apart Mary was a holy girl Father whet her appetite Mary was the type of girl She always liked to fuck about

Tell me did you see her face Tell me did you smell her taste Tell me what's the difference Don't they all just look the same inside See her face Smell her taste What's the difference Don't they all just look the same inside

Mary was an acrobat But still she couldn't seem to breathe Mary was becoming Everything she didn't want to be Mary would hallucinate And see the sky upon the wall Mary was the type of girl She always liked to fly

Tell me did you see her face Tell me did you smell her taste Tell me what's the difference Don't they all just look the same inside See her face Smell her taste What's the difference Don't they all just look the same inside

This is the life on Mars This is the life on Mars This is the life on Mars This is the life...

He said Can you hear me are you sleeping She said Will you rape me now He said Leave the politics to madmen She said I believe your lies He said There's a paradise beneath me She said Am I supposed to bleed He said You better pray to jesus She said I don't believe in god

Mary was a different girl Had a thing for astronauts Mary was the type of girl She always liked to play around Mary was a holy girl Father whet her appetite Mary was the type of girl She always liked to fall apart

Tell me did you see her face Tell me did you smell her taste Tell me what's the difference Don't they all just look the same inside See her face Smell her taste What's the difference Don't they all just look the same inside

A simple future wash you away An open mind cancelled it today

^^^^^thats the demo version

The 2nd version has J. Leto going " Buddha for mary--here it comes " repeated in there.