Lyric discussion by regardemylasheskgm 

A SWEET MOTHER DOWN BELOW AND A JUST FATHER ABOVE <-- reminds me very much of paganism :) and i love this philosphy on life...... not trying to idolize robert smith or anything ;-)

@regardemylasheskgm I always assumed that the "sweet mother down below" was Gaia, the Earth goddess, and that the "just father above" is the Abrahamic god (Christian/Jewish/Muslim/etc.). And my impression is that he's saying both are just wishful thinking on the part of humans who want so badly to believe there's something better beyond death.

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