| Manchester Orchestra – Virgin Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| In a similar way, Hull can betray the trust he's built with his wife. | |
| Manchester Orchestra – Virgin Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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Hmmm, Bronx, that's an interesting take on it and it could be true. I wanted to address the part about "the straight and narrow path." Hull uses very pointedly Christian terminology on this part. When Jesus was going to be arrested and brought to trial, his disciple Peter reacts by fighting a guard, cutting off his ear. In the context of this Scripture Peter is "only trying to do [his] job." Then, Hull says "kiss him on top his lips and crucify the fire." This seems to make reference to Judas' betrayal of Christ. Judas kissed Christ to signal to the guards which one of the men present in the garden was Jesus, which eventually led to Jesus' crucifixion. In an interview posted at http://reviewrinserepeat.com/news/2011-05-30/artist-insight-manchester-orchestra , Hull talks about the song's meaning a bit, saying that it's about sex, marriage, and the band. The song seems to point to this idea that just one action can screw up beautiful things that took so much effort and time to build. So, in that context, it makes sense that Hull references the betrayal of Christ. Hull seems to see Christ as this beautiful story of a man who in one night is betrayed and abandoned by the ones he held closest. Hull seems to see that, in a similar way, Manchester Orchestra can betray the trust they've built with their fanbase. |
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| The Classic Crime – My Weapon of Choice Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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s2adams, Just heard this song for the first time, but I'm assuming the "I'm not something you ate" is a reference to the Garden of Eden. Matt writes earlier in the song, "but just like the daughters of Eve, you like bitter fruit from forbidden trees." The first person of the song is saying, "You can't find Me in the fruit you took from the tree." You may have the "knowledge of good and evil," but you don't know Me. "I'm not something you ate." |
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