| Mr. Bungle – Vanity Fair Lyrics | 8 years ago |
| @[danargyle:18540] I like your take on it man, interesting. | |
| Mr. Bungle – Vanity Fair Lyrics | 8 years ago |
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@[untermenschfurimmer:18539] "And remove the sheath of your ignorance" from the Skoptsy wiki page: "They believed that after the expulsion from the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve had the halves of the forbidden fruit grafted onto their bodies forming testicles and breasts. Thus, the removal of these sexual organs restored the Skoptsy to the pristine state before the Original Sin. In this the Skoptsy maintained that they were fulfilling Christ's counsel of perfection in Matthew 19:12[1] and 18:8–9.[2]" I think sheathe of ignorance is more likely referring to Adam and Eve grafting the Fruit of Knowledge to themselves, and "removing" it to achieve an original state, although Mike Patton could be a rabid feminist, it's clear he loves his latin. |
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| Mr. Bungle – Vanity Fair Lyrics | 8 years ago |
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The opening line“You’re not human,” states the aim of the following descriptions, laying the format of the upcoming stanzas, first “You’re a miracle” then “A preacher with an animal’s face.” As the stanzas unfold it becomes clear that he’s talking about two separate individuals, both a side of the same coin; those seeking vanity and those seeking holiness, each through self-mutilation that makes them inhuman. The lyric progresses through descriptions of what each have to gain, commentary reflecting on the nature of beliefs each of their peers hold regarding their actions, onward toward anticipation and completion of their respective surgeries. The lyric hints at several themes, from pursuit of vanity to quiet remarks that may be referring to Los Angeles (Vanity Fair is from the album titled California) with references to supersalesmen and neon lights. With lines like: “Will you hurt me now and make a million? Say cheese, baby We all love you But it's a cheap world and you don't exist... “ it isn’t hard to see that the author’s view of each of these actions is leaning towards negative, if not outright revulsion and disdain, if not mocking with lines from the third and fourth stanzas respectively, “Even your shadow worships you “, and “With the orgies of the sacrament,” each pointing to pursuits of vanity, adulation, and recognition for extreme, albeit surface level changes. |
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