The Rapture Lyrics
And haul me in
Back to the start
Where eyes first blink to see
A flowing mane, a cut-glass limb
And they're falling, soaring so rhythmically
Falling, falling
falling, soaring so rhythmically
And haul me in
Back to the start
Rebirthed
In ecstacy
With cherubim
And seraphim
When I was falling, soaring
Falling so rhythmically
Falling, soaring
Falling for you so completely
Falling so rhythmically
Unfurling blues and greens
The rapture
A swirling violet stream
Mystic, majestic entangled in a web
Of curling vapour thread
Encaptured
By forces unforseen
Enraptured
An eclipse intoxicating
Strangely not inside
Strangely not outside
Drowning in the middle
Of an eerie transition
And I don't know
And I don't know your name
Never been alive
Yet I haven't died
I hover disembodied in a semi-wakened haze
Sinking far below the ground
Only my senses remain
Remain
Unfurling blues and greens
The rapture
A swirling violet stream
Mystic, majestic entangled in a web of
Iridescent curling vapour thread
Sinking far below the ground
No form only my senses
Remain
Wondrous thoughts embalmed avow you came
By the crescent disc rising amethyst
How can love remain the same unchanged?
Midnight ink bleeds wet mercurial clouds
By the crescent disc rising amethyst
Somnambulist unharnessed storms the plough
How can love remain the same unchained?
This song has nothing to do with sex. It is an epic ballad, a rock n roll opera if you will. The song is so brilliantly written and composed it would take a lifetime to dissect. The Rapture gives and re gives the gift of itself to the listener. I heard it for the first time in 1996 and still can sit in deep thought about its meaning. My personal opinion is that it's about THE RAPTURE, end of times, etc. And that it's not going to be that bad, it can be a beautiful transition. The line "wondering if I dare to say your name, wonderous thoughts embalmed, avow you came" I think she means she's afraid to name God, because there are so many different Gods/ religions etc. She wants to get His name right. And after all Jesus did vow He would return. I could be completely wrong. Only God and Siouxsie Sioux know.
@paintedbird I'm pretty sure Siouxsie Sioux is an atheist. Morrissey even derided her in the song Black-eyed Susan with the lines:
@paintedbird I'm pretty sure Siouxsie Sioux is an atheist. Morrissey even derided her in the song Black-eyed Susan with the lines:
Oh, Black-eyed Susan What don't you believe in? "No is always easier than Yes" Whoo! Black-eyed Susan You must insist: You are a born-again atheist, oh
Oh, Black-eyed Susan What don't you believe in? "No is always easier than Yes" Whoo! Black-eyed Susan You must insist: You are a born-again atheist, oh
i see this song as a sort personal experience i had. About a month ago i started having these regular make-out sessions with this guy. The beginning of the song was basically how it describes it for me, kinda like a new world opening up for. The middle part is like "oh nice, i got this dude i can make-out with" (only my senses remain), so whenever in the moment, i was glad with it. In the end of the song its also how i felt after i'd leave his house and go home. "how can love remain the same unchanged?", i found myself getting uncomftorble with it and cut it off. I figured i just wasn't into it like that, neither am i (so far i know) really into blokes. Shitty thing is now is that he is quite emotionally attached to me and is starting to be quite possesive overme, he is not really okay overall either. He uses me mainly for comfort but than also kinda downtalks me. Still figuring out how to deal with the situation but either how. Thats how i view the song from personal experience. I think the original meaning is a whole something else. beautiful song tho, i really, really like it :) Also helps me calm down and concetrate lol
[Edit: more detailed information]
It's a song about an orgasm. When you orgasm only your senses remain; reality is momentarily distorted. You lose all thoughts and perceptions of time, place, and identity. This is why tantric meditation is a thing: the only waking state in which the ego can easily dissolve is in orgasm.
No comments for this masterpiece! To me, it's about the strength in the female during the making of sweet love that shouldn't be ignored that rises over the male into these moments of rapture.
It is a little bit a homage to Lou Reed´s Street Hassle song.