Sister Christian

"Time has come", "Only one" - perhaps she is the last girl in the neighborhood left without a life partner. Hence she is a bit lost between her dreams and desires. And because of her stubbornness and maybe age as well, boys are avoiding her.

"Motoring" - for me it means she's driven by something. Driven like determined victim looking for justice, or addicted person in need of a drug. And she is paying an extremely high price for allowing herself to be driven by illusion, and that price is her youth, her life. She's driven by her fantasy about Mr Right. But it's just a mere illusion and the singer is trying to help her get real by saying - you'll be all right with some 'average' guy. "Tonight" means now, not in some distant future.

The force of illusion, of fantasy about vague Mr. Right is so strong, that she is missing plenty of opportunities in her life, and that is starting to worry her mother.

She is still young enough to get happy, fulfilled life, but lives a life of resignation almost like an old woman, whose time is due.

The singer is trying to help her see the reality and abandon treacherous illusions. The dreams she pursue are reality in front of her. She just needs to open her eyes. And heart.

"Christian" - for me it is quite personal, as I saw many religious or rather overly pious religious devoted girls living that illusionary way, missing opportunities. And perhaps "Sister Christian" is slowly taking a life-path of a spinster...

Although she is told how dangerous her lifestyle is, she doesn't care and still engages in such a illusionary way of living.

When I was little I thought the lyrics were, "Motorhead, whats your price tonight" so I always thought it was about a biker prostitute. Then, this song was playing on the radio speakers at a convenience store while I was waiting to use the bathroom on a road trip, while standing in line with about 15 haggard/scary/stereotypical butch biker chicks. So I felt my misinterpretation was justified in some way in the universe.

I would have thought it's a song about a dude being protective of his little sister who's just getting old enough to be screwed every which way by the big bad boys of the world.

But maybe I'm depraved.

I figure it's about like "what's your price for flight" I mean.... what are you going to give in exchange to be happy? One of those.... if you were going to be happy for the rest of your life, would you shoot your dog, or something. I think of it as more like an older sibling telling the younger sister yeah you are going to have to figure out how far you're going to go to get the perfect guy, but don't settle, and don't wait forever. But now's not the time to worry about it. There's my 2 cents.

"Motorin" for me is driving alone almost everywhere, not knowing where to go. Which is why the singer then ask "What you're lookin' for?"

I think so too, "What's your price for flight" means what can convince her to get off her bike (which she is driving alone and it's her decision where to go), and aboard to the flight that life has to offer.

Clearly the singer is just concerned of her, time is running and she's not getting any younger "Before your time is due"

It's about the lead singer giving advice to his little sister. Motoring is what you might call cruising around with your friends or something. I heard the song was originally called "Sister Christy" but when he sang it his words ran together so they just changed it to Christian.

Its about his little sister growing up and realizing thats there more than toys in the world, theirs love, sex, drugs, rock n roll, war, hate and murder. very very very similar to billy idols " White Wedding ".

This song is just a big brother helping his sister "arrive" into womanhood. He wants to protect her but he knows to find a man she's going to have to give it up but he doesn't want her to give it up too early. Sweet song

I think this song is about a girl that can't make up her mind. She keeps holding out for the right guy, but the author of the song asks her "what's your price for meeting mr. right." And "motoring" is her kinda keeping the car in neutral, not really picking a gear and engaging. He could be telling her she's being to perfectionistic about finding the right guy, and she needs to be more realistic, or then again, maybe he's just trying to get into her pants. Who knows.

A muse mentioned that Sister Christian is what she whispered so it’s what they sang. Sister Christian is her sister muse—born Catholic but having stretched her wings, lightly represented a broad Christian philosophy in some aspects and while she’s the one to say OK, the strategist in her never elaborates on what she will say OK to. And it’s true those boys don’t want to play with her no more because they all became rather frustrated with the endless games she played—she became quite frustrated herself. Motoring is literally and figuratively driving. The price for flight was high and she was never certain that she found mister right—her balance. Since there are many nights she is not all right—given the parameters of the game—you’ll be all right is encouragement from those around her. She was growing up too fast by sucking in staggering amounts of awareness while her literal and figurative mothers wondered if she would manage to handle this. Gorgeous song. The other interpretations are all valid—songs can have more than one meaning …