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The Passion Of Lovers Lyrics
She had nut painted arms
That were hers to keep
And in her fear
She sought cracked pleasures
The passion of lovers is for death said she
Licked her lips
And turned to feather
And as I watched from underneath
I came aware of all that she keep
The little foxes so safe and sound
They were not dead
They'd gone to ground
The passion of lovers is for death said she
The passion of lovers is for death
The passion of lovers is for death said she
The passion of lovers is for death
She breaks her hear
Just a little too much
And her jokes attract the lucky bad type
As she dips and wails
And slips her banshee smile
She gets the better of the bigger to the letter
The passion of lovers is for death said she
The passion of lovers is for death
The passion of lovers is for death said she
The passion of lovers is for death
The passion of lovers is for death said she
The passion of lovers is for death
The passion of lovers is for death said she
That were hers to keep
And in her fear
She sought cracked pleasures
The passion of lovers is for death said she
Licked her lips
And turned to feather
I came aware of all that she keep
The little foxes so safe and sound
They were not dead
They'd gone to ground
The passion of lovers is for death
The passion of lovers is for death said she
The passion of lovers is for death
Just a little too much
And her jokes attract the lucky bad type
As she dips and wails
And slips her banshee smile
She gets the better of the bigger to the letter
The passion of lovers is for death
The passion of lovers is for death said she
The passion of lovers is for death
The passion of lovers is for death said she
The passion of lovers is for death
The passion of lovers is for death said she
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On the surface level, an orgasm is known to the French as "la petit mort" or "the little death".
On the not so surface level, a true merging of lovers means the death of themselves as individuals. Their boundaries become blurred. They care for each other over their own egos, or false sense of selves. They become part of something larger and more natural (hence allusions to the natural -- feather, nuts, foxes, ground). By becoming part of something larger, she gets "the better of the bigger to the letter". Love cares nothing for boundaries, egos, definitions, class, race, orientation, status, age; all these are terms we use to define ourselves and others. To have passion, this is a fuel that drives one to this state of the undefined and the death of the known.
Peter Murphy must’ve been reading about Thelema. Occult philosophy. In Thelema, the phrase "love is death" represents a concept where the dissolution of the ego and the surrender to a higher power is associated with the Goddess Nuit (ancient Egyptian Sky goddess). Thelema views death as a form of love, where the dying person is dissolved into the eternal kisses of their beloved, the goddess Nuit.
@Saffronsugar Yes, the whole band. When Love and Rockets were on some alternative show on MTV, David J said their first album was all about magick, with a CK.
@Saffronsugar Yes, the whole band. When Love and Rockets were on some alternative show on MTV, David J said their first album was all about magick, with a CK.
Deather girls unite! Sing the passion of lovers :P
Bauhaus were always enigmatic when they wrote songs. The song could be about a girl who tried to seek pleasure and passion, but in the end, it became an allegorical death of sorts.
Passion kills.
@PreiSamhain Not really. But it helps to be read up on Thelema and Kabbalah.
@PreiSamhain Not really. But it helps to be read up on Thelema and Kabbalah.
Dear god, I love this song. It's dark and deep and that's only describing the sound.
I don't have anything to add to what it means, though. I just love this song.
I love the line 'The passion of lovers is for death'. To me it means that the end result of true passion is the death of the relationship because the passion is so powerful. What do other people think?
Amazing song. It's got to be one of the best love songs ever. Yes, I agree with Iris. Passion kills.
I agree with you Iris, mostly because it's happened to me.
yes, when passion is gone, people are hollow i guess... brilliant song, bauhaus are amazing
Interesting analyses there, Iris. Also, I wonder what is meant with "as I watched from underneath I came aware of all that she keep" and "she gets the better of the bigger to the letter". "cracked pleasures" (see my nickname :p) is a synonym for 'forbidden joys', the sort of pleasures one should not really like and should keep well hidden from the public eye.