Spreading The Disease Lyrics
Actually, if you want to be literal, yes, it introduces Mary. But the song stands on its own and it has a message. Do you hear it?
Quite frankly, nothing on Mindcrime "just advances the story". That's what makes it so great, the different layers of meaning.
I really love the working-class revolutionary theme that the album develops, and this song in particular focuses on the commodification of sex and religion in our capitalist society.
well said.
well said.
This is a great song about how things are not always what they seem. Under the thinly veiled appearances lie the ugly truths.
true true true
true true true
I hear it. It's plain as day really, saying that this song "just advances the story" is kind of ridiculous.
Yes it furthers the story of the album, but one cool thing about the singles released is that they can be stand alone stories. If you listen the non singles, nothing makes any sense at all unless you listen to the album in its entirety
This is song is why I couldn't listen to this album as a kid. It made it really worth while though when I finally did get listen to it.
Pardon the poor English. I revised what I was originally going to say.
Pardon the poor English. I revised what I was originally going to say.
This song is literally about Mary and her prostitution phase, I am not seeing much hidden until it actually gets into the low beat with no guitar. The disease I believe is sexually transmitted and everyone pays Mary. Maybe I'm being superficial but I thought of it as just her being paid to do it and how she was used her whole life. I mean come on, "spreading the disease that everybody needs" an STD, but "no one wants to see" what they've become as well as public sex
Actually this song just advances the story, introducing Mary