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Stairs (Uncertain Journey) Lyrics
Lucifer
Pereish I recall sin
Lucifer
Pereish I recall sin
(chorus)
Satan be
Satan be gone
This is the city of God
This is the city of God
Ereht is on ytic fo Dog
Nmad eht eman fo Dog
Ahis zyxur il
(chorus)
Pray to the mother
Pray to the father
Pray to our mother
Pray to our father
Who art in Heaven
Hallowed be thy Name
Thy Kingdom Come
Thy will be done
On Earth
As it is in Heaven
Lucifer
Pereish I recall sin
Lucifer
Pereish I recall sin
This is the city of God
God
Pereish I recall sin
Lucifer
Pereish I recall sin
Satan be
Satan be gone
This is the city of God
Ereht is on ytic fo Dog
Nmad eht eman fo Dog
Ahis zyxur il
Pray to the father
Pray to our mother
Pray to our father
Hallowed be thy Name
Thy Kingdom Come
Thy will be done
On Earth
As it is in Heaven
Pereish I recall sin
Lucifer
Pereish I recall sin
This is the city of God
God
i think its about trying to reject sin and lucifer by praying to god.
I think it's about being against god and religion, but pretending to be for it because of the generally negative perception of non-christians by christians. That whole "There is no city of god/Damn the name of god" line really just gives it away.
It is very tounge-in-cheek. Any fan of Rozz Williams work would recognise this. It is about being against religion, but in a... mocking way, almost.
"Only Theatre of Pain" was thought of in its time as sacreligious, but I see the Christian imagery here not as spiteful, but nostalgic throes to childhood innocence.