Sweet Communion
Sweet Communion
I have waited all my life
You say you are bonafide
To be my judge
Lay your law down on me love
Seven devils bring them on
I have left my weapons
Cause I think you're wrong
These devils of yours they need love
Come and kneel with me body and soul
Come and kneel with me body and soul
Body and soul body and soul body and soul
Sweet Communion
Sweet Communion
In my temple boy be warned
Violence doesn't have a home now but ecstasy
That's as pure as a woman's gold
Seven devils bring them on
I have left my weapons
Cause I think you're wrong
These devils of yours they need love
Come and kneel with me body and soul
Come and kneel with me body and soul
Body and soul body and soul body and soul
I'll save you from that Sunday sermon
Boy I think you need a conversion
Body and soul
Come and kneel with me body and soul
Come and kneel with me body and soul
Body and soul body and soul body and soul
Sweet Communion
I have waited all my life
You say you are bonafide
To be my judge
Lay your law down on me love
Seven devils bring them on
I have left my weapons
Cause I think you're wrong
These devils of yours they need love
Come and kneel with me body and soul
Come and kneel with me body and soul
Body and soul body and soul body and soul
Sweet Communion
Sweet Communion
In my temple boy be warned
Violence doesn't have a home now but ecstasy
That's as pure as a woman's gold
Seven devils bring them on
I have left my weapons
Cause I think you're wrong
These devils of yours they need love
Come and kneel with me body and soul
Come and kneel with me body and soul
Body and soul body and soul body and soul
I'll save you from that Sunday sermon
Boy I think you need a conversion
Body and soul
Come and kneel with me body and soul
Come and kneel with me body and soul
Body and soul body and soul body and soul
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"Body and Soul" as written by Tori Ellen Amos
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- "Seven Devils" seven deadly sins reference
- "Ecstasy pure as a womans gold" perhaps in reference to loverless priests and ecstacy referring to sex.
For a left of centre view - the lyrics could be in reference to recreational drug taking. 60's style - non violent, mind broadening and embracing diversity rather than condemning it.
In my temple= literally and figuratively. The bible talks of the body being a temple. No violence, but ecstacy.
kneeling with her as if in prayer--sex is a prayer, both for the body and soul. great song.
All in all, it seems like it is beckoning someone to try a different set of beliefs instead of Christianity-beliefs that honor human sexuality when it is not being abused instead of sexuality being so tightly controlled.
Beyond the seducing of a priest or religious man, I see this as a condemnation of religion's attitude towards sexuality. The bit about his seven devils needing love is telling him to stop feeling ashamed of his lust, to embrace it. The bit about ecstasy is about sexuality being purer than any religion.
I think she's trying to say that she can be just as strong as this male-oriented religion/world and she doesn't have to use violence. She can use love. and only women can truly understand that concept.
At least that's what I get out of it.