God Has a Voice, She Speaks Through Me

The ladies said this regarding the meaning of this song: "The basic subject that has been really heavy on our minds recently has been patriarchy. As old of an issue as that might be, we've hit a new wave of it. Being at the beach in France and seeing women in the water completely covered head to toe in burkas with all their husbands in Speedos, it hit me in such an intense way. It is political for sure, but the message is, at least coming from us, the opening to a discussion. People have a lot of opinions on the subject because people are really uncomfortable addressing it. It's almost like we're not allowed to talk about it. It becomes a cultural issue instead of a women's issue. For us, we're approaching it more as a women's issue. I've been so personally offended by it, in a way, that I'm ready to at least talk about it. I'm not forcing any statements down anybody's throats. It's just opening up some dialog which is all we can ever hope to do."

After reading this the song becomes so clear to me.

i really like the direction they're taking.

i hear the following:

a starless shroud like dark to you

my heart is pounding waiting for the ocean deep enough to lift my veil

crsytal light shine down on us god has a voice she speaks through me every creature longs to be in his arms please carry me

and i absolutely love this song. and the video, both of which are just beautiful. and bizarre. and inexplicable, like everything they do. i like how hard it is to distinguish who is singing when in this song. and the she/his references to god (ambiguously gendered). i read somewhere this is supposed to be a suicide story full of hope and the idea of returning to mother nature. the new album is supposed to play heavily on opposing dichotomies and continue the oceanic/apocalyptic themes. i'm ready for it to come out already!

Am I the only one who thinks that this song isn't necessarily saying that God is female? Me, I think it's a feminist commentary on religion's mistreatment of women (EXTREMIST religion, of course), and that it's actually saying "The only 'god' is me. I control my own existence and make my own choices, therefore I am my own god", and the "she" is there because it is told through a woman's point of view.

It tells a story about Muslim women on a beach. Even though they're at a beach, they're covered head to toe, wearing burqa/niqab. "Black bodies float in the sea" refers to the women wearing their black veils in the water. They can see everyone around them, but nobody can see them under their veils. ("We can see, but he can't see me")

"Kissing fireflies on the beach. How sweet that we can be! Everyone has love to give. Hearts will teach us how to live."

This verse tells that while at the beach, they discover the beauty of nature and see that all life is beautiful and meaningful.

The next verse illustrates one of the women going into the deep end of the water, and how the water lifts her veil off from her head, thereby showing her both literally and symbolically taking off her veil and coming out of hiding.

Through this moment of enlightenment, it is then that the women realize that the ones who know what is best for them is themselves, hence "God has a voice, she speaks through me", and they decide to free themselves from the bounds of extreme religion and be their own gods.

The next verses describe the joy and freedom that these women feel, having all taken off their veils and becoming one with nature.

That's just my interpretation. But if you read the lyrics and watch the video, it should be obvious what it's about.

What do they say where it says "something something we can be"?

i don't know, everything they have done keeps surprising me even now, and it's strange.. i don't really get the impression of a 'direction', so i don't know what could happen next

their voices are so weird, but i love it.

Some of these lyrics seem wrong.

"Something something we can be", I hear "How sweet that they can be"

Also there's an "Our" just before "Hearts will teach us how to live" so should be "Our hearts..."

"My fear was so free" should be "I feel so free"

"Crystal light shines through mine eyes" I'm hearing "Crystal light shines down on us" but who knows hard to tell with that one. Origianl lyric may be right.

"Every creature loves to be" pretty sure it's "longs" not love so "Every creature longs to be"

Another that's hard to tell is the end of this "My skin glows bright in the sun breeze" is it just me who thinks it's "suns rays" though could be breeze.

These are the proper lyrics.

All my charities belong to you Watching dolphins in your sea The earth is a pretty place to be All my charities belong to thee

Black bodies float in the sea We can see but he can’t see me A starlit shroud like the dark to you Laughter echoes in my private room

Kissing fireflies on a beach How sweet that we can be Everyone has love to give Our hearts will teach us how to live

My body wept I feel so free The water softly tickles me My heart is pounding waiting for The ocean deep enough to lift my veil

crystal light shine down on us God has a voice she speaks through me Every creature longs to be In his arms please carry me

I am happy in the light of day My skin glows bright in the sunrays My shadowed world seems so far away

My angel taught me not to fear Love is free and everywhere Listen to that special part It will save us, it’s the heart

God has a voice she speaks through me God has a voice she speaks through me Crystal light in every creature Crystal light in every creature Everyone has love to give

I used to think that this song talks about the Goddess, cause speaks about the earth and how beautiful it's and the mother nature, something like a strong power that protect us and protecs every single little thing that is alive, like animals, flowers, the sea... Also the video it's pretty femenine, with one of the girls dressed like a beduin girl, and the other full of flowers and beautiful images around her. Well that's my opinion, The song it's beautiful and produces me a feeling of hope that I can't describe.