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Better Than Heaven Lyrics
What's with all this doom and gloom?
You used to be such, such a laugh
It's only sin, original sin
Corinthians (15:22)
Never been a big fan of it
But I'm growing so fond of you
You get sadder the smarter you get
And it's a bore
You get sadder the smarter you get
And it's your fault
Truth is truth
I ain't no bohemian
Much too, much too safe
Much too, much too typical
Much too, much too typical
Much too, much too
You can use your hands for something else
I'll take you further than the scholars can
Put down your books and molest me
Heaven is here, where it needs to be
You get sadder the smarter you get
And it's a bore
You get sadder the smarter you get
And it's your fault
And there was a time before we were born
When we stood in the garden
If this world won't last I'll turn you on
Well, I've got enough for the both of us
The both of us
The both of us
And there was a time before we were born
When we stood in the garden
If this world does not turn you on
Well, I've got enough for the both of us
The both of us
You used to be such, such a laugh
It's only sin, original sin
Corinthians (15:22)
Never been a big fan of it
But I'm growing so fond of you
And it's a bore
You get sadder the smarter you get
And it's your fault
I ain't no bohemian
Much too, much too safe
Much too, much too typical
Much too, much too typical
Much too, much too
You can use your hands for something else
I'll take you further than the scholars can
Put down your books and molest me
Heaven is here, where it needs to be
And it's a bore
You get sadder the smarter you get
And it's your fault
When we stood in the garden
If this world won't last I'll turn you on
Well, I've got enough for the both of us
The both of us
The both of us
When we stood in the garden
If this world does not turn you on
Well, I've got enough for the both of us
The both of us
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That there is more to life than religion, and not to hedge your bets on a chance of living after dying, without living whilst you are alive.
I think people are taking the "molest me" part the wrong way. The meaning is not necessarily sexual; it can simply just mean 'to pester/harass'. With that in mind, I think this song is about a person who is losing faith in their religion and their partner/friend is trying to show them that there is meaning in life without religion.
"You get sadder the smarter you get" I think this is referring to the fact that as the affected person learns more outside of their religion, there seems to be inconsistencies in their beliefs with this new knowledge, and this makes them sad because their whole world is being turned upside down by this. Everything they had based their life on (their religion) is looking less likely the more they learn.
"You can use your hands for something else/I'll take you further than the scholars can" I think this is pointing out to the person that they don't need their religion anymore if it's causing this inner turmoil. They will learn about themselves without religion. I think "Put down your books and molest me" is saying that the person should go back to how they used to be (N.B. "You used to be such a laugh"). Maybe in the relationship that these people had before, this person used to pester their friend/partner as a form of humour? So they're asking to "molest" in the sense of being annoying, to have fun. NOT in the sexual sense.
"Heaven is here, where it needs to be" I think this is a really powerful line. It's saying that the life we have here is heaven, THIS is what's important - the present. I think this is a plea to the person to enjoy their life and find meaning in what they're doing without religion having to play a part.
"And there was a time before we were born..." I think this is just tying in the theme of "original sin", the 'garden' being the Garden of Eden. I think the final 2/3 lines is the persons partner/friend telling them that they have enough passion for the both of them for this life. They're basically saying that they will pull them through and make them strong WITHOUT the faith in their religion that they once had.
i tried to look up the verse and couldn't find it! i am crappy at bibles. but i think it's option one. "You can use your hands for something else"... yeah. he sounds like he's asking for something... ;)
A massive struggle with religion.... So i think both of Monkeydo's opinions are valid at the same time, I think it supposed to be confusing.
There is so much here to talk about...
"you get sadder the smarter you get" This reminds me of my childhood. While I was younger I was very religious (5-13) But as I got smarter, I began to realise it was all a bit far-fetched and I didn't believe it anymore. Which made me sad to think there is no after life. My opinion, but it might be what he is talking about....
"Much to safe, muc to typical" could be for both atheism and god/religion/faith. Is one easier to pick? Is one so typical? I'm not sure which one here.
And I think that the reference of the garden is about Eden. Saying that after the garden of Eden (paradise) he still has something to offer someone... (sorry really hard to express this!)
I agree, I think the song is about living your life according to religion only to find out as you learn more you dont agree with it.
i agree with 'topical', and i also think that 'put down your books and ?' might be 'molest me'. maybe i'm hearing it wrong... but maybe.
When I listened again, I thought it sounded like typical, and I thought I wrote another comment, but apparently not. And I also thought it sounded like "molest me", but I don't really know, cause I could only kind of hear it.
And I agree with what darkfrankhs said about the "You get sadder..." line. As you learn more, you become more cynical, and less happy about the world as a whole.
i think monkeydo is correct with their first idea, judging by the song title. That seems to make sense. I think the line is, "put down your books, and notice me." I hope it isn't, "molest me", that makes me feel ill!
sorry to break it to you, but yes it's "molest me"
sorry to break it to you, but yes it's "molest me"
I've listen to it countless times and the best I can make "typical" and "memorize me". Though it sounds like Kele has thrown in a random R in memorize so it may be "Mermorize?" or "Mesmorize?"...
I guess well have to wait until the lyrics page of the main site is updated to see for sure.
«put down your books and EMBRACE me?»