to loóse the binds to loose a mind
to drift upon the scarlet breeze
it's time it's time it's time to just leave
walk barefoot upon this carpet of air
let's piss on the city thats burning down there
jim jim it's time to begin
ride your mechanical beast to heaven
ride your beautiful bitch to the ultimate sin
we will strangle you up in the loft
and your mother is screaming to finish him off
we will rise again
heaven will come
we will win
yes heaven will come, we will win...
Jim is JG Thirlwell.
This song utterly fascinates me.
I think this section is a drug fuelled fantasy. The different juxtapositions in each lyric are great:
"it's time to sleep it's time to leave to loóse the binds to loose a mind"
first thing here, is it loose or lose? They have different meanings in English, although they are becoming interchangeable on the web.
lose |lu?z| verb ( past and past participle lost |l?st| ) [ with obj. ] be deprived of or cease to have or retain (something): I've lost my appetite | Linda was very upset about losing her job | the company may find itself losing customers to cheaper rivals.
loose |lu?s| verb [ with obj. ] 1 set free; release: the hounds have been loosed. • make (something) loose; untie or undo: the ropes were loosed. • relax (one's grip): he loosed his grip suddenly. 2 (usu. loose off) fire (a bullet, arrow, etc.): he loosed off a shot at the vehicle.
"time to exhale to drink the green sea to drift upon the scarlet breeze"
suicide? a recurring theme in their songs
"it's time it's time it's time to begin it's time it's time it's time to just leave"
begin life anew / end the past life
"let's raise up our hands in prayer walk barefoot upon this carpet of air"
ascending to heaven or the afterlife / a funeral?
"let's string up the man at the top of the stairs let's piss on the city thats burning down there"
God is the man at the top of the stairs or was it the Saint who guards the gates? My Bible knowledge is pretty poor but I guess either works?
The burning city down there sounds like Hell so another reflection.
"jim jim jim oh jim jim jim it's time to begin ride your mechanical beast to heaven ride your beautiful bitch to the ultimate sin"
So Jim is going to Heaven and Hell I guess, kinda reflects the past verse.
This next bit I think continues the drift from drug vision back to reality now we've heard one of the character's names.
"don't cry sweet plum, no regrets we will strangle you up in the loft"
Doesn't sound good for Jim :)
"these methadrine teeth are piled up in the sink and your mother is screaming to finish him off"
I guess we know the drug the protagonist and Jim are on. Pretty grim sounding life they lead. Why is Jim's mother screaming to finish someone off?
"now heaven will come we will rise again heaven will come we will win"
Next hit?
"it is 200 miles to the place where we begin yes heaven will come, we will win..."
Er....