In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
(Bloody, bloody)
(Ooh-ooh, ooh)
Love is just a history that they may prove
And when you're gone I'll tell them my religion's you
When Punktious comes to kill the king upon his throne
I'm ready for their stones
I'll dance, dance, dance
With my hands, hands, hands
Above my head, head, head
Like Jesus, said
I'm gonna dance, dance, dance
With my hands, hands
Hands above my head
Dance together
Forgive him before he's dead because
I won't cry for you
I won't crucify the things you do
I won't cry for you, see
When you're gone I'll still be Bloody Mary
We are not just art for Michelangelo
To carve, he can't rewrite the aggro of my furied
Heart, I'll wait on mountain tops in Paris cold
Je ne veux pas mourir toute seule
I'll dance, dance, dance
With my hands, hands, hands
Above my head, head, head
Like Jesus, said
I'm gonna dance, dance, dance
With my hands, hands
Hands above my head
Dance together
Forgive him before he's dead because
I won't cry for you
I won't crucify the things you do
I won't cry for you, see
When you're gone I'll still be Bloody Mary
Gaga, Gaga, Gaga, Gaga, Gaga, Gaga, Gaga, Gaga
Dum dum da da da
Dum dum da da da da da da-da
Dum dum da da da
Dum dum da da da
Dum dum da da da da da da-da
Dum dum da da da
I won't cry for you
I won't crucify the things you do do do
I won't cry for you (Gaga), see (Gaga)
When you're gone I'll still be Bloody (Gaga) Mary (Gaga)
Oh oh oh oh oh (Gaga)
Oh oh oh oh oh (Gaga)
Oh oh oh oh oh (Gaga)
Oh oh oh oh oh (Gaga)
Oh oh oh oh oh (Gaga)
Oh oh oh oh oh (Gaga)
Oh oh oh oh oh (Gaga)
Oh oh oh oh oh (Gaga)
Oh, liberdade e amor
(Ooh-ooh, ooh)
Love is just a history that they may prove
And when you're gone I'll tell them my religion's you
When Punktious comes to kill the king upon his throne
I'm ready for their stones
I'll dance, dance, dance
With my hands, hands, hands
Above my head, head, head
Like Jesus, said
I'm gonna dance, dance, dance
With my hands, hands
Hands above my head
Dance together
Forgive him before he's dead because
I won't cry for you
I won't crucify the things you do
I won't cry for you, see
When you're gone I'll still be Bloody Mary
We are not just art for Michelangelo
To carve, he can't rewrite the aggro of my furied
Heart, I'll wait on mountain tops in Paris cold
Je ne veux pas mourir toute seule
I'll dance, dance, dance
With my hands, hands, hands
Above my head, head, head
Like Jesus, said
I'm gonna dance, dance, dance
With my hands, hands
Hands above my head
Dance together
Forgive him before he's dead because
I won't cry for you
I won't crucify the things you do
I won't cry for you, see
When you're gone I'll still be Bloody Mary
Gaga, Gaga, Gaga, Gaga, Gaga, Gaga, Gaga, Gaga
Dum dum da da da
Dum dum da da da da da da-da
Dum dum da da da
Dum dum da da da
Dum dum da da da da da da-da
Dum dum da da da
I won't cry for you
I won't crucify the things you do do do
I won't cry for you (Gaga), see (Gaga)
When you're gone I'll still be Bloody (Gaga) Mary (Gaga)
Oh oh oh oh oh (Gaga)
Oh oh oh oh oh (Gaga)
Oh oh oh oh oh (Gaga)
Oh oh oh oh oh (Gaga)
Oh oh oh oh oh (Gaga)
Oh oh oh oh oh (Gaga)
Oh oh oh oh oh (Gaga)
Oh oh oh oh oh (Gaga)
Oh, liberdade e amor
Lyrics submitted by hundredskies
Bloody Mary Lyrics as written by Stefani J. Germanotta Paul Edward Blair
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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I think the pre chorus is about giving up and accepting the fact that jesus is going to die in my opinion i see the dance as the act and the hands going up are the giving up and like jesus said being jesus telling her that he's not afraid to die and to give up, and the hands together are obviously a prayer ^_^ hope you like my views :D
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what does it have to do with teeth??
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