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Sacred
Holy
To put it in words
To write it down
That is walking on hollowed ground
But it's my duty
I'm a missionary
So here is my confesion
It's an obsession
I'm a firm believer
And a warm receiver
And I've made my decision
This is religion
There's no doubt
I'm one of the devout
Trying to sell the story
Of love's eternal glory
Spreading the news around the world
Taking the word to boys and girls
I'm a firm believer
And a warm receiver
And I will go down on my knees
When I see beauty
There's no doubt
I'm one of the devout
Trying to sell the story
Of love's eternal glory
Sacred
Holy
To put it in words
To write it down
That is walking on hollowed ground
By Fistan Majere
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fistan On Dec 05, 2001
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Again, Martin seeing a connection between sex and religion. You've got to love the little double entendres in here: "I'm a missionary"..."I'm a firm believer"..."And I will go down on my knees/When I see beauty". Sex, sex, sex...
I can just imagine all of the winks and nudges in the studio when they we're recording this song. Gotta love Martin...he is sex obsessed and kinky as hell, lol.
Only 2 comments?! This song so deserves more than that. So here's the 3rd.
This song is tongue-in-cheek for the what we romance rockers call the "Religion of Love" lol. Its supposed to be sexy but also kind of funny. He says "Im a missionary"...really, what else does "missionary" mean? lol. Yes, its a sex position! Sex is a sacred act, and Dave Gahan and Martin Gore are devout followers of the "faith" so to speak. lol.
@FearovNapalm412 Well, he is a sub to be fair. Lol.
@FearovNapalm412 Well, he is a sub to be fair. Lol.
It seems that every song by every artist is about sex or drugs. I think that many of the people that provide comments are obsessed.
You can really hear the irony in this song. I believe this song is about Christianity and religion. I think it's about people who are scared of reality and try to convince other people of their beliefs, so that they can feel safe and good about themselves.
Travelling around the world, having sex with groupies. What a life!
I don't think it's just about sex! Can't believe Martin is so obsessed. It's a hymn of love. He's a famous writer and his words are heard all around the world and so he has to write about love. He feels this as a duty. Anyway Dave sings "hallowed ground" and not "hollowed".
For me, the song's content is not overtly or only sexual. Martin once said, his lyrics are open to many interpretations. So the sexual interpretation is one possibility, but not the only one valid.
For me, with lines like 'And I will go down on my knees when I see beauty', the song's just going to say that the singer is a devout practitioner of the religion of love (which includes sex, but many other things as well).
I had always thought this was a song about Christian missionaries. With some of his other songs, i had thought of him as a christian, and one thing Christians do is have missionaries go to remote corners of the globe to preach the Christian faith.
You can really hear the ironi in this song. I believe this song is about Christianity and religion. I think it's about people who are scared of reality and try to convince other people of their beliefs, so that they can feel safe and good about themselves.