Swans

The Final Sacrifice

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Oh Jesus, oh Jesus, you're my only god.
Oh Jesus, oh Jesus, you're my only girl.
I follow you now.
I'll follow you down,
To a dirty black room,
Where the air is gone.
I'll lie down on the table,
And I'll wait for you,
To step inside me now.
Step inside me now.
Come on, come on in.
Oh Jesus Christ, you're my only, my only god...
If I drink your blood, I will be like you.
Girl, I want to be like you.
I'll look into your eyes,
And close my mind.
Get out of my mind.
Get out of my head.
Oh Jesus, oh Jesus, you're my only god...

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expletivedeleted On May 12, 2002

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by Cynothoglys

20y ago

Originally "One Small Sacrifice". Gira once said that it was about having a relationship (usually sexual) so intense that one of the two feels as if they have ceased to exist, or have become part of their partner. Some people feel that way about religion.

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by DaFace

16y ago

Or it's really about Jesus bending you over a table, metaphorically at least.

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