Lyric discussion by Jondude11 

Cover art for Magdalena lyrics by A Perfect Circle

obviously this song is about not wanting to do all of this to the stripper but he lost his self-control because its force was just too hard to draw away from...

something else to think of: mary magdalene in the bible... a friend of jesus, a prostitute, but due to her devotion she was pardoned by jesus... OBVIOUSLY maynard does not believe in christianity, it has been seen with tool and APC songs, but the fact that Magdalena is spelled similarly to Magdalene, is something to ponder upon...

umm its the same thing with judith, judith-judus...mary magdalene-Magdalena obviously maynard knows a bit abt Christianity he just doesn't believe in it...there is a bigger meaning to this song....

Also, interestingly, 'magdalena' means 'muffin' or 'cupcake' in Spanish. So Maynard could totally be on a diet and there's like this cupcake he wants and it's holy and teasing and shit.

...or not.

My point? There's no one meaning to this song. Or any APC song. Personally, I think this is about a girl he loves and respects so much that she's almost holy to him. Hence the biblical references.

Also, Jonathan, Judith is NOT an allusion to Judas. Maynard's mother's name was Judith Marie. The song is essentially to do with his struggle to understand how her religious faith...

searched the terms Black Madonna and Magdelena in google, this what turned up

The Black Madonna Mystery School

An Invitation from the Magdalena to the Black Madonna Mystery School Blessings of the One Love unto you beloved heart,

Lovingly embracing you now within the rich velvet black mystery of the Mother’s womb, we offer the invitation unto this sacred place, this meeting ground — where you may be anointed with the opportunity to journey with us — deeply into communion with the essence of your own Divinity, the spark of radiant flame, which illuminates the darkness and makes manifest the...