A Screw (Holy Money) Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Cynothoglys 

Cover art for A Screw (Holy Money) lyrics by Swans

"A Screw" can be taken two ways: One literally, the other figuratively. The latter I'll do:

It's about subjugation, submission, and the brutal objectification of those subordinate to one's self for pleasure and other gains. The medium of control is pay. "Raping a Slave" shows the master/slave thing from the opposite angle: The subservient one is, through acting subservient, alloted a level of power over their dominator.