I think this song explores the theme of trying to comprehend this archetypal figure known as god.
I read somewhere that Tori's father is a minister, and taking that into context, it makes sense.
As a rather liberal child of a religious person, you have a lot of issues with the concept of a god. You’ve spent your childhood under the hand of someone who makes decisions based on an archaic book that’s been edited thousands of times. It’s a very confusing and intellectually disturbing experience, because you know that these decisions they make that are integral to your life at that point are not based in logic or in your best interests, and you end up with a very strange relationship with the idea of god.
I think that Bliss explores this, trying to come to terms with the concept of this figure judging her for being a human.
That’s just my thoughts, take them as you will, I feel Tori is one of those artists whose lyrics are so obscure and couched in metaphor that they leave us to decide their meanings.
I think this song explores the theme of trying to comprehend this archetypal figure known as god. I read somewhere that Tori's father is a minister, and taking that into context, it makes sense.
As a rather liberal child of a religious person, you have a lot of issues with the concept of a god. You’ve spent your childhood under the hand of someone who makes decisions based on an archaic book that’s been edited thousands of times. It’s a very confusing and intellectually disturbing experience, because you know that these decisions they make that are integral to your life at that point are not based in logic or in your best interests, and you end up with a very strange relationship with the idea of god. I think that Bliss explores this, trying to come to terms with the concept of this figure judging her for being a human. That’s just my thoughts, take them as you will, I feel Tori is one of those artists whose lyrics are so obscure and couched in metaphor that they leave us to decide their meanings.