I'll Swallow You Lyrics

Lyric discussion by FaaipDeOaid 

Cover art for I'll Swallow You lyrics by Swans

Oh Jesus Oh God I kissed you I liked it You are my only life Only...

Can you help me save your soul? Save your soul! Save your soul! Can you help me save your soul?!

I love myself I was made for myself If I kissed you I lied I am made to be admired You made a mistake When you pressed your lips to mine I inhale what I see I steal what I breathe You are mine only mine You are mine only mine

I will swallow you I will swallow you You are mine now I will swallow you You are mine only mine I will swallow you You are mine only mine I will swallow you

I think this song is about not living up to (in particular, the church's/religions) expectations and wishes; we are our own person and are free to do what we please. We weren't born to ... serve, in a sense.

The beginning of the song seems to be someone (let's call he/she Person +) falling for (religion) and begs for his soul to be saved. Then during the second half, it appears the (religion) Person + was worshiping shows us its true colours/agenda as it takes over Person +.

That's one way to look at it; it's how I see it anyways.