It seems to me like she's mocking (or, more politely put, criticizing) a religious fanatic for denying facts ("You wake with the stitches over both your eyes") and his conservative social views, particularly when it comes to sex ("You'll deny me my body and all earthly delights;" "All of your prayers amount to just warm breath/Please keep your victory but give me little death.")
Registentionalism, I agree with your interpretation, but only as it applies to the line about "little death." The song really seems to be about much more than sex.
We can all probably speculate as to who this religious fanatic is. Just take a quick look at who she's played music with in the past ...
quit trying to push hate on sufjan stevens doda, St Vincent's music is very spiritual as well, so you could call her music fanatic as well, i love both of them
quit trying to push hate on sufjan stevens doda, St Vincent's music is very spiritual as well, so you could call her music fanatic as well, i love both of them
It seems to me like she's mocking (or, more politely put, criticizing) a religious fanatic for denying facts ("You wake with the stitches over both your eyes") and his conservative social views, particularly when it comes to sex ("You'll deny me my body and all earthly delights;" "All of your prayers amount to just warm breath/Please keep your victory but give me little death.")
Registentionalism, I agree with your interpretation, but only as it applies to the line about "little death." The song really seems to be about much more than sex.
We can all probably speculate as to who this religious fanatic is. Just take a quick look at who she's played music with in the past ...
I agree with doda.
I agree with doda.
quit trying to push hate on sufjan stevens doda, St Vincent's music is very spiritual as well, so you could call her music fanatic as well, i love both of them
quit trying to push hate on sufjan stevens doda, St Vincent's music is very spiritual as well, so you could call her music fanatic as well, i love both of them
I do too, and I'm not trying to hate on him, just offering my interpretation of what St. Vincent was trying to say with this song.
I do too, and I'm not trying to hate on him, just offering my interpretation of what St. Vincent was trying to say with this song.