Lots of good points here, especially from ballzofsno.
Although I feel like I'd probably need to mull over the lyrics for much longer before coming to any sort of concrete conclusion, I definitely get a strong sense of religious allegory here. References to the Virgin Mary, miraculous births, cathedrals, holiness, etc etc.
It's possible that this is a song about the Madonna/Whore complex that seems to afflict so many men in modern society. It seems to say, what if that virgin you put on a pedestal and pursued/worshiped for her virtue and unattainability finally gave into you? Would you shun her, deem her a whore, publicly shame her, so forth? Or would you accept her as a human, mortal woman, on equal ground with yourself?
I don't think it's a coincidence that such a freaky ass song also includes a bunch of religious allusions - it's about the dichotomy between the sacred and the profane, or rather, about the blurring of that boundary.
... okay, I just read the lyrics again, and now they seem like an ode directed to Joseph about his wife. LOL.
Whatever this song is about, I appreciate that Ed left it up to mystery.
I really really love the clip of this song. When a dude walks into a bar he first didn't notice anything out of the ordinary, but later he discoveres everyoen is drinking white stuff (I think this is ment to represent sperm) This man doesnt want to drink that and orders coffee. Everyone else in the bar is finding him the weird one and they are ofering him the sperm all the time. He keeps refusing and gets mad and wants to leave. But they force him to the ground and make him drink the sperm, you can see his...
I really really love the clip of this song. When a dude walks into a bar he first didn't notice anything out of the ordinary, but later he discoveres everyoen is drinking white stuff (I think this is ment to represent sperm) This man doesnt want to drink that and orders coffee. Everyone else in the bar is finding him the weird one and they are ofering him the sperm all the time. He keeps refusing and gets mad and wants to leave. But they force him to the ground and make him drink the sperm, you can see his face change into a blissfull expression meaning hes one of them now. I think its about how you as independend creative person are still forced to swallow what the mainstream/normal people do, even if its dirty and nasty.
@synthpulse I definitely agree that it's most likely about the Madonna/Whore complex. Especially since Ed often uses sacred and profane religious symbolism in his lyrics, music videos and album covers.
@synthpulse I definitely agree that it's most likely about the Madonna/Whore complex. Especially since Ed often uses sacred and profane religious symbolism in his lyrics, music videos and album covers.
Lots of good points here, especially from ballzofsno.
Although I feel like I'd probably need to mull over the lyrics for much longer before coming to any sort of concrete conclusion, I definitely get a strong sense of religious allegory here. References to the Virgin Mary, miraculous births, cathedrals, holiness, etc etc.
It's possible that this is a song about the Madonna/Whore complex that seems to afflict so many men in modern society. It seems to say, what if that virgin you put on a pedestal and pursued/worshiped for her virtue and unattainability finally gave into you? Would you shun her, deem her a whore, publicly shame her, so forth? Or would you accept her as a human, mortal woman, on equal ground with yourself?
I don't think it's a coincidence that such a freaky ass song also includes a bunch of religious allusions - it's about the dichotomy between the sacred and the profane, or rather, about the blurring of that boundary.
... okay, I just read the lyrics again, and now they seem like an ode directed to Joseph about his wife. LOL.
Whatever this song is about, I appreciate that Ed left it up to mystery.
I really really love the clip of this song. When a dude walks into a bar he first didn't notice anything out of the ordinary, but later he discoveres everyoen is drinking white stuff (I think this is ment to represent sperm) This man doesnt want to drink that and orders coffee. Everyone else in the bar is finding him the weird one and they are ofering him the sperm all the time. He keeps refusing and gets mad and wants to leave. But they force him to the ground and make him drink the sperm, you can see his...
I really really love the clip of this song. When a dude walks into a bar he first didn't notice anything out of the ordinary, but later he discoveres everyoen is drinking white stuff (I think this is ment to represent sperm) This man doesnt want to drink that and orders coffee. Everyone else in the bar is finding him the weird one and they are ofering him the sperm all the time. He keeps refusing and gets mad and wants to leave. But they force him to the ground and make him drink the sperm, you can see his face change into a blissfull expression meaning hes one of them now. I think its about how you as independend creative person are still forced to swallow what the mainstream/normal people do, even if its dirty and nasty.
@synthpulse I definitely agree that it's most likely about the Madonna/Whore complex. Especially since Ed often uses sacred and profane religious symbolism in his lyrics, music videos and album covers.
@synthpulse I definitely agree that it's most likely about the Madonna/Whore complex. Especially since Ed often uses sacred and profane religious symbolism in his lyrics, music videos and album covers.