There are two major themes in the VIDEOS for these songs, which is childbirth and religion, namely Jesus Christ in particular. This leads me to think that it tells the story of Mary giving birth to Jesus Christ. At the same time, however, I suspect that the videos are also about the life of Jesus, including his crucifixion and resurrection.
In the O video, pregnancy is more of an apparent theme than the religious aspect, however. For example, the video BEGINS with a barren tree. However, when the tree is revisited at the END of the video, it has grown Mandrake Berries, signifying not only fertility (pregnancy, childbirth, etc.) but also hallucinations and visions. Mandrake Berries produce hallucinogenic effects, which could in turn be connected to the theme of religion in the videos. However, I don't believe that Jesus Christ was known for being on drugs or having visions, but I may be wrong?
As mentioned in my analysis of the B video, however, Jonna is once again wrapped in some sort of material, this time what looks like plastic again, but it is a bigger encasement. It doesn't form-fit to her body perfectly like in B, but rather is a sort of placenta-like bubble that she is in. This once again could be a reference to fertility; just as pregnant women's bellies grow, the thing Jonna is wrapped in grows around her.
This wrapping of the maing singer brings up the recurrent theme of drowning, too, which is (possibly) referenced in the lyrics "the words that slit your throat," "kneel and crawl to hell and back" and "Under the full moon, only endless rain." I'm not quite sure what suffocation/drowning has to do with the rest of my analysis, however. Make of it what you will.
There are the rest of the lyrics, too, however. This song most certainly talks about love, but a certain kind of love -- Love of someone that EVERYONE loves. Jesus Christ maybe? I think so. The things that make me think of Jesus are such:
"I became a fortress of your heart" "The sight of you that we all set aside when the world was new" "An absence of your heart" and of course the chorus "Love, the kind that kills and scars, and makes you kneel and crawl, to hell and back."
All of these seem to reference the death of Christ, however, and how not just Mary Mother of God, but also Mary Magdalene were quite upset about his crucifixion. They were "fortresses of his heart," if you will. However, there is an "abscence of his heart" because he is dead.
Also, the line "To hell and back" could be seen as a reference to the fact that Jesus, after being crucified, was resurrected! To hell and back, if you will (although I don't think Jesus actually went to Hell.)
One thing is for sure though: Everyone loves Jesus, and mothers love their children, almost in the same way maybe. Not that I have had children, but the two scenarios both seem to share a divine sense of the concept of love. Who knows.
There are two major themes in the VIDEOS for these songs, which is childbirth and religion, namely Jesus Christ in particular. This leads me to think that it tells the story of Mary giving birth to Jesus Christ. At the same time, however, I suspect that the videos are also about the life of Jesus, including his crucifixion and resurrection.
In the O video, pregnancy is more of an apparent theme than the religious aspect, however. For example, the video BEGINS with a barren tree. However, when the tree is revisited at the END of the video, it has grown Mandrake Berries, signifying not only fertility (pregnancy, childbirth, etc.) but also hallucinations and visions. Mandrake Berries produce hallucinogenic effects, which could in turn be connected to the theme of religion in the videos. However, I don't believe that Jesus Christ was known for being on drugs or having visions, but I may be wrong?
As mentioned in my analysis of the B video, however, Jonna is once again wrapped in some sort of material, this time what looks like plastic again, but it is a bigger encasement. It doesn't form-fit to her body perfectly like in B, but rather is a sort of placenta-like bubble that she is in. This once again could be a reference to fertility; just as pregnant women's bellies grow, the thing Jonna is wrapped in grows around her.
This wrapping of the maing singer brings up the recurrent theme of drowning, too, which is (possibly) referenced in the lyrics "the words that slit your throat," "kneel and crawl to hell and back" and "Under the full moon, only endless rain." I'm not quite sure what suffocation/drowning has to do with the rest of my analysis, however. Make of it what you will.
There are the rest of the lyrics, too, however. This song most certainly talks about love, but a certain kind of love -- Love of someone that EVERYONE loves. Jesus Christ maybe? I think so. The things that make me think of Jesus are such:
"I became a fortress of your heart" "The sight of you that we all set aside when the world was new" "An absence of your heart" and of course the chorus "Love, the kind that kills and scars, and makes you kneel and crawl, to hell and back."
All of these seem to reference the death of Christ, however, and how not just Mary Mother of God, but also Mary Magdalene were quite upset about his crucifixion. They were "fortresses of his heart," if you will. However, there is an "abscence of his heart" because he is dead.
Also, the line "To hell and back" could be seen as a reference to the fact that Jesus, after being crucified, was resurrected! To hell and back, if you will (although I don't think Jesus actually went to Hell.)
One thing is for sure though: Everyone loves Jesus, and mothers love their children, almost in the same way maybe. Not that I have had children, but the two scenarios both seem to share a divine sense of the concept of love. Who knows.