At least in portions of this song, I can verify KB is definitely talking directly to and about Janelle Monae: they are both Georgia natives, have toured together, and performed on each others' albums at the time of False Priest. There are other places in the album that seem to be to/about her, and other soul godesses he infatuates himself with (Girl Named Hello, Enemy Gene, Hydra Fancies). Monae is certainly worth the praise.
Overall, it's a continuation of Barnes' wonderfully personal monologues, that goes from humility to pious diatribe — finally, at the end of the album, we hear the false priest give his sermon.
To me, it also reveals more of the quality of his personal relationships, which seem to be all-devouring and implosive (if that's a word); in other words, to scour the depths until the guts turn inside out, all done without apology.
At least in portions of this song, I can verify KB is definitely talking directly to and about Janelle Monae: they are both Georgia natives, have toured together, and performed on each others' albums at the time of False Priest. There are other places in the album that seem to be to/about her, and other soul godesses he infatuates himself with (Girl Named Hello, Enemy Gene, Hydra Fancies). Monae is certainly worth the praise.
Overall, it's a continuation of Barnes' wonderfully personal monologues, that goes from humility to pious diatribe — finally, at the end of the album, we hear the false priest give his sermon.
To me, it also reveals more of the quality of his personal relationships, which seem to be all-devouring and implosive (if that's a word); in other words, to scour the depths until the guts turn inside out, all done without apology.