Annie Christian Lyrics

Lyric discussion by MsManomen 

Cover art for Annie Christian lyrics by Prince

annie christian = any christian but its not necesarily about christians its about extremists The first verse depicts how someone can become like that : missed chance to be a leader. The song couples some usa media attention about crimes in the usa in 1980's, assasanation attempt on reagan , murder of john lennon an an event in atlanta that i dunno bout. The lyrics try to find a common ground and that is expressed in the title ( any christian can become an extremist, in usa surely ) Prince the artist will spend his life in taxicabs for being afraid wind up like the next killed celeb. ..miauw

My Interpretation

@MsManomen "an an event in atlanta" is a big thing. The late 70s/early 80s "Atlanta Child Murders" was a huge serial killer crisis. There was a madman who was going around murdering black children left and right for several years; people were terrified that it was the KKK or a lone nut racist doing the murders. In the end, it was a black guy named Wayne Williams, who was caught and convicted of the murders. Like Lennon's killer, Williams was a former spoiled brat who grew up resentful for being a nobody and resorted to murder to make himself feel...

@MsManomen Reading this 5 years on and your last sentence is chilling,rest in Heaven Prince