Prison Sex is about child molestation and cycles of abuse.
The creaking at the beginning of the song is meant to emulate a door being gently pushed open, creaking loud among the silence.
He hadn't picked up the name Maynard yet, that came later. He was James now. Probably was referred to as 'Jimmy' around this time. He was 11. His mom had her fateful aneurysm that left her broken down and paralyzed, forever changed, her faithful devotion intensified and led her to become more and more delusional and willfully ignorant.
Jimmy's stepfather was caring for him at this time, he inspires the content for this song for about two years until Judith finally sends him to his fathers in Michigan.
The part that gets me is that the child molestation is only the first verse, the rest of the song is about him, the victim, becoming the perpetrator. What fucks my mind is that i cant decide whether of not this is a metaphor for him getting into sodomy as a result (4 degrees, stinkfist) or if he for real raped a dude. Or both.
In the live sessions of Prison Sex they add a set of lyrics right before the 'i have found some kind of temporary sanity..' climax, Here they are:
"Show me something (4x)
Thought I could make it end
Thought I could wash the stains away
Thought I could break the circle if I
Slipped right into your skin
So sweet was your surrender
We have become one
I have become my terror
And you my precious lamb and martyr"
I never quite understood the 'Lamb and Martyr' part until i heard/read this, and even so i hope its only just my interpretation. he's referring to a single person. If you can't see what im getting at maybe its best i don't spell it out..
Before playing 'Jimmy' live once, Maynard addressed the crowd, announcing it as the sequel to Prison sex. Jimmy being a very personal story, the announcement of it as a 'Sequel" to Prison Sex is kind of shocking. That gives it a light of being a personal story, just by that strong association. H is a sister piece to Prison sex, its about him struggling with the abuse he grew up with, in the face of having a child of his own. The snake hissing was his lamb and martyr. That's a beautiful song about him realizing he doesnt have to perpetuate.
I have a deeper respect for Maynard than i ever have ever had for a singular artist, and the reason for that is songs like Prison sex, Jimmy, H, Judith, Passive, Orestes... he just completely opens himself up and turns his personal pain and sorrow into beautiful art as a means to move forward himself and as a tool for others to do so as well. "Turn these leaden grudges into gold"
I don't think it necessarily should be assumed the song is autobiographical, or that just because Maynard had thoughts of rape that he acted on them. I highly doubt he is a rapist, especially considering that he is a supporter of RAINN.
I don't think it necessarily should be assumed the song is autobiographical, or that just because Maynard had thoughts of rape that he acted on them. I highly doubt he is a rapist, especially considering that he is a supporter of RAINN.
@Tunes24 , That's crazy cuz I remember thinking quite a few times in my heart how Jimmy kind of reminds me of a sequel to prison sex many times. Well we definitely overcame whatever struggles he had. It's probably why you never plays Prison Sex or Jimmy live anymore.
@Tunes24 , That's crazy cuz I remember thinking quite a few times in my heart how Jimmy kind of reminds me of a sequel to prison sex many times. Well we definitely overcame whatever struggles he had. It's probably why you never plays Prison Sex or Jimmy live anymore.
Prison Sex is about child molestation and cycles of abuse.
The creaking at the beginning of the song is meant to emulate a door being gently pushed open, creaking loud among the silence.
He hadn't picked up the name Maynard yet, that came later. He was James now. Probably was referred to as 'Jimmy' around this time. He was 11. His mom had her fateful aneurysm that left her broken down and paralyzed, forever changed, her faithful devotion intensified and led her to become more and more delusional and willfully ignorant.
Jimmy's stepfather was caring for him at this time, he inspires the content for this song for about two years until Judith finally sends him to his fathers in Michigan.
The part that gets me is that the child molestation is only the first verse, the rest of the song is about him, the victim, becoming the perpetrator. What fucks my mind is that i cant decide whether of not this is a metaphor for him getting into sodomy as a result (4 degrees, stinkfist) or if he for real raped a dude. Or both.
In the live sessions of Prison Sex they add a set of lyrics right before the 'i have found some kind of temporary sanity..' climax, Here they are:
"Show me something (4x) Thought I could make it end Thought I could wash the stains away Thought I could break the circle if I Slipped right into your skin So sweet was your surrender We have become one I have become my terror And you my precious lamb and martyr"
I never quite understood the 'Lamb and Martyr' part until i heard/read this, and even so i hope its only just my interpretation. he's referring to a single person. If you can't see what im getting at maybe its best i don't spell it out..
Before playing 'Jimmy' live once, Maynard addressed the crowd, announcing it as the sequel to Prison sex. Jimmy being a very personal story, the announcement of it as a 'Sequel" to Prison Sex is kind of shocking. That gives it a light of being a personal story, just by that strong association. H is a sister piece to Prison sex, its about him struggling with the abuse he grew up with, in the face of having a child of his own. The snake hissing was his lamb and martyr. That's a beautiful song about him realizing he doesnt have to perpetuate.
I have a deeper respect for Maynard than i ever have ever had for a singular artist, and the reason for that is songs like Prison sex, Jimmy, H, Judith, Passive, Orestes... he just completely opens himself up and turns his personal pain and sorrow into beautiful art as a means to move forward himself and as a tool for others to do so as well. "Turn these leaden grudges into gold"
I don't think it necessarily should be assumed the song is autobiographical, or that just because Maynard had thoughts of rape that he acted on them. I highly doubt he is a rapist, especially considering that he is a supporter of RAINN.
I don't think it necessarily should be assumed the song is autobiographical, or that just because Maynard had thoughts of rape that he acted on them. I highly doubt he is a rapist, especially considering that he is a supporter of RAINN.
@Tunes24 Thank you.
@Tunes24 Thank you.
@Tunes24 I believe lyrics only portrays his predator as they go, the music video seems to give out a lot as well.
@Tunes24 I believe lyrics only portrays his predator as they go, the music video seems to give out a lot as well.
@Tunes24 , That's crazy cuz I remember thinking quite a few times in my heart how Jimmy kind of reminds me of a sequel to prison sex many times. Well we definitely overcame whatever struggles he had. It's probably why you never plays Prison Sex or Jimmy live anymore.
@Tunes24 , That's crazy cuz I remember thinking quite a few times in my heart how Jimmy kind of reminds me of a sequel to prison sex many times. Well we definitely overcame whatever struggles he had. It's probably why you never plays Prison Sex or Jimmy live anymore.