Porno Lyrics

Lyric discussion by niteflite01 

Cover art for Porno lyrics by Arcade Fire

This song is about female sexuality and male sexual immaturity. And about the singer feeling both threatened by the male sexual image often portrayed these days (predatory, self serving and simplistically sexual) to the point where it makes him feel like something is wrong with him. He feels this way because when the female object of his desires cries, or screams or shows emotion he doesn't want to run like every man she knows; he sees her as more than simply "porno", that is a sexual object.

The singer of the song sees the female sexuality as a heavenly gift (sacred sighs) as opposed to the meaningless porno that men (described as little boys here; men are often referred to as emotionally juvenile) indulge in.

In short; this song proclaims that women are not just sexual objects.

My Interpretation

nail on the head! This song is definitely one of the best on the album. I love that AF isn't afraid to put out this type of message.

Don't get me wrong I LOVE Arcade Fire! They're one of my favorite bands of all time. Along with making some of my favorite songs of all time. So there's confliction here for me giving the fact that I like porn. I mean... I treat women and men equally. I'm no sexist or misogynist. Whenever I look at an ass or a nice pair of titties I appreciate it greatly and to an extent believe it is truly sacred to some form... I mean it's beautiful you can't deny. So I hope thats all the song's about. Not being sexist...

Biancholis: I don't think he's criticizing porn itself, but rather how some men see women as nothing more than an extension of the porn they can look up when they're alone. If there's no real connection, if it's just physical, then it's not really much different from masturbation.