I know I'm totally wrong because this song is symbolic and metaphorical but I like to think of it on a totally literal, story-telling level. Like, a woman who prayed and called to the goddess Sophia for power. But the ritual goes wrong. Or maybe Sophia curses her instead. I don't know. But she ends up getting something darker. A demon. The Beast. And she's enticed and seduced by this dark creature.
But I only really get that by interpreting these lines on a literal level:
"You know I've been running 'round for hours
Calling my Egyptian blood to bear me flowers
Calling Sophia, goddess of power
Instead I got the beast
And tonight he lies with me."
But I know Laura's work isn't always literal and usually has deeper meaning so I'm sure that's not what she meant when she wrote it. I just like interpreting it this way; it would make one hell of a music video or short story.
I know I'm totally wrong because this song is symbolic and metaphorical but I like to think of it on a totally literal, story-telling level. Like, a woman who prayed and called to the goddess Sophia for power. But the ritual goes wrong. Or maybe Sophia curses her instead. I don't know. But she ends up getting something darker. A demon. The Beast. And she's enticed and seduced by this dark creature. But I only really get that by interpreting these lines on a literal level:
"You know I've been running 'round for hours Calling my Egyptian blood to bear me flowers Calling Sophia, goddess of power Instead I got the beast And tonight he lies with me."
But I know Laura's work isn't always literal and usually has deeper meaning so I'm sure that's not what she meant when she wrote it. I just like interpreting it this way; it would make one hell of a music video or short story.