I don't think that this is an outright comparison to the Biblical Maria Magdalena and her being a prostitute - in that, to me, the protagonist of the song isn't necessarily a prostitute herself. I think she refers to Maria Magdalena because this character used to be a promiscuous woman who was at the same time afraid of her sexuality; she gave up her old lifestyle and left behind her demons to become saved. To me, the protagonist is a girl who is neither promiscuous or vulgar, but neither does she consider her sexuality as something dirty and sinful. She won't be Maria Magdalena, because, first, she isn't a "slut", and secondly, she won't abandon her identity and sexuality to please anyone or to earn salvation from anyone. I think in the first verses she sings about how the man she loves demands her - if she loves him indeed - to devote herself to him completely and be "nice" She has her demons though, and she isn't perfect, she's her own person and it would be crazy for her to pretend to please him - if he hurts her, he'll understand that she's not always sweet and obedient. She won't identify herself with Maria Magdalena and she feels she has nothing to apologise for, and that she shouldn't abandon her nature. She's torn between being sexual and tough, and being the sweet kind of girl who needs love - therefore, she's a victim of the fight. She's not going to lie and pose for someone she's not to win his approval - she's been there and she knows what "the game" goes like.
To me, this is a song about the modern woman who is neither a dirty harlot nor an overly sweet and silly bae, but lives in a world that keeps sending her mixed signals - on one hand, she's deemed as filthy and expected to behave, on another, she's meant to be desired and playful and successful.
I don't think that this is an outright comparison to the Biblical Maria Magdalena and her being a prostitute - in that, to me, the protagonist of the song isn't necessarily a prostitute herself. I think she refers to Maria Magdalena because this character used to be a promiscuous woman who was at the same time afraid of her sexuality; she gave up her old lifestyle and left behind her demons to become saved. To me, the protagonist is a girl who is neither promiscuous or vulgar, but neither does she consider her sexuality as something dirty and sinful. She won't be Maria Magdalena, because, first, she isn't a "slut", and secondly, she won't abandon her identity and sexuality to please anyone or to earn salvation from anyone. I think in the first verses she sings about how the man she loves demands her - if she loves him indeed - to devote herself to him completely and be "nice" She has her demons though, and she isn't perfect, she's her own person and it would be crazy for her to pretend to please him - if he hurts her, he'll understand that she's not always sweet and obedient. She won't identify herself with Maria Magdalena and she feels she has nothing to apologise for, and that she shouldn't abandon her nature. She's torn between being sexual and tough, and being the sweet kind of girl who needs love - therefore, she's a victim of the fight. She's not going to lie and pose for someone she's not to win his approval - she's been there and she knows what "the game" goes like. To me, this is a song about the modern woman who is neither a dirty harlot nor an overly sweet and silly bae, but lives in a world that keeps sending her mixed signals - on one hand, she's deemed as filthy and expected to behave, on another, she's meant to be desired and playful and successful.
A very good piece. :)
@paganpoetry Best description I've read! Makes this song so appropriate for our times even today.
@paganpoetry Best description I've read! Makes this song so appropriate for our times even today.
@paganpoetry Maria Magdalena wasn\'t a prostitute, that\'s not what the bible says.
@paganpoetry Maria Magdalena wasn\'t a prostitute, that\'s not what the bible says.
@paganpoetry Maria Magdalena wasn\'t a prostitute, that\'s not what the bible says.
@paganpoetry Maria Magdalena wasn\'t a prostitute, that\'s not what the bible says.