Lyric discussion by earla10974 

Cover art for ; john lyrics by iamamiwhoami

All music is soulful and spiritual so this song was created ahead of time over precognitive/telepathic purposes. It’s about a polygamous gay man (who’s discovering that he’s polyamorous) in love with another polygamous gay man named “John”. They’re in love with each other, but “John” is acutely playing hard to get (alongside the rest of the polygamous gay men within that polyamorous relationship) — that’s why the gay guy who’s in the midst of his discovery is demanding that John “braces him up”. The reason why she says “I’m your slut” is because the gay man doesn’t completely understand what polyamory is or how it works, so he considers himself a “slut” instead of a man that has more than one lover (John being one of them). It’s hard to explain for me, but it definitely has to do with insecurity and fear. It’s about something that’s very real. This song isn’t about female sluts in high school/college and all of that nonsense — you can tell by mere spirit that it isn’t. Songs give off vibes — you can always tell whether that song was made for a specific person, specific people, or a specific purpose.

This song is extremely nuanced. There are double/triple/quadruple-entendres in what she’s saying. There’s also no coincidence that Iamamiwhoami has a suspicious amount of homosexuals in her audience (just like Azealia Banks does). They’re people who superficially look like they’re not making music for a specific audience, but they actually are. Like, there’s a reason why you hear gay men singing songs with lyrics that superficially look like they were made for women, but the soul knows the truth — you can tell that it was made for gay men. So, I don’t know why the other comments are trying to paint this song as if it’s about females in high school being sluts or prostitutes or some other heterosexual bullshit when it’s clear as day that this is about homosexual polyamory. What kind of fucking polyamorous heterosexual woman sits there saying, “May the god of me protect my soul…” as if this song was made in 1629 (centuries before feminism came about)? Feminism has AVIDLY protected female sexuality and you’re telling me that this song is relatable for females in the 2000s? Seriously, give me a break with all of this “I’m a female and I relate to this” nonsense. Women don’t say “may the god of me protect my soul” because they’re polyamorous — women are ACUTELY aware that feminism exists so I’m not buying that bullshit. A polyamorous gay man will most definitely say “may the god of me protect my soul” especially while being polyamorous. Emphasis on the god of ME… as in, this polyamorous gay man is so fucking insecure that he has to resort to believing in a god that specifically cares about him because the god that’s responsible for the major heteronormative religions has let him down! Seriously, if you read the major religious texts, you come to realise that the ones within the LGBT+ that are receiving the most criticism are HOMOSEXUAL MEN. Technically, EVERYONE is receiving criticism for all types of “sinning”, but when it comes to criticism of sexuality, homosexual men have it the worst. That’s an undeniable fact. Based on this, a polyamorous homosexual man is mathematically MORE LIKELY to resort to creating his own god that listens to him and cares for him more than any other person of any other sexual orientation or gender identity.

To imply that this song isn’t spiritual or soulful in nature is erroneous because she mentions “God” and “soul”. I’m listening to the vibes that this song is giving off more than I’m listening to the lyrics. It’s kind of like when someone you know undeniably loves you says “I hate you” — you know that they’re lying because the vibes that they’re exuding while they say “I hate you” aren’t hateful vibes, but loving vibes… and the intention is also to make you laugh.

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