Sexuality…hmm *Deep breathe*
“I have no reason to point a finger at lovers of the same sex or get involved in the preferred bedroom business of people.” I have said this to myself a million times but with each day it gets harder to ignore the subjects of homosexuality, transgender issues and every other upcoming sexual “cool” of this world. It aches me seeing young and old people getting into a culture they fancy from a mile but do not know of the consequences or the truth behind such lifestyles. I respect the sexual decisions made by many but do they have the truth at the back of their minds or are they just money driven decisions that are made in the happy and fun times? Binyavanga’s Wainaina’s missing chapter of the book One day I will write about this place left me speechless! (The comments section even more perplexed!). I recently caught Lavern Cox’s The T word show on MTV and I must admit the entire running had my jaw on the ground! I was and I am still speechless about the show.
Sexuality matters are too private to be discussed; a piercing feeling of rage and confusion gives me a tongue-tie making it impossible to word my thoughts on sexuality. This song made me look for the hidden meaning of it. What ran through Hozier’s mind giving such great melody to words written in plain alphabet but filled with so much meaning? The melody is so great and catchy and before watching the video then further getting the meaning I had a superficial translation to it; lining up rows of metaphorical interpretations that were not so off but very superficial. Take me to church By Hozier.” …. Take me to church I’ll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies...” Art has the bliss of breaking laws and provoking emotion via the gift of mixing extremes of words in one phrase.
Away from the song, I wondered, was the church the origin of all this? Did it all start from laws that limited many from living life and instead hid in a faith; exploring their animalistic thoughts and eventually manifesting their inevitable human desires on the next person, then the feeling got better with time and it’s now a lifestyle? I do not know… all I know is that societies have considered it special and some even cool as of the 21st century. The lyrics are catchy the meaning even wilder and I had to keep it somewhere safe on here.
My lover’s got humour
She’s the giggle at a funeral
Knows everybody’s disapproval
Should’ve worshipped her sooner
If the Heavens ever did speak
She’s the last true mouthpiece
Every Sunday’s getting more bleak
Fresh poison each week
“We were born sick,” you heard them say it
My church offers no absolutes
She tells me worship in the bedroom
The only heaven I’ll be sent to
Is when I’m alone with you
I was born sick, but I love it
Command me to be well
Amen. Amen. Amen
[Chorus x2:]
Take me to church
I’ll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
I’ll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife
Offer me that deathless death
Good God, let me give you my life
[Verse 2]
If I’m a pagan of the good times
My lover’s the sunlight
To keep the Goddess on my side
She demands a sacrifice
To drain the whole sea
Get something shiny
Something meaty for the main course
That’s a fine looking high horse
What you got in the stable?
We’ve a lot of starving faithful
That looks tasty
That looks plenty
This is hungry work
[Chorus x2:]
Take me to church
I’ll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
I’ll tell you my sins so you can sharpen your knife
Offer me my deathless death
Good God, let me give you my life
[Bridge]
No masters or kings when the ritual begins
There is no sweeter innocence than our gentle sin
In the madness and soil of that sad earthly scene
Only then I am human
Only then I am clean
Amen. Amen. Amen
[Chorus x2:]
Take me to church
I’ll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
I’ll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife
Offer me that deathless death
Good God, let me give you my life
MY MELANGE 