Dirt Preachers
Sacred Revelations and Lion's Teeth: All Them Witches Unveil a Spiritual Journey
Lyrics
Everything I see is sacred
Expressing a perception that everything observed is sacred or spiritually significant.
Five point zero holds a spoil
Referring to a specific numerical value (five point zero) holding a spoil, possibly symbolizing disruption or decay.
Mother Mary, rearrange me
Invoking Mother Mary to rearrange the speaker, suggesting a desire for spiritual transformation or guidance.
Help to go through soft soil
Seeking assistance to navigate through soft soil, which may metaphorically represent challenges or difficulties.
Twist your fingers
Repetition of the phrase "Twist your fingers" and "Called you a star" suggests a ritualistic or ceremonial act with spiritual connotations, emphasizing holiness and calling.
Called you a star
-Twist your fingers
-Holy one
-Calling
-Twist your fingers
-Called you a star
-Twist your fingers
-Holy one
-Calling
-I weave myself through the needle's eye
Describing the speaker weaving through the needle's eye, a challenging task, possibly symbolizing overcoming difficulties.
With all you weak-willed creatures
Addressing others as weak-willed creatures, possibly conveying a sense of superiority or disdain.
I make my bed across the lion's teeth tonight
Choosing to face challenges, represented by making a bed across the lion's teeth, suggesting courage and fearlessness.
Come all you queers and dirt preachers
Inviting individuals with diverse identities, such as queers and dirt preachers, to join in a communal experience.
Twist your fingers
Repetition of the ritualistic phrases, reinforcing the spiritual and ceremonial context, and emphasizing the divine calling.
Called you a star
-Twist your fingers
-Holy one
-Calling
-Twist your fingers
-Called you a star
-Twist your fingers
-Holy one
-Calling
-Come all of you to my arms
Encouraging various groups to come to the speaker's arms, with different requests or needs, fostering a sense of inclusivity and acceptance.
Asking for nothing, asking for anything
-Come all of you to my arms
-Asking for something, asking for anything
-Come all you hungry children to my arms
Extending the invitation to hungry children, both literally and metaphorically, emphasizing a welcoming and nurturing stance.
Searching for something, searching for anything
-Come all you hungry children to my arms
-Asking for nothing, asking for anything
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