Old Time Religion
Timeless Spiritual Quest: Unveiling the Old Ways
Lyrics
Give me that old time religion
Expressing a desire for the traditional, established form of religious practice.
Give me that old time religion
Repetition emphasizes the preference for the old-fashioned religious ways.
Give me that old time religion
Continued emphasis on the nostalgia for the old time religion.
It's good enough for me.
Affirmation that the old time religion is satisfactory and fulfilling for the speaker.
We will pray with Aphrodite,
Expressing a willingness to pray with Aphrodite, a Greek goddess associated with love and beauty.
We will pray with Aphrodite,
Reiteration of the openness to pray with Aphrodite.
She wears that see-through nightie,
Playfully referencing Aphrodite's attire, suggesting a lighthearted approach to religious practices.
And it's good enough for me.
Affirmation that praying with Aphrodite is acceptable and satisfying for the speaker.
We will pray with Zarathustra,
Expressing a willingness to pray with Zarathustra, a historical figure associated with Zoroastrianism.
We'll pray just like we use ta,
Highlighting the similarity between present-day prayers and past practices.
I'm a Zarathustra booster,
Expressing support for Zarathustra and his teachings.
And it's good enough for me.
Affirmation that praying in the manner of Zarathustra is satisfying for the speaker.
We will pray with those Egyptians,
Expressing openness to pray with the Egyptians and engage in their symbolic activities.
Build pyramids to put our crypts in,
Describing the Egyptians' practice of building pyramids for burials.
Cover subways with inscriptions,
Referring to the inscriptions in the pyramids, suggesting a reverence for ancient traditions.
And it's good enough for me.
Affirmation that adopting Egyptian practices is satisfactory for the speaker.
We will pray with those old druids,
Expressing a willingness to pray with the old druids, referencing ancient Celtic priests.
They drink fermented fluids,
Describing the druids' unconventional behavior with fermented fluids.
Waltzing naked though the woo-ids,
Depicting the druids' carefree dancing in the woods.
And it's good enough for me.
Affirmation that participating in druidic practices is satisfying for the speaker.
We do dances to bring water,
Describing various rituals, including dances, associated with the speaker's religious practices.
Prepare animals for slaughter,
Highlighting the preparation of animals for sacrifice as part of the speaker's religious rituals.
Sacrifice our sons and daughters,
Expressing the extreme nature of the religious practices, including sacrificing children.
And it's good enough for me.
Affirmation that engaging in these intense rituals is satisfactory for the speaker.
I'll arise at early morning,
Expressing a commitment to rising early in response to a divine warning about the dawning solar age.
When my Lord gives me the warning,
Anticipating a divine warning as a signal for the beginning of a new era.
That the solar age is dawning,
Referring to the arrival of the solar age as a significant event in the speaker's religious worldview.
And it's good enough for me
Affirmation that the impending solar age is satisfactory and fulfilling for the speaker.
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