Music video protesting "Gay Propaganda" laws.

[Cynus]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYSVMgRr6pw#t=116

[dude]

I'm glad you told me ... I couldn't understand the lyrics... were they in Russian?

[Cynus]

"Take Me To Church"

My lover's got humour
She's the giggle at a funeral
Knows everybody's disapproval
I should've worshipped her sooner

If the heavens ever did speak
She's the last true mouthpiece
Every Sunday's getting more bleak
A 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. Amen.

[Chorus 2x:]
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

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

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 2x:]
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

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. Amen.

[Chorus 2x:]
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

[Cole Parker]

Uh, OK, now can you translate that into English? It probably is meant to communicate something.

C

[Cynus]

Geesh... Okay, done trying with this one.

[Cole Parker]

I'm just not good at understanding poetic renderings. Where's James Merkin when we need him?

C

[Merkin]

I've tried without success to write song lyrics, so I respect how difficult it is to be both catchy and coherent. I can never think of what should come next, after 'kumbaya.'

[JamesSavik]

Russia has a long history of brilliant incomprehensible poets.

Come to think of it, their prose is the same way.

I think they wrote it that way on purpose.

In a land where you could be shot for stating unpopular or counter-revolutionary ideas, you might state those ideas in a way where the meaning is convoluted and indirect.

I remember an old joke were someone once asked what is Russia biggest export. The answer is paranoia.