The Velvet Underground – Jesus

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Send "Jesus" Ringtone to Cell

Jesus, help me find my proper place
Jesus, help me find my proper place
Help me in my weakness
Cause I'm falling out of grace
Jesus
Jesus

Send "Jesus" Ringtone to Cell


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Track duration: 03:25

"Jesus" as written by Jill J. Paquette, Molly E. Reed

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    General Comment:Despite the fact that there are not that many words in this part of the song, the sense is very deep, I have googled for some analytical ebooks and articles and stumbled upon some interesting facts concerning this in pgdownloads.com search engine. thank you for sharing.
    Flag jimhaymanson January 31, 2013   Link
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    General Comment:That last comment was stupid as I've taken to listening to the WTF Marc Maron podcast and now feel like I have a right to rant and curse about everything all the time anytime in a circumspect manner. And also make poop jokes.
    Flag horatioduneon March 07, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:And what is with these bullshit publisher blocks. Next I know I'm taking a shit in someones bushes and all of a sudden it's illegal. Whatever happened to the Geneva convention
    Flag horatioduneon March 07, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:I always found this song to be somewhat sincere. I agree more with the ideas of Wonder Ned - It seems to me like a rock bottom situation. Jesus, where the fuck do I go from here, I've spent my life rejecting you and currently I need some guidance. I'm very likely projecting, but I certainly feel like this song represents that for me. Almost like a last resort request, and very profoundly so. Aren't we all trying to find our 'proper' fucking place. Not a conventionally proper place, but more the idea of having a 'right' place to go to, a place were we belong. There I said it, in a borderline condescending and obvious way so sue me you fucking bastards.
    Flag horatioduneon March 07, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:I always found this song to be somewhat sincere. I agree more with the ideas of Wonder Ned - It seems to me like a rock bottom situation. Jesus, where the fuck do I go from here, I've spent my life rejecting you and currently I need some guidance. I'm very likely projecting, but I certainly feel like this song represents that for me. Almost like a last resort request, and very profoundly so. Aren't we all trying to find our 'proper' fucking place. Not a conventionally proper place, but more the idea of having a 'right' place to go to, a place were we belong. There I said it, in a borderline condescending and obvious way so sue me you fucking bastards.
    Flag horatioduneon March 07, 2012   Link
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    Flagged andalusyon January 08, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:When I first found this song on search of files byfiles.com">byfiles.com and listened to it I made the following conclusion. It's obviously not a "christian" song in the conventional sense, but it is a sort of postmodern peaen to Jesus-as-holy-lover insofar as Reed pleeds to believe in a transcendent good that might "save" him from the dark human condition (aetheticized by The Factory culture) and enlighten him as to his "divine" purpose--which of course he found as one of the great rock artists. Note the similarity to "Candy Says" regarding the self's relationship with the body.
    Flagged Daphne123on October 10, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:I don't think he's asking for forgiveness or redemption. He's just asking for direction. I doubt this is about drugs, or any specific event.

    Lou may not be religious, and personally, I don't think this is really even about religion; it's about wanting direction and feeling lost and helpless
    Flag mtaylor22on June 18, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:I play it out like a movie. How ever many times he repeats the lyrics is how many people are asking for their forgiveness. From their I pick my own situations of what they're going through and what not, but all in all about people who've hit "rock bottom" and want a change / forgiveness in their lives.
    Flag Defanieon April 22, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:i knew Lou wasn't religious and I too thought this was his call for redemption, simply alluding to Jesus, but it always sounded so honest i almost believed it was about Jesus. that's why I didn't see any irony.
    I think Wonder Ned's interpretation is interesting, and he probably is right, knowing what we know of Lou. i usually get disappointed when I hear songs are about or inspired by drugs but this time it makes me feel kind of empathetic of Lou. i think Lou's also being more uncharacteristically open minded here, because I finally don't sense that angsty apathetic vibe.
    Flag othatzsokewlon March 05, 2011   Link

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