Casual sex
Is it irrational? (Yes!)
I think it's time to find out why
And soon I fall asleep, it's nighttime

In a dream there's a dolphin
And a soldier, they're walking
Through the sand and toward a morgue
In an office there's a hostess who has
Carried our friend
And wheeled him into a drawer
She pulls his file
The air is cold
Down the aisle we follow her
I'm thinking casual sex - the feeling
Casual sex - the soldier's life's the same as mine
And he's attracted to a nun

But the feeling of sex is nothing possible yet
A new wave soldier's standing next to a young nun
The nun just has to pace
Her gothic skirt over her legs
They're getting warmer toward the insides
And their tops

"The inexistence of time" is not a painting, it's life
They're into robes and gloves
Goblet glass and crosses

The feeling of sex is nothing possible yet
A new wave soldier is standing next to a young nun
The sound of her voice
And the handle of the robe
Are getting thinner as the whip begins to speak
The nun just strikes a pose
The soldier's helmet hits the floor
He's walking backward
Until he's pinned against stained glass



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Track duration: 03:15


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    General Comment:Poster #1, reading these comments was annoying for the first 5 seconds, because I had to read what you wrote. This song is amazing.
    Flag ShoKillon July 10, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:just, this song fucking rocks
    Flag dredon June 11, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:Another divine composition from the masters of new wave -- inspiring, motivating and utterly enticing.
    Flag sinkthepartylineon March 26, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:"'The inexistence of time" is not a painting, it's life"

    ... that's just beautifully said.
    Flag Loveisbriefon January 23, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:I think the dream might have more to do with this possibly. He talks about his friend, who is the soldier, being dead.

    Its very strange that immediatly after he talks about going to the morgue to see his friend he starts talking about thoughts of casual sex.

    This might have something to do with how his dream makes him feel. For people that remember a lot of their dreams can relate to having feelings that don't exactly relate to the dream you are having.

    Maybe this song was written because of a dream he actually had.
    Flag TheDownwardSpiralon October 17, 2004   Link
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    General Comment:I think the dream might have more to do with this possibly. He talks about his friend, who is the soldier, being dead.

    Its very strange that immediatly after he talks about going to the morgue to see his friend he starts talking about thoughts of casual sex.

    This might have something to do with how his dream makes him feel. For people that remember a lot of their dreams can relate to having feelings that don't exactly relate to the dream you are having.

    Maybe this song was written because of a dream he actually had.
    Flag TheDownwardSpiralon October 17, 2004   Link
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    General Comment:Yes, it makes sense about being divided by religion. But in the end I think it's not just about the soldier, it's about both of them. And the ending seems to make me think that the Nun finally goes against the church and decides to have sex with the guy.

    "the sound of her voice, and the handle of the robe are getting thinner as the whip begins to speak"

    Seems like, her voice is getting softer, and her robe is coming undone.

    I really don't know, Faint kicks.
    Flag tsucolon September 29, 2004   Link
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    General Comment:As it may seem to be about kinkyness at first, I now totally believe this song is about the narrator's urge for casual sex being suppressed by religion.
    When asking if casual sex is irrational, he is told yes.
    The feeling of sex is nothing possible, perhaps because there is no way the narrator will ever be able to hit up a nun. (thats way too sinful)

    "they're into robes and gloves, goblet glass and crosses."
    they're religious folk, he'll never get any with them.

    "the sound of her voice, and the handle of the robe are getting thinner as the whip begins to speak"

    the beautiful attributes of this lady are disappearing (getting thinner), because the whip (religion), is telling him that these desires are wrong.

    "the nun just strikes a pose. the soldier's helmet hits the floor. he's walking backward until he's pinned against stained glass."

    the narrator is taken back by this ladies beauty, but he can't escape the boundaries of church rule. (stained glass=thwe windows in church.)

    on a completely different note, I saw the faint in Philly last night, it was fucking amazing!!!!!!
    :mosh:
    Flag theparasprinteron May 11, 2003   Link
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    General Comment:this song sounds like its about the kinky/role-playing types of sex. where "casual" refers to 'regular' types of sex
    Flag Bellus X Somniumon May 08, 2003   Link
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    General Comment:I think the beginning is absolutely brilliant. It's so chaotic and then all of a sudden it stops and you're led into an amazing song.
    Flag EnjOy IncUbuson May 08, 2003   Link

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