To me, this song is all about male power. From the first line Ani equates ‘Our Father’ (the patriarch) with a businessman/property owner who attempts to control and command the woman narrator.
However, ‘Coming Up’ refuses the subordinated female position, Ani refers to the power of feminist action - ‘somebody[’s] … spray paint got too close’ – which immediately leads to the male figure affirming his powerful position by demanding ‘the land I stand on’. However, the narrator will not give up. The line ‘it’s not fate / it’s just circumstance’ refuses the naturalisation of powerless female. Hmmm … I know that sounds like a toss, but I guess I just thought I’d add my two cents. Sorry that was a bit incoherent.
To me, this song is all about male power. From the first line Ani equates ‘Our Father’ (the patriarch) with a businessman/property owner who attempts to control and command the woman narrator.
However, ‘Coming Up’ refuses the subordinated female position, Ani refers to the power of feminist action - ‘somebody[’s] … spray paint got too close’ – which immediately leads to the male figure affirming his powerful position by demanding ‘the land I stand on’. However, the narrator will not give up. The line ‘it’s not fate / it’s just circumstance’ refuses the naturalisation of powerless female. Hmmm … I know that sounds like a toss, but I guess I just thought I’d add my two cents. Sorry that was a bit incoherent.
God is man..
God is man..