Interesting take on this song. I always thought it was about a pair of lovers and he is a priest- christian not Catholic so he could be in a relationship- and he has decided to become a missionary abroad somewhere in a really basic poor area with really bad conditions (the line should read the 'roof' not the'root' is ripped with hurracains and the roon is always bare), and he doesn't think she should go with him as it would be a really hard life. But she says 'let us try', She loves him and she wants to be with him so she doesn't care about all those things, she is willing to sacrifice a comfortable life to be with him. The bit about contradicions with the missing line about hyms and valentines to me is her saying he is telling to to listen to him as a priest, so she is saying should she choose his words as a priest or the man she loves. Not suprisingly she says she will choose to be with him as a man rather than take his advice as a religous person.
The last verse I think is suggesting that she does go with him and she is wondering if they will last as a couple or will time, hardships and the people who are against them being together tear them apart, but in the last bit she seems to think their relationship will work. Kindof screw what everyone else thinks we love each others thats enough, lets not let them get us down.
This song is about a priest who is meeting someone in an airport bar wearing a borrowed tie instead of a collar so as not to draw attention to himself. He is meeting a woman who is attracted to him (and he to her) and they are considering having an affair.
This song is about a priest who is meeting someone in an airport bar wearing a borrowed tie instead of a collar so as not to draw attention to himself. He is meeting a woman who is attracted to him (and he to her) and they are considering having an affair.
"And he took his contradictions out and splashed them on my brow." (He's a celibate priest, he's a man with sexual desires...enough contradiction for you?) "the sermons the hymns and the Valentines." which of these will she take? I vote for the Valentine.
As for the last verse...I have always wanted to ask Joni herself, but wouldn't you want to run away from the judgmental people of this world and their prurient interests as they circle the wagons around their moral beliefs?" Let them both confess", like in a tabloid magazine, so we can all feel self righteous and justified. I mean, he is a priest! Juicy stuff for the the repressed rest of us!
You also might try finding out a thing or two about the composers very rich and colorful life. You'll feel a tad less clueless about the songs she wrote.
Interesting take on this song. I always thought it was about a pair of lovers and he is a priest- christian not Catholic so he could be in a relationship- and he has decided to become a missionary abroad somewhere in a really basic poor area with really bad conditions (the line should read the 'roof' not the'root' is ripped with hurracains and the roon is always bare), and he doesn't think she should go with him as it would be a really hard life. But she says 'let us try', She loves him and she wants to be with him so she doesn't care about all those things, she is willing to sacrifice a comfortable life to be with him. The bit about contradicions with the missing line about hyms and valentines to me is her saying he is telling to to listen to him as a priest, so she is saying should she choose his words as a priest or the man she loves. Not suprisingly she says she will choose to be with him as a man rather than take his advice as a religous person.
The last verse I think is suggesting that she does go with him and she is wondering if they will last as a couple or will time, hardships and the people who are against them being together tear them apart, but in the last bit she seems to think their relationship will work. Kindof screw what everyone else thinks we love each others thats enough, lets not let them get us down.
You're kidding me, right?
You're kidding me, right?
This song is about a priest who is meeting someone in an airport bar wearing a borrowed tie instead of a collar so as not to draw attention to himself. He is meeting a woman who is attracted to him (and he to her) and they are considering having an affair.
This song is about a priest who is meeting someone in an airport bar wearing a borrowed tie instead of a collar so as not to draw attention to himself. He is meeting a woman who is attracted to him (and he to her) and they are considering having an affair.
"And he took his contradictions out and splashed them on my brow." (He's a celibate priest, he's a man with sexual desires...enough contradiction for you?) "the sermons the hymns and the Valentines." which of these will she take? I vote for the Valentine.
As for the last verse...I have always wanted to ask Joni herself, but wouldn't you want to run away from the judgmental people of this world and their prurient interests as they circle the wagons around their moral beliefs?" Let them both confess", like in a tabloid magazine, so we can all feel self righteous and justified. I mean, he is a priest! Juicy stuff for the the repressed rest of us!
You also might try finding out a thing or two about the composers very rich and colorful life. You'll feel a tad less clueless about the songs she wrote.