Anxiety said:

A lot of it is about the book of Revelations from The Bible.

Anxiety said:

And cocaine.

FunkMistress said:

And breastsisses.

Anxiety said:

And Fritos.

FunkMistress said:

and olives

paintsprayer said:

I was waiting for you!

FunkMistress said:

and olives

FunkMistress said:

what made you think I'd show up, the cocaine, the breastisses, or the fritos?

paintsprayer said:

Don't forget the part about the llamas!

paintsprayer said:

The fact that I was thinking "olives," my psychic brother.

A lot of it is about the book of Revelations from The Bible.

In a nutshell, Prince is telling his ladylove to stand strong in the face of their enemies, for God is going to destroy the demonic forces of this world (as prophesised in Revelation).

JediMaster said:

So, why didn't he just say so.

Anxiety said:

And tamboraccas.

Oh my God, I love that song.
I have another thread dedicated to it: http://www.prince.org/msg/7/125613

Actually, the meaning of 7 came up during that one too:

7 is possibly one of his most complicated songs, despite it’s often simple poppy aesthetics. It’s about the seven symptoms of exposure to dihydrogen monoxide. At the time, Prince was starting to believe that Warner Bros. was placing dihydrogen monoxide in Paisley Park’s drinking fountains and at refreshment stands in his concerts.

Dihydrogen Monoxide actually dissolves a substance whose scientific name is too long for me to attempt to spell, but it’s commonly known name is salt peter. Salt peter is used by Nasa (and used to be used in Military Basic Training) to suppress the male sex drive. Prince believed that WB was placing a salt peter/dihydrogen monoxide mixture in his drinking supply thereby suppressing his sex drive. Hence, the lyric : They stand in the way of LOVE, and we will watch them fall…He also mentions the “In the distance, an Army’s marching feat” which is his political nod to the U.S. government saying, “if you won’t subject the military to the substance, then why impose it on innocent civilians like me?”

Possibly the worse symptom of exposure to dihydrogen monoxide is anal leakage. Hence, the “River of of blood.” Lyric. This is also found in “Melt With U” from the same album, (The symbol album), where he says “Don’t look know but there’s a river of blood—U must’ve been a virgin/What am I guilty of?” It’s disguised as a straight up hetereosexual song, but it’s homosexual overtones can be understood when you throw in the dihydrogen monoxide factor.

This obsession actually has not subsided like many of Prince’s various obsession (sex, rap music, buttless yellow power suits), and has actually become more severe after he became a Jehova's Witness. Now he believes that dihydrogen monoxide has been administered to Jesus during periods of his life, and that because it is a trace compound in trees (the primary source of toilet paper), that it is not safe to use toilet paper, which is why he no longer shakes people’s hands with his right hand.

http://www.dhmo.org/coverup.html


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´m living in spain and i doesn´t the meaning of this song can anybody help me ?

Anxiety said:

And tamboraccas.

Anxiety said:

And tamboraccas.