Can anybody give me the full lyrics to 'The Pope'? What the hell is he singing about?

He was singing about me obviously!

(u dont understand, I aint scared of u mutha fuckas) [kick it!]

(stir it like coffee)
The pope
(stir it like muthafuckin coffee)
The pope
(the hell)
This is the pope

Oh, your car got mags that be dippy dippy dope
But the whole damn nation got the same
Honey only flock 2 the bee thats the pope
Not the president with government lame

Put me on a slow movin parlimentary hackin bandwagon
U could put me little ass in the grave
Everytime u want it Ill be live, bring a date
I mean computer when its over press save

So u can be the president (u can be the president) [kick it]
Id rather be the pope (rather be the pope)
(Id rather be... so happy)
Yeah u can be the side effect (u can be the side effect)
Id rather be the dope (rather be the dope)
(I aint scared of u mutha fuckers) [kick it]

Call your girl named sally and u figure u were chill (chill)
Then u find out Im the reason sallys on the pill (pill)
What am I supposed to do when the president cant get nothing passed
Find an alley, find an alley
Undress sally right in front of your ass
(well she helped me once again)

I say u can be the president (u can be the president) [kick it]
Id rather be the pope (rather be the pope)
(Id rather be... so help me)
Yeah u can be the side effect (u can be the side effect)
Id rather be the dope (rather be the dope)
(fuck that)
The pope
(oh no motherfucker, not today)

Pope
U can be the president (rather be the pope)
So help me

Whos the funky drummer with the crooked little sticks (sticks)
He might have better luck if he was drummin with his dick (dick? )
If u dont play the piccolo, why u wanna lick?
(ch-check) now check the drum solo and tell me not to kick it

(seek and destroy. itll fuck u up)

I love the taste of unpredictable licks

A loop is a loop is a loop
A loop is a loop is a loop [fuck that]
A loop is a loop is a loop is a loop is a loop is a loop is a loop

Your car got mags that be dippy dippy dope
But the whole damn nation got the same
Honey only flock 2 the bee thats the pope
Not the president with government lame

Put me on a slow movin parlimentary hackin bandwagon
U could put me little ass in the grave
Everytime u want it Ill be live, bring a date
I mean computer when its over press save

(so) so u can be the president (u can be the president) [kick it]
Id rather be the pope (rather be the pope)
(I wanna be... so happy)
U can be the side effect (u can be the side effect)
Id rather be the dope (u, u, u) [u can be the dope]
The pope

U can be the president (fuck that)
Rather be the pope
Baby, so help me please

Press save
I love u
Peace
(u dont understand)

President = Money and Power
Pope = Poor with a Clean Concience

That's my take.

the pope used to be my fav prince song when i was about 11

thanks for that squirrel....I always wondered what the exact message was!

How about presidential impotence vs papal omnipotence?

Or if it's taken directly as a choice between the 2 jobs, it would suit P's personaity far better:

Rather close to God, infalibility, secretive, job for life, millions of worshipers, infinite cash, own country.

It's a deeply homosexual song. Pope was the name of a famous homosexual trovador of late 1800's victorian england.

Thanks for the explanation! I always understood the chorus - just not the rest! Quite an underrated song IMO - I especially like 'a loop is a loop ...'bit. Who is the girl on background vocals?

bigbrother said:

Mayte

PopeLeo said:

this is the correct interpretation.

i'm not kidding this song literally the first time i heard it made me vomit.

BorisFishpaw said:

What? This song is officially dead 2 me now! Pssst! Mayte over here..[ ]

PopeLeo said:

that is my take on it.

The president is elected for a few years... the pope is anointed for life.

who has the ultimate power... the one who can start a war... or the one who can purportedly have a big influence on your salvation?