Madonna
Snail Mail * Track #6 On Valentine
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“Madonna” was released as the third single from Snail Mail’s sophomore album Valentine. Jordan said of the new song in a press release:
It’s about why love can’t exist between a person and a concept of a person. Remove the pedestal and you might realize there was never anything there at all.
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Madonna Lyrics
[Verse 1]
You've got a way to you, original Madonna
Won't make the rest just go away
You spent the money, throwing ones at supermodels
Everybody wants to taste the wine
Line around the block at judgment time
And how could you deny them that?
[Chorus]
Body and blood, lover's curse
Divine intervention was too much work
I don't need absolution, it just hurts
We're not really talking now
We're not really talking now
[Verse 2]
I consecrate my life to kneeling at your altar
My second sin of seven being wanting more
Could that have been the smell of roses, backseat lover?
Praying you'd fill my empty cup
Or cursing myself for even getting dressed up
[Chorus]
Body and blood, lover's curse
Divine intervention was too much work
I don't need absolution, no, it just hurts
We're not really talking now
Body and blood, I'll atone
Get to it now, or we can fight on the phone
I used to wanna get even, I'll just get stoned
Bow to your divinity
Gonna wipe the dirt off me
[Outro]
Our love's a sickness, baby
I'm holding on tight, I don't know why
I've come to hate my body
'Cause now it's not yours, now it's not mine
I don't know why, oh I don't know why but
We're not really talking now
We're not really talking now
We're not really talking now
Madonna Q&A
Who wrote Madonna's ?
Madonna was written by Snail Mail.
Who produced Madonna's ?
Madonna was produced by Brad Cook & Snail Mail.
When did Snail Mail release Madonna?
Snail Mail released Madonna on Wed Oct 27 2021.
What did Snail Mail say about "Madonna"?
When asked about the religious themes in this song in an interview with Pitchfork Jordan said
My family weren’t extremely devout Catholics, but we went to church most Sundays when I was growing up. My parents wanted to instill those morals in me. As complicated as it has made some things, I’m also...
What have the artists said about the song?
Lindsey Jordan:
I was raised Catholic and went to Sunday school. I was in the church band. And the song is about putting someone on a pedestal and worshiping them and how that just doesn’t translate into anything but resentment and anger once you kind of step away from it. Using religious metaphors...