According to the Hits are for Squares liner notes,
As a Catholic boy into punk rock, it was only natural for Thurston to write songs to religious deities as if they were hanging out at Max’s Kansas City.
However, in a 1990 live performance, Thurston said the lyrics are about a girl he used to go i...
[Verse 1]
Talking to a punker priest
Just dodging the breeze
About being a tree
(He says it's free now)
Along comes Mary Christ
Skating light on ice
And says, "Let's go on high"
(Later, priestoid)
[Chorus 1]
Gotta go
I got a date now
Yeah I know
Shall not be late now
[Verse 2]
Possessed by x-ray eyes
Her spirit spy's
Into my lies
(Let's burn 'em out now)
Wraps my head in skin
Says now I'm in
Dig the candy sin
(Yeah, spit it out now)
[Chorus 2]
Everytime
She sings that low song
Everytime
I know she's right, wrong
[Verse 3]
Angel in a devil skirt
Buys me a shirt
Says, "I hope you like"
(I like what now?)
"Hope, I hope you like
Like you like your hope"
Walk the tightest rope
(I see, I know now)
[Chorus 3]
Here we go
Been waiting so long
Yeah I know
For Mary to come along
(Oh) Hey
[Verse 1]
Talking to a punker priest
Just dodging the breeze
About being a tree
(He says it's free now)
Along comes Mary Christ
Skating light on ice
And says, "Let's go on high"
(Later, priestoid)
[Chorus 1]
Gotta go
I got a date now
Yeah I know
Shall not be late now
[Verse 4]
Possessed by x-ray eyes
Her spirit spy's
Into my lies
(Let's burn 'em out now)
Angel in a devil skirt
Buys me a shirt
Says, "I hope you like"
(Yeah, spit it out now)
[Outro]
Here we go
Been waiting so long
Yeah I know
For Mary to come along
(Oh, oh)
Mary-Christ was written by Thurston Moore & Kim Gordon & Steve Shelley & Lee Ranaldo.
Mary-Christ was produced by Sonic Youth & Ron Saint-Germain & Nick Sansano.
Sonic Youth released Mary-Christ on Tue Jun 26 1990.