Thematically, “Mother” is a rhetorical challenge to parents, primarily inspired by Al and Tipper Gore who, along with the Parents Music Resource Center, introduced the Parental Advisory warning placed on albums that contain explicit sexual or violent content.
The song was written so that it could a...
[Verse 1]
Mother
Tell your children not to walk my way
Tell your children not to hear my words
What they mean, what they say, mother
Mother
Can you keep them in the dark for life?
Can you hide them from the waiting world?
Oh mother
Father
Gonna take your daughter out tonight
Gonna show her my world
Oh, father
[Chorus]
Not about to see your light
But if you wanna find hell with me
I can show you what it's like
'Til you're bleeding
Not about to see your light
And if you wanna find hell with me
I can show you what it's
[Verse 2]
Mother
Tell your children not to hold my hand
Tell your children not to understand
Oh, mother
Father
Do you wanna bang heads with me?
Do you wanna feel everything?
Oh, father
[Chorus]
Not about to see your light
But if you wanna find hell with me
I can show you what it's like
'Til you're bleeding
Not about to see your light
And if you wanna find hell with me
I can show you what it's
Yeah!
[Instrumental Break]
[Guitar Solo]
[Chorus]
Not about to see your light
But if you wanna find hell with me
I can show you what it's like
'Til you're bleeding
Not about to see your light
And if you wanna find hell with me
I can show you what it's
[Instrumental Break]
[Guitar Solo]
[Outro]
Woah
Mother
Yeah
Mother was written by Glenn Danzig.
Mother was produced by Rick Rubin.
Glenn Danzig explained:
Al Gore wanted to tell people what they could listen to and what they couldn’t…it was basically coming down to the idea that he wouldn’t let anybody record any music that he didn’t think you should be doing. There was going to be an organization that would tell you what you...