Venus follows a mortal, who encounters the Roman goddess of love, beauty, and fertility, Venus.
Though Anais Mitchell has claimed in live performance that this song is based on the Transit of Venus in June of 2012, she was already performing this song as early as 2007.
The subject matter draws par...
[Chorus]
I seen Venus, Venus coming
She come down in a cloud machine
And I believe, I believe that she is
The only woman I ever seen
[Verse 1]
She came curving, soft and hard
Carved out of marble, tall and fair
Her heart is a temple, lover, you better
Kneel if you ever enter there
She don't need no one, don't need no one
Don't need no one to hold her hand
I just want to see her face again
I want to see her again
[Verse 2]
Venus laughing, Venus singing
Venus moaning, oh my god
It's like to set the green earth spinning
It's like to light the sky above
She opened her mouth, birds flew out
Her love was hovering all around
My love moved inside of me
A snake waked up in my body
I'm not making, I ain't making
I'm not making any kind of plan
I just want to see her face again
And again, I want to see her again
[Chorus]
I seen Venus, Venus leaving
I don't even know what it means
But I believe, I believe that she is
The only woman I ever seen
Venus was written by Anaïs Mitchell.
Venus was produced by Todd Sickafoose.
Anaïs Mitchell released Venus on Tue Feb 28 2012.