Wow! I just stumbled across this song on Instagram and was searching for anyone who’d written about the song and possible interpretations of the lyrics. I was homeschooled and raised in the Southern Baptist church/evangelical/Christian Nationalism world. As a teen I realized I was a lesbian and moved to MN for college to get away from it all. Jesus was in MN too but that Jesus I found most often there was interested in theology, asking questions, and social justice. Still, when I found love for the first time in my early 20s, I felt like Jesus was watching and he was NOT pleased. I felt like Jesus was up there grinning, except it was a smirk and he was imaging how fun it would be to toss me in hell! I don’t know if I’ll ever completely shake the feeling… but I continue to compartmentalize it. And, imaging Jesus as a plastic dash ornament that’s always watching but can’t actually harm me is nice,
Wow! I just stumbled across this song on Instagram and was searching for anyone who’d written about the song and possible interpretations of the lyrics. I was homeschooled and raised in the Southern Baptist church/evangelical/Christian Nationalism world. As a teen I realized I was a lesbian and moved to MN for college to get away from it all. Jesus was in MN too but that Jesus I found most often there was interested in theology, asking questions, and social justice. Still, when I found love for the first time in my early 20s, I felt like Jesus was watching and he was NOT pleased. I felt like Jesus was up there grinning, except it was a smirk and he was imaging how fun it would be to toss me in hell! I don’t know if I’ll ever completely shake the feeling… but I continue to compartmentalize it. And, imaging Jesus as a plastic dash ornament that’s always watching but can’t actually harm me is nice,
I’m glad the song resonated with you the same way it did with me! It’s certainly a classic in my eyes :)