Cup Runneth Over
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Cup Runneth Over Lyrics
Mother Mary, come to me
In my lover's room I'm free
Scripture ripped her from my arms
But my girl, she means no harm
Promise we'll keep mighty still
Father Briant climbs our hill
Ask us why we're wrapped in wool
Laughin' like we're waggin' school
[Pre-Chorus]
My cup runneth over, but I'll have another, please
I'll only take a lover if she walks all over me
[Chorus]
My cup runneth over, but I'll have another, please
I'll only take a lover if she walks all over me
There's sеven deadly sins, but somehow all I got was greed, yеah
I see the warnin's that I shall never heed
[Verse 2]
Sit our parents down to talk
Quote thy passage, state our faults
If God created man for me
Why am I not quite a "she"?
Yet I still kneel and I still pray
I still hear the willows sway
I still know how spirits talk
Hold my hand on all my walks
My cup runneth over, but I'll have another, please
I'll only take a lover if she walks all over me
[Chorus]
My cup runneth over, but I'll have another, please
I'll only take a lover if she walks all over me
There's seven deadly sins, but somehow all I got was greed, yeah
I see the warnin's that I shall never
[Verse 3]
Church bell tolls don't signal love
All I hear is Christ above
Takin' notes on all my crimes
I drink ale when God made wine
Pater noster, qui es in
Sanctificetur nomen tuum
Adveniat regnum tuum
Fiat voluntas tua
[Chorus]
My cup runneth over, but I'll have another, please
I'll only take a lover if she walks all over me
There's seven deadly sins, but somehow all I got was greed, yeah
I see the warnin's that I shall never heed
About
Cup Runneth Over is definitely about the strange balance of wanting a god or gods to follow. It’s not necessarily a Christian god or anything, but it’s that yearning for a higher power, and balancing that with gender identity and how those two are kind of at odds with each other, but also very much linked. Yeah, I think that’s what it’s about. Again, the coolest thing about music is that the song will mean something different to every person that listens to it, but I think for me it’s really about that tension.
Kiki Rockwell in an interview with nzmusician
Q&A
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The director Oshara Ardelean and I were going down all sorts of strange and beautiful idea roads, when we decided to circle back and come home to the most glaringly obvious choice: a queer love story set roughly in the medieval age.
I really wanted to explore my more masculine side as this knight’s commander that begins a secret affair with the queen. The queen, who just so happens to be married to a very power-hungry and jealous king.
We wanted to create a Shakespearean-style romantic tragedy and to really see how much we could make a music video feel like an actual film.
And I knew in order to do this we had to go big. This meant I had to learn sword fighting with a stunt crew for months, become a better horse rider and really push my acting skills. I’ve never been so muddy.
Kiki Rockwell in an interview with Viva
The Game Of Thrones episode ‘The Battle of the Bastards’ really inspired my most recent music video, Cup Runneth Over.
Kiki Rockwell in an interview with Viva
