Sep. 24, 19911 viewer9.9K views
Holy Water Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Holy water on the brain, and I'm losin' sleep
Holy Bible on the nightstand next to me
As I'm raped by another monkey circus freak
Tryin' to take my indignance away from me, from me
[Chorus]
Yeah, yeah, holy water's rustin' me
Yeah, holy water's rustin' me
It's rustin' me
Rustin' me
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 2]
Bloody murder is the best I've heard her scream
Holy devil in the flesh, some might believe
And they take thine majesty so seriously
'Cause it's the big lies more likely to be believed, believed
[Chorus]
Yeah, yeah, holy water's rustin' me
Yeah, holy water's rustin' me
It's rustin' me
Rustin' me, yeah
Holy water on the brain, and I'm losin' sleep
Holy Bible on the nightstand next to me
As I'm raped by another monkey circus freak
Tryin' to take my indignance away from me, from me
[Chorus]
Yeah, yeah, holy water's rustin' me
Yeah, holy water's rustin' me
It's rustin' me
Rustin' me
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 2]
Bloody murder is the best I've heard her scream
Holy devil in the flesh, some might believe
And they take thine majesty so seriously
'Cause it's the big lies more likely to be believed, believed
[Chorus]
Yeah, yeah, holy water's rustin' me
Yeah, holy water's rustin' me
It's rustin' me
Rustin' me, yeah
[Verse 3]
Damn the water if it's life you wanna drink
Mind your mother if it makes you feel at ease
As you're raped by another monkey circus freak
'Cause it's the big lies more likely to be believed, believed
[Chorus]
Yeah, yeah, holy water's rustin' me
Yeah, yeah, holy water's rustin' me
Yeah, holy water's rustin' me
It's rustin' me
Rustin' me
[Outro]
Rustin' me
Rustin' me, yeah
Rustin' me
Damn the water if it's life you wanna drink
Mind your mother if it makes you feel at ease
As you're raped by another monkey circus freak
'Cause it's the big lies more likely to be believed, believed
[Chorus]
Yeah, yeah, holy water's rustin' me
Yeah, yeah, holy water's rustin' me
Yeah, holy water's rustin' me
It's rustin' me
Rustin' me
[Outro]
Rustin' me
Rustin' me, yeah
Rustin' me
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Genius Annotation
Yet another powerful and loud song from Badmotorfinger, Holy Water is sung from the perspective of an individual who has had an unwanted sexual encounter with a member of the Christian church. “Holy water is rusting me” can be interpreted as the individual’s personhood has been corrupted by the church.
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- 1.Rusty Cage
- 2.Outshined
- 6.Somewhere
- 9.Mind Riot
- 10.Drawing Flies
- 11.Holy Water
- 12.New Damage
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Recorded At
A&M Studios (Los Angeles, CA); Bear Creek Studios (Bearinville, CA); and Studio D (Sausalito, CA)
Release Date
September 24, 1991
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