when you are a martian church, when the dust has settled, + you're born again, maybe as a martian church, maybe then you'll see, that your reality, was squashed into banality, when you are a martian church.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Rudimentary Peni's song 'When You Are a Martian Church' evoke a sense of sadness and nostalgia about the world we live in. The song suggests that our reality has been 'squashed into banality' and that it is only when we are transformed into something beyond human that we will see the true nature of our world. The image of a 'Martian church' is a metaphor for this transformation, and the line 'when the dust has settled' suggests a kind of apocalyptic event that wipes out our current world and paves the way for this new, alien reality.

The song seems to be pointing out the limitations of human perception and suggesting that there is more to existence than what we can currently perceive. The idea of being 'born again' as a Martian church implies a kind of rebirth or transcendence beyond our current state of being. There is a sense of hope in this transformation, as though it could lead to something better, but also a sense of loss for the world we are leaving behind.

Overall, the lyrics of 'When You Are a Martian Church' are rich with metaphor and invite the listener to contemplate larger, existential questions about the nature of reality and our place within it.

Line by Line Meaning

when you are a martian church,
Once you undergo a transformative experience and become a foreign entity within your own society

when the dust has settled,
After all immediate chaos has ceased

+ you're born again,
After undergoing a rebirth or transformation

maybe as a martian church,
Possibly taking the form of a religious institution on Mars

maybe then you'll see,
Perhaps at that point, you will gain insight or clarity

that your reality,
The way you perceive the world around you

was squashed into banality,
Has been reduced to a state of unoriginality and insignificance

when you are a martian church.
When you exist as an otherworldly entity and have a new perspective on reality

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pete stone

14y↑14

There is just no other band like Rudimentary Peni, not even after all this time, no-one else comes close. They are total legends.

Jeffrey Scott Knapp

13y↑4

i fkn love this band since 1983!

FoamRoller

7y↑1

such greatness.

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When you are a martian church
When the dust has settled, +
You're born again
Maybe as a martian church
Maybe then you'll see
That your reality
Was squashed into banality
When you are a martian church