Elvis Depressedly stares straight into the void and airs their own blunt pe… Read Full Bio ↴Elvis Depressedly stares straight into the void and airs their own blunt perceptions about it through their music, but it’s never been the band’s intentions to bring you down even if it says so right there in their name. Mathew Lee Cothran of Coma Cinema and Delaney Mills -- alongside a revolving cast of friends and collaborators -- have been taking the monoculture’s obsession with a dystopian world and turning it into their own wry joke in their homespun quarters of South Carolina from the very beginning. Since 2011, EPs and singles built with a bare necessity of instruments and production tools have recorded a memory box of self-healing guitar-pop laced with an Ambien trance. But with Cothran quitting his day job and resettling in Asheville, NC with Mills after the release of 2013’s Holo Pleasures to focus his efforts on their latest full-length on Run for Cover Records New Alhambra, an increased currency in time has resulted in Elvis Depressedly’s most definitive listen yet.

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jesus rots inside his grave
Elvis Depressedly Lyrics

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jesus rots inside his grave
he can't be saved
sex has ruined our children
tell me does jesus still love them?

tremble as you pray
dead weight dissolve
this memory away

jesus rots inside of me
a cruel and ugly
mystery
jesus rots inside his grave
he can't be saved
sex has ruined our children
tell me does jesus still love them?

tremble as you pray
dead weight dissolve
this memory away

jesus rots inside of me

a cruel and ugly
mystery

Overall Meaning

The song "Jesus Rots Inside His Grave" by Elvis Depressedly seems to be a commentary on the decay of religious institutions and their inability to address the problems of society. The line "sex has ruined our children" can be interpreted as a condemnation of the church's tendency to demonize and suppress natural human desires, leading to psychological damage and alienation. The question "tell me does jesus still love them?" reflects a sense of doubt and disillusionment with traditional religious teachings and the idea of divine love and forgiveness.

The chorus, "tremble as you pray, dead weight dissolve, this memory away" seems to suggest a desire to free oneself from the weight of guilt and shame imposed by religious dogma, and to find some kind of spiritual release or enlightenment. The line "Jesus rots inside of me, a cruel and ugly mystery" further implies a personal struggle with faith and the complexities of the human psyche.

Overall, the song presents a bleak but honest view of the state of religion and spirituality in modern society, and the struggles of individuals to reconcile their beliefs with the realities of their existence.

Line by Line Meaning

jesus rots inside his grave
Jesus remains lifeless and decaying in his place of burial

he can't be saved
There is no way to bring Jesus back to life or save him from his decay

sex has ruined our children
The sexualization of society has negatively impacted and possibly corrupted the younger generation

tell me does jesus still love them?
The artist questions if Jesus still loves the corrupted youth despite their mistakes

tremble as you pray
The act of prayer is both fearful and reverent

dead weight dissolve
Letting go of emotional baggage to achieve a sense of relief or liberation

this memory away
Erasing or forgetting a memory to alleviate pain or suffering

jesus rots inside of me
The decay of Jesus symbolizes a personal struggle or inner turmoil within the artist

a cruel and ugly mystery
The artist describes their internal struggles as a difficult and unattractive enigma

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