''Holy Water'' was written by Madonna & Teddy Sinclair, aka Natalia Kills, … Read Full Bio ↴''Holy Water'' was written by Madonna & Teddy Sinclair, aka Natalia Kills, and is a song on Madonna's Rebel Heart album, released in 2015. A collab between the 2 was first teased on April 9, 2014, when Madonna uploaded a picture of herself on her Instagram with Sinclair, by posting: "Working the midnight shift with Natalia Kills [..] don't it taste like Holy Water?''.

Holy Water
Madonna Lyrics

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I can give you everything that you want
Bitch get off my pole, bitch get off my pole
You can't buy this at no luxury store
Bitch get off my pole, bitch get off my pole

There's a place you gotta go before I let you take it all
It's like a drug, it should be illegal
Baby you should get down low

And drink my precious alcohol
You look so thirsty, I think you need it

Kiss it better, kiss it better (Don't it taste like holy water)
Make it wetter, make it wetter (Don't it taste like holy water)
Kiss it better, make it wetter (Don't it taste like holy water)
Kiss it better, kiss it better

I can teach you all the things you don't know
Bitch get off my pole, bitch get off my pole
It's where like make it something you wanna own
Bitch get off my pole, bitch get off my pole

There's something you gotta hitr
It's sacred and immaculate
I can let you in heaven's door
I promise you it's not a sin
Find salvation deep within
We can do it here on the floor

Kiss it better, kiss it better (Don't it taste like holy water)
Make it wetter, make it wetter (Don't it taste like holy water)
Kiss it better, make it wetter (Don't it taste like holy water)
Kiss it better, kiss it better

Don't it taste like holy water, like holy water
Don't it taste like holy water (Bless yourself and genuflect)
Don't it taste like holy water, like holy water
Don't it taste like holy water (If you like it please confess)
Don't it taste like holy water, like holy water
Don't it taste like holy water (Bless yourself and genuflect)
Don't it taste like holy water, like holy water
Don't it taste like holy water (Yeezus loves my pussy best)

Holy water, holy water, holy water, holy water, holy water
Holy water, holy water, holy water, holy water, holy water
Holy water, holy water, holy water, holy water

Ladies with an attitude
Don't just stand there
Don't just stand there
Don't just stand there, let's get to it
Strike a pose, there's nothing to it

There's something you gotta hit
It's sacred and immaculate
I promise you it's not a sin
Find salvation deep within

Kiss it better, kiss it better (Don't it taste like holy water)
Make it wetter, make it wetter (Don't it taste like holy water)
Kiss it better, make it wetter (Don't it taste like holy water)
Kiss it better, kiss it better

Don't it taste like holy water, like holy water
Don't it taste like holy water (Bless yourself and genuflect)
Don't it taste like holy water, like holy water
Don't it taste like holy water (Yeezus loves my pussy best)
Don't it taste like holy water, like holy water
Don't it taste like holy water (Bless yourself and genuflect)

Don't it taste like holy water, like holy water
Don't it taste like holy water (Yeezus loves my pussy best)

Overall Meaning

The song Holy Water by Madonna is a very sexually explicit song, with her singing about herself like a high priestess and likening her arousal to holy water. The song talks about the power she holds over the men she dominates and how they have to come to her to get what they want. The chorus repeats the lines 'Kiss it better, make it wetter, don't it taste like holy water' which, along with the religious imagery, creates a metaphor of her body as a temple to worship.

The verses discuss how the men cannot buy what she offers in any luxury store, and how she can teach them all the things they don't know but want to own. Madonna's lyrics suggest that they are searching for something sacred which only she can offer. The song finishes with the iconic command to "strike a pose, there's nothing to it," a nod to her hit song Vogue.

Overall, this song is an ode to female sexual empowerment and freedom to embrace one's own power and pleasure. It can also be seen as a critique of the patriarchal society and the constraints women face with their sexuality.

Line by Line Meaning

I can give you everything that you want
I am willing to satisfy your every desire

Bitch get off my pole, bitch get off my pole
I am not interested in attracting people who disrespect me

You can't buy this at no luxury store
My uniqueness cannot be purchased from a fancy store

There's a place you gotta go before I let you take it all
You need to prove your worthiness before I let you have everything

It's like a drug, it should be illegal
The intensity of my desire is like a powerful drug that might be considered illegal

Baby you should get down low
You need to submit yourself to me

And drink my precious alcohol
Enjoy the luxurious essence that I bring to the table

You look so thirsty, I think you need it
My sensuality is what you crave and desire

Kiss it better, kiss it better (Don't it taste like holy water)
Kiss and praise me, as if I am a divine presence

Make it wetter, make it wetter (Don't it taste like holy water)
Elevate me to a deeper level of pleasure and satisfaction

I can teach you all the things you don't know
I possess knowledge and experience that will surprise you

It's where like make it something you wanna own
My unique qualities are something you will want to possess

There's something you gotta hitr
You need to discover what I offer and enjoy

It's sacred and immaculate
What I offer is a pure and flawless experience

I can let you in heaven's door
I can bring you to a level of pleasure that is divine

I promise you it's not a sin
What I offer is not sinful, even if it feels that way

Find salvation deep within
Discover the spiritual essence of pleasure

We can do it here on the floor
Our experience can be intimate and profound, even on this ordinary floor

Don't it taste like holy water, like holy water
This experience feels holy and divine

Bless yourself and genuflect
Praise the divinity that is within me

If you like it please confess
If you enjoy this experience, admit it to yourself

Yeezus loves my pussy best
I am confident in my sensuality and do not compare myself with others

Ladies with an attitude
Confident women

Don't just stand there
Don't be a passive observer

Let's get to it
Let's take action and enjoy the experience

Strike a pose, there's nothing to it
Have confidence and enjoy the experience

Don't it taste like holy water (Yeezus loves my pussy best)
This experience feels divine, and I am confident in my own sensuality

Holy water, holy water, holy water, holy water, holy water
This experience feels holy and divine

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: TEDDY NATALIA NOEMI SINCLAIR, MARTIN KIERSZENBAUM, MADONNA L. CICCONE, MIKE DEAN, KANYE OMARI WEST, ERNEST DASHON BROWN

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