For more than twenty years he has been releasing, to only marginal commercial and critical success, playful and transgressive albums on labels in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Japan. In his lyrics and his other writing he makes seemingly random use of decontextualized pieces of continental (mostly French) philosophy, and has built up a personal world he says is "dominated by values like diversity, orientalism, and a respect for otherness." He is also known in certain circles outside the U.S. as a producer. He is fascinated by identity, Japan, the avant-garde, time travel and sex. Live Momus shows are rare but when he does perform he often sings the crowd favourite 'maf' from the Stars Forever LP.
He wears a patch over his right eye because he lost the use of it after contracting acanthamoeba keratitis from a contact lens case washed with Greek tap water.
Nick Currie currently resides in Osaka, Japan.
Jesus In Furs
Momus Lyrics
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The audience is getting bored
And up on the cross
Is Sacher-Masoch, not the Lord
It's starting to rain
This isn't very entertaining
Mel please explain
Your vision for the world
You're trying to act hard
By showing us His dying moments
Big tub of lard
In fact you're much more like the Romans
Jesus in furs
Mohammed was a businessman
But you're just a perve
We're getting bored again
Come back as a girl
Or come back as a filthy letcher
Please save the world
Without too much tomato ketchup
Jesus in furs
Sacrifice as entertainment
All these martyrs
And all these matinees
God is in pain
This isn't very entertaining
Mel please explain
Your vision for the world
So this is your plan
You're gland in glove with execution
Waiting for the man
And murder is the big connection
Jesus in furs
Sacrifice as entertainment
All these martyrs
And all these matinees
We're all in pain
This isn't very entertaining
God please explain
Your vision for the world
In Momus's song, "Jesus in Furs," the lyrics speak to the tragedy of the audience becoming bored with the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. The lyrics suggest that the audience or the people watching the crucifixion are no longer interested in the suffering of the Savior, but rather in their own entertainment. The song's narrator questions this lack of empathy and asks that Mel, the person in charge of the event, explain his vision for the world. The singer asserts that Mel is trying to appear strong or invincible by showing these dying moments, but in reality, he is no different from the Romans who crucified Jesus.
The song goes on to criticize the idea of sacrificing someone for entertainment and compares it to martyrdom and matinees. It suggests that there is no distinction between the two in a world that glorifies violence and suffering. The lyrics speak to the idea that the people watching the crucifixion are numb to the pain and suffering around them, asking for explanations from both Mel and God for the state of the world. The song is a critique on the loss of empathy and the promotion of violence in society.
Line by Line Meaning
The tragedy is
The sad reality is
The audience is getting bored
People are losing interest in this show/ spectacle
And up on the cross
Someone is being crucified on the cross
Is Sacher-Masoch, not the Lord
It is Sacher-Masoch being crucified, not Jesus Christ himself
It's starting to rain
It has started raining
This isn't very entertaining
This is not providing any enjoyment or amusement
Mel please explain
Mel, kindly clarify
Your vision for the world
Your idea of how things should be
You're trying to act hard
You're attempting to appear tough/ cool
By showing us His dying moments
By depicting the time he was dying
Big tub of lard
A large overweight person, lacking strength/ agility
In fact you're much more like the Romans
Actually, you are more similar to the Roman oppressors at the time of Christ
Jesus in furs
Jesus wearing fur clothing
Mohammed was a businessman
Mohammed primarily dealt with trade/ commerce
But you're just a perve
However, you are merely a perverted person/ engaging in obscene behavior
We're getting bored again
We are starting to feel uninterested again
Come back as a girl
Reincarnate as a female
Or come back as a filthy letcher
Or come back as a lewd, lustful person
Please save the world
Please rescue/ preserve the world
Without too much tomato ketchup
Without any unnecessary or excess drama
God is in pain
God is suffering
This isn't very entertaining
This is not entertaining at all
Mel please explain
Mel, kindly clarify
Your vision for the world
Your idea of how things should be
So this is your plan
Is this your intended approach?
You're gland in glove with execution
You are completely in agreement with and supportive of the act of execution
Waiting for the man
Anticipating the arrival of the person who will be executed
And murder is the big connection
The common theme in all this is murder/ killing
We're all in pain
We are all suffering
This isn't very entertaining
This is not enjoyable or amusing at all
God please explain
God, kindly clarify
Your vision for the world
Your idea of how things should be
Contributed by Nolan V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
elektro smog
thank you!