Lyrics
whatever she wants from me
whatever device
whether in kindness
whether in spite
what can I say?
what can I do?
I can’t help myself
I let the monster through
wherever she sends me
wherever the plane
perfect black dress
perfect grave
what can I say?
what can I do?
did it to myself
I did it all confused
jesus online
wires around the world
feel invincible
computer car and girl
jesus online
wires around the world
feel invincible
to be perfect just like you
to be perfect just like you.
whenever she comes with me
whenever we brake
dress up my apathy
pretend we’re great, great, great
jesus online
wires around the world
feel invincible
computer carbon girl
jesus online
jesus online
jesus, jesus, jesus
jesus online
arms around the world
feel invincible
to be perfect just like you
to be perfect just like you
jesus
jesus online
jesus
to be perfect just like you
to be perfect just like you
to be perfect just like you
arms around the world
(perfect just like you)
arms around the world
About The Song
wtf does that word mean?:
spite [n.] petty ill will or hatred with the disposition to irritate, annoy, or thwart
plane [n.] 1 a : a surface in which if any two points are chosen a straight line joining them lies wholly in that surface b : a flat or level surface
2 : a level of existence, consciousness, or development
apathy [n.] 1 : lack of feeling or emotion : IMPASSIVENESS
2 : lack of interest or concern : INDIFFERENCE
Band Thoughts:
“Trying to accept yourself and find something spiritual in this technological age. The whole society is obsessed about how we’re not good enough but sometimes we should just shut up and accept ourselves..Jesus Online is a song, in point, for trying to keep a hand on something spiritual and human and people oriented in the face of technology. For a world that’s moving ahead, there’s an incredible lack of self-confidence.” – Gavin
‘this albums version of ‘Swallowed’, because this is how we’re going to ask for help in the next century. And this is how much you get pushed around by how much you can love somebody. ‘Computer carbon girl’ you know, I got a computer, so I had to write about one. When I was wondering what it must feel like to be great. It’s just like a love song with a little bit of an angle, because we all sometimes feel that if you love someone too much, you feel a bit vulnerable. And when you feel vulnerable, you just get paranoid. you think that people think they’re perfect, and they probably don’t at all. But it feels really powerful to be able to sing, ‘to be perfect just like you’. Because you know no one can really feel perfect. But when you hear some people speak, you’d think they fucking were. ‘Perfect black dress/perfect grave, Yeah, I just had to turn left a that point. Because people can drive you to the grave, kill you; people always talk about that.’- Gavin
“I always try to find weird old effects pedals and old amps…They’ve all got one amazing sound in them – if you can find it. I found this really brilliant old prototype Guild amp which had the most amazing tremolo. I used that on Prize Fighter and Jesus Online and a lot of other stuff.”- Nigel
“It’s in ‘Jesus Online’. That’s my ‘looking for saviors’ song. It’s a way of saying that as we go into this new age and accept the technological advancements that are making it so brilliant, let’s not forget who we are, that we have value above and beyond anything we own. The song is actually the first thing I wrote for the album.”- Gavin
“I just wanted to have a couple of songs on the record that sounded more modern.”- Gavin
talking about the song title…”One of the oldest words I knew of, and one of the newest words I knew of.”-Gavin
Staff Thoughts:
“Another Internet song. Wow. But this one is just as good.. the first verse is zesty.”- Brandyn
“It’s got the perfect little jab to it.”-Laura
Fan Thoughts: