And I focus on bettering myself for the world. I do not believe in a God but I do focus on who I am in this Universe. I live to nourish my spirit and I believe in treating myself and others with love and kindness. I am not an atheist, but I identify myself as a spiritual person. There is a lot to learn, and it’s a good idea to look into what other religions are like online (Youtube or the Internet) to learn and compare them to what you know about your religion. I am still learning about the several beliefs that exist and have existed before in this planet Earth. I learned about the different religions in the world but I didn’t partake in them. I was raised without any Churches, cathedrals or practice of religion in my home. Some people believe rather than Christianity a different belief system, because they weren’t raised into Christianity or Catholic beliefs. A lot of different people in this country you live in have different beliefs of the concept of a God. The band’s leader and primary songwriter, Gene Walker, who is also a renowned record producer, has been credited with its production.Īmerican record label Loma Vista was responsible for the official release of “Seven Inches of Satanic Panic”. Recording took place at the Park Studio in the Swedish capital, Stockholm. Both songs have a combined runtime of 7 minutes and 27 seconds. The EP consists of two songs, namely “Kiss the Go-Goat” and “Mary on a Cross”. It was released by Ghost, a Swedish rock band, formed in the southern Swedish city of Linköping. “Seven Inches of Satanic Panic” is an EP which is also known as a single. Ghost’s “Seven Inches of Satanic Panic” Album “Kiss the Go-Goat” is the other song found on the EP. The EP was released through Loma Vista Records on 13 September 2019. This track is from Ghost’s EP titled “Seven Inches of Satanic Panic”. In producing it, he worked alongside Gene Walker. Tobias Forge, the frontman of the band known as Ghost, co-wrote this song with the following:įorge also co-produced “Mary on a Cross”. That said, it has also been put forth that the phrase “Mary on a cross”, as recited, serves as a shoutout to marijuana.

Here, he talks about ‘tickling’ the addressee “internally”. Therein the vocalist seems to not only allude to sex of the oral variety but also sex itself. So the point trying to be made here is that final line which segues into what is obviously a sexually-inspired chorus. However, to reiterate the verses themselves do not read romantic. And yes, that does sound like a romance-based assertion. So as you can see, none of the above has any to do with Mary or crosses or anything like that. It isn’t until the chorus that we come across that religious (or sacrilegious) terminology. Each of the two verses conclude with the vocalist letting an unspecified addressee know that he intends to ‘never let them go’. They came to the conclusion that doing so is not ideal, at least, in context, as far as their profession goes. And since actively adopting such a disposition, it’s as if their aforenoted “sorrow” has been mitigated.

Or as relayed, there was a time when Ghost was more inclined “ to play by the rules”. But somewhere along the line things changed. Depression can actually be considered the thesis sentiment of this piece, again, as far as the verses go.Īnd it seems that what the second verse is speaking to is the band at one point coming to shed off their inhibitions. In the first verse, the vocalist reveals that whereas the group has experienced some notable success, they’ve also ‘paid their dues’ in the process. They remained on the grind even through periods of depression.

Or perhaps more specifically, some may argue, a sex song. Well actually, the verses don’t really seem like they have anything to do with romance. Instead, they appear to be speaking to the career trajectory of Ghost. So it can be argued that what we’re actually dealing with here is a love song. Cover art displaying a cross that is upside-downīut perhaps such an observation has something to do with the fact that the character of Mary tends to be more associated with Catholicism than Christianity per se. Also, as far as how the titular metaphor is actually used in the chorus, it is done so to metaphorically point to the notion of, most simply interpreted, sex. And yes, even by today’s standards using the Virgin Mary’s name in that regard does read a bit extreme.

Blasphemous concept art