Jade “Church”
“Church” is mainly a song about pop fandom, and the joy and community that comes from obsessing over an icon and their music. This subject has come up in pop before, but the twist here is that Jade is offering herself up for this idolatry: “While the world burns, let me see you work
Down on your knees, let me be your church” It also sounds like she’s asking to receive oral sex. In either case, she’s inviting worship. The verses present this as a full circle moment, starting from feeling inspired by drag and Beyoncé to attaining her own stardom and “carrying the wisdom that was passed down on to me.” I like the way this extends the “church” metaphor to the notion that pop...