The garden was there right before we took off to go riding on the trail and every time it rained the Jesus sank. There was a busted Jesus in Snakes mom’s flower garden. Snake and I used to do a lot of dirt bike riding and we knew we wanted “Jesus” in the title but we could never really settle on anything. The lyrics just started pouring out but we did not have a title for it. We started writing it and war broke out in the middle east. It’s kind of saying that whatever it is you believe in, you should probably put in 100% all the time. It’s so easy to not be spiritual when things are going really good and then when they go bad you start relying on whatever god you pray to to get you out of it. It’s just about keeping your beliefs during good times and bad times.

You know that good old fashioned Catholic guilt. I grew up in a Catholic family and so did Snake. The question asked was 'Is Quicksand Jesus about religious tension or bouts with faith?'īolan answered: You pretty much hit the nail on the head. Song MeaningRachel Bolan Interview on May 24, 2011. Quicksand Jesus I'm so far away without you, oh oh Quicksand Jesus I'm so far away without you Why should we doubt the virgin white of fallen snow Or play the fool for our own sake tell me who's behind the rain The symptoms of 'for real' are crumbling from embraceĪnd new religion clouds our visions of the roots of our souls That blows through trees that wilted with the season's childrenĪre we saved by the words of bastard saints Three days after the release of the album, it was confirmed that this rumor was fake and was developed by a Russian music store.It burned but still the winter passes by and by The song was thought to appear on The Fame Monster as a bonus track for those who bought the album through Gaga's official site. The song was first offered to artists like Beyoncé, but is now intended for a future release. The instrumental was very simular to final version (Quicksand). (Baby, because you and me are sinking like quicksand)īefore 'Quicksand' was recorded as demo, Lady Gaga recorded a song titled 'No Way' (Demo was leaked and avaible to find on Internet). Only you and me, we need to hold on, and hold on, and hold onĪnd hold on (Baby, because you and me are sinking like quicksand) Only you and me, we need to hold on, and hold on Gotta keep on breathing, baby, even if we're sinking Gotta hold my hands out, gotta keep my head up Wish it was that easy, but it's not that easy

'Cause the ground is breaking, I can feel it shaking 'Cause I don't wanna move on, so I gotta hold onīaby, because you and me are sinking like quicksandīut now I know that sometimes it's just not enoughīut it is just my heart, it's pounding like before 'Cause I'm gonna hold on, yeah, I'm gonna hold onīaby, gotta keep holding onto what we had

I still see your coat hanging on the doorīaby, of all the guys, you were my favorite This track together with ' Amnesia' are the only 2 tracks produced by Fernando Garibey that ended up making the cut.Even though it was released, it together with ' Trouble', ' Amnesia' and ' Rock Boy' were never released through Spotify though to them being exclusively released in certain countries.this was proven false due to the fact that Lady Gaga is only credited as a Background Vocalist. A lot of people thought that the song was a feature with Lady Gaga.Aside from all the positive press, some critics felt the song's production was weak. It soon popped up on many fan's underrated songs lists, with many claiming its better than half of Circus's standard tracks and deserved to be on the standard edition. The track received mainly favorable reviews from critics, with many complementing Spears' Vocals. The second video is a live performance, apart of The Fame Ball Tour at The House of Blues in Chicago. On March 28, 2009, another video was posted, including an intro of 'Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)'. On March 2, 2009, a video of Gaga singing the song live was posted on YouTube. However, Lady Gaga has performed small acapella portions of the chorus on various occasions. According to Gaga, she wanted to produce Britney Spears' vocals but was in Europe at the time.Īlthough the song is Britney's, Britney has never performed it. Although unofficial, 'Quicksand' was rumoured to be 'traded' for Lady Gaga's 'Telephone', originally written for Britney Spears. The song was originally written for Lady Gaga's The Fame, but was given to Spears.

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