Prince: I Would Die 4 U Meaning
Song Released: 1983
I Would Die 4 U Lyrics
I am something that you'll never understand
I'll never beat you, I'll never lie
And if you're evil, I'll forgive you by and by
You, I would die 4 u, yeah
Darling, if you want me too
You, I would die 4...
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#1 top rated interpretation:Let's start by saying lyric interpretation is subjective, unless the artist expressly states the literal meaning before or after they write the song. Here is my subjective analysis:
I'm not a woman
I'm not a man
I am something that you'll never understand
(The omnipotent unknowable God)
I'll never beat you
I'll never lie
And if you're evil I'll forgive you by and by
(Reference to redemption through the grace of God)
'Cause you, I would die for you, yeah
Darling if you want me to
You, I would die for you
(reference to the sacrifice God made in order to defeat death and forgive your sins)
I'm not your lover
I'm not your friend
I am something that you'll never comprehend
(Again-God-see description above)
No need to worry
No need to cry
I'm your messiah and you're the reason why
(Prince uses the word messiah here for the express purpose to reference The Messiah)
'Cause you, I would die for you, yeah
Darling if you want me to
You, I would die for you
(Again-the sacrifice)
You're just a sinner I am told
Be your fire when you're cold
Make you happy when you're sad
Make you good when you are bad
(A description of faith's ability to comfort, transform and empower)
I'm not a human
I am a dove
I'm your conscious
I am love
All I really need is to know that
You believe
(Not a human. The Dove is deep Christian symbiology. Christ is Love. All that God (in the bible-not my personal opinion) asks is that you believe. Why? I think it is because there is power in the mind derived from belief, even when doubt and questions tempt otherwise.)
Yeah, I would die for you, yeah
Darling if you want me to
You, I would die for you
Yeah, say one more time
You, I would die for you
Darling if you want me to
You, I would die for you
Two, three, four you
I would die for you
I would die for you
You, I would die for you
You, I would die for you
(No need to repeat myself here because Prince did. The clear idea is redemption of the human species through sacrifice and the grace of God.) -
I think it is about a man who is hopelessly in love with a woman and doesn’t want to let her go she likes him very much too and if things were different they would be perfect like soulmates but she can’t be with him maybe because she is already in a long term relationship and the situation can’t be got out of like the one that got away they can’t be lovers and can’t be just friends because they feel more than friends but can’t act on it
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double entendre, like so many of his songs. It could be as if Jesus wrote the song and is singing it. And also about a simp who is so hung up on a girl he’d die for her. Simp supreme!
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Song for me is about showing kindness and respect for one another and just living the way God intended us to live. Self worth. and Self forgiveness and forgiving others.
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Prince always wrote either with a spiritual....or a realistic way that sexual love is. he was real to how we as humans are.....our Spiritual needs or sexual desires are.....I would die for you our Spirtual....Nikki Sexual
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I guess this could be about prince referring to Christ but then the only thing that just doesn't sit right with me is when he says I'm not your friend. Jesus is our friend and so much more. And I'm not quite sure prince is referring to God, I could be wrong but it seems he is referring to himself towards another person. Idk. It could be looked at two different ways.
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U is the 21st letter in the Alphbet. 4 represents April. He died 04/21. Just a coincidense? Maybe. However, that song was about Jesus...Prince was comparing himself to in regards to his loyalty and love.
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Well knowing Prince it could be both and probably is. Religious because of the line I'm your Messiah and your the reason why. That's definitely a religious reference. But then he used the word "Darling if you want me to. That sounds bizarre using the word "darling" to refer to Jesus or the Messiah. But in the movie "Purple Rain" Prince is pointing to a female when he is singing the song. So I think that song could work for both. Just like Little Red Corvette. He is describing a car but the lyrics could also be referring to a promiscuous female. It just depends upon your interpretation of his songs.
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Anonymous is right.
Jesus has already died on the cross for our sins,so that we are forgiven of our sins.As long as we repent and ask Him/God to forgive us,only then we are forgiven.Jesusalready died for our sins.
But then too Prince's song I will Die 4u,is complexed. -
I feel Prince was singing it about his fans. Rest in Paradise sweet Prince.
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I'm just thinking that Prince would have said that for the love of his fans. Rest in Paradise Prince.
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Jehovah's witnesses believe Jesus is their lord and savior and he died to redeem all mankind's sins. He is gods first creation and son. Get your facts straight. If you are not one, ask one when they knock on your door. If you don't want to do that, do your research and state facts.
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LISTEN UP, YOU MORONS! It's not about religion. It's about a guy saying he would do anything for a girl. Get your facts right, people! God.
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Prince was a born again Christian when he wrote, "I would die 4u." He changed his religous beliefs to Jehovah's Witness in the mid 2000's. So the meaning of the song is, in fact, about Jesus and being born again.
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