Off White Mens Tee takes me to Church

8th August 2017 0 comment

Some Thoughts

I have one question for you my lovely people. What are the Sundays for? I mean for you personally! What do you do? Do you do home work? Do you spend the time with the family or the beloved person? Are you cooking a delicious meal or doing the hoovering? What about brunching? Visiting that fancy restaurant around the corner? Or do you simply and utterly do some work, as if the week was not enough?

Some Revelations

What about going to church? No, seriously! I found myself the other day listening to the lyrics of one of my favorite songs ever written. Hozier: Take me to Church! And that made me think. About the hectic day life we all live and how we always complain about something. The time is never enough, the boss is stupid, the colleagues are piss pots, nothing goes on plan. Everything looks like shit and you do not recognize that person staring at you from the mirror. What a nightmare!

I put a simple off white t-shirt on, jumped into my dungarees and went out, grabbing my iPod shuffle, to hear to the lyrics one more time.

My lover’s got humor
She’s the giggle at a funeral
Knows everybody’s disapproval
I should’ve worshiped her sooner
If the heavens ever did speak
She’s the last true mouthpiece
Every Sunday’s getting more bleak
A fresh poison each week
“We were born sick”
You heard them say it
My church offers no absolutes
She tells me “worship in the bedroom”
The only heaven I’ll be sent to
Is when I’m alone with you
I was born sick, but I love it
Command me to be well

Amen, Amen, Amen

Take me to church
I’ll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
I’ll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife
Offer me that deathless death
Good God, let me give you my life

Off White Mens tee takes me to Church

At some point we all are so self absorbed and so caught up into the stereotypes of our society, that we are the only ones to blame for our downfall. But is that the only path for each and every one of us? Or is there something we could do? I kept asking myself that question while walking. No destination. No time limit. The path took me to an old and almost abandoned looking church in American style. It was funny to me: Could i enter the holly home wearing just what i was wearing? Missing a suit, a tie and formal clothes. And here again the stereotypes. What a conundrum. But we are all the same in the face of God. So why so formal then? Anyhow then and there i decided: rules no more, or at least not all the time. Because of these states of mind we all suffer. Due to that suffering we attract even worst situations. While trying to figure it all out we miss out. In conclusion i can only say: Stay true to yourself and do what makes you happy and is good for you. By doing that you will feel much lighter and carefree. You would say: easier said than done! Maybe you are right. Probably even. But it is your life on the line. And sometimes a change is necessary. Even more so in the right direction.

For me the right direction on that day consisted in a simple white tee from H&M, Zara ripped dungarees, white sneaker, my Fendi karlito clutch and Moschino shades. And that took me to Church…