If Jesus Was A Rockstar

## **If Jesus Was A Rockstar**Single by Kim Petras

"**If Jesus Was A Rockstar**" is a song by Kim Petras, released on November 11, 2022, originally as the lead single from her debut studio album *Feed the Beast*, however, the song was scrapped and ended up as a stand-alone single release.

## Background

The song was announced on October 4, 2022, by Kim on her Instagram, following the success of her collaboration with Sam Smith, "Unholy".

The song was described as "guitar-driven" and a "new era" for Petras, with Petras calling it "fun" but "also really lyrically intense", as it was written after she "struggled with her spirituality over the [COVID-19] pandemic" and reflected on her feeling "excluded" from religion growing up.

Petras also spoke about wanting to "switch things up" from the "gay club music" she had become known for and "sing about something deeply meaningful, something that I struggle with and something that is just honest".

The song was originally planned to be the first and lead single of Kim's debut album, but due to it's lack of success, it was decided to not include it on the album.

## Lyrics

[Chorus]

If Jesus was a rock star

Living like a party every day

And divin' off the stage

If he'd give it to a pop star

Then I'd, I'd wanna be just like him

If Jesus was a rock star

Throwin' daddy's money all around

While he was gettin' down

So they kicked him out of the bar

Then I'd, I'd wanna be just like him

[Verse 1]

Maybe all I really need is somethin' to believe

Hell yeah (Hell yeah)

I need someone who can teach me to get on my knees

Hell yeah (Yeah)

[Pre-Chorus]

But if he looked like Kurt Cobain, I might

If he drank the pain away, I might

And if you think I can't be saved, that's right

I really, really want you to know that

[Chorus]

If Jesus was a rock star

Living like a party every day

And divin' off the stage

If he'd give it to a pop star

Then I'd, I'd wanna be just like him

If Jesus was a rock star (Rock star)

Throwin' daddy's money all around (Ah)

While he was gettin' down

So they kicked him out of the bar (Pop star)

Then I'd, I'd wanna be just like him (Yeah)

[Verse 2]

I might meet him in the bathroom

Hell yeah (Hell yeah, uh)

We might pop one, a red or blue

Hell yeah

You might also like

[Pre-Chorus]

But if he looked like Kurt Cobain, I might

If he drank the pain away, I might

And if you think I can't be saved, that's right

I really, really want you to know that

[Chorus]

If Jesus was a rock star (Rock star)

Living like a party every day (Ah)

And divin' off the stage

If he'd give it to a pop star (Pop star)

Then I'd, I'd wanna be just like him (Woo)

If Jesus was a rock star (Rock star)

Throwin' daddy's money all around (Ah)

While he was gettin' down (Down, down, down)

So they kicked him out of the bar (Pop star)

Then I'd, I'd wanna be just like him (Yeah)

[Outro]

(A rock star)

(Ah) Just like him

(A pop star)

## Trivia

* KIM expected to write the song with just Savan Kotecha and Ilya, but Max Martin was also present when she met with the writers, and he ended up co-writing and producing the song as well as providing backing vocals on it. Petras and the three "talked about the song" then tried out things "to see what stuck".
* Photoshoot for If Jesus Was A Rockstar and Brrr was done on August 26, 2022 by Jason Omar Al-Taan.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/kim-petras-if-jesus-was-a-rockstar-announcement-1235151218/
2. ↑ https://readdork.com/features/kim-petras-interview-nov-22/
3. ↑ https://readdork.com/features/kim-petras-interview-nov-22/
4. ↑ https://readdork.com/features/kim-petras-interview-nov-22/