Godless

Jesse Ward

Lewis Tautaiolefua

Sean Walker

**"Godless"** is a song by American singer and songwriter Banks. It is the fifth track off her third full-length album, *III*.

## Background

Banks collaborated with someone on her first album *Goddess*, and they dated for some time and had a very intense relationship, – that she revealed inspired some songs on her sophomore album, *The Altar* – but hadn't talked for months after the break up.

A few years later, Banks ended up seeing him again, - while she was recording *III* – and he played her an unfinished song that was written for her. It was a verse of "Godless".

"It was just like a little seed of it, and I was like, ‘Oh my God, I need to finish this song.’ It's kind of funny, we're great friends now, but it's like, you couldn't get more closure from a relationship than collabing on a song about what you've been through, I guess.” - Banks says in the Editor’s Notes of her Apple Music page.

In an interview for The Line of Best Fit, Banks stated: "I write all my own music, of course, and I’m kind of a psycho about it. People try and tell my a lyric or a melody, and I’m like, ‘who are you!?’ But I heard this verse, and it really messed me up. It’s so beautiful. I was about me, and I was like, ‘give it to me! I wanna finish it!’ So I finished a song that my ex wrote about me, and I called it ‘Godless’, because of a million different reasons."

## Theme

In this song, Banks describes the relationship and how she felt in it as a religious experience, and now that it's over she feels "godless".

## Lyrics

And into the darkness

Did you feel I was divine?

'Cause I felt the power when I laid down at your side

And I felt the rhythm, I felt the fever in your mind

I couldn't save you, but at least I say I tried

If your love was ever mine

It would stay with me tonight

I'm praying, praying

You can see it in my eyes

There's a rage that still reminds me

I'm waiting, waiting

You don't believe in one divine

But can't you tell me you believe in mine?

'Cause you've been my god, my god

And when you're gone, I'm godless, I'm godless

You don't believe in love

But can't you say that you've been thinking of us?

'Cause you've been my god, my god

And when you're gone, I'm godless, I'm godless

I swallow my fable that I was not enough

But with my eyes closed, I'm still dancing in your love

And inside, I'm dreaming I'll be alone with you again

And I can still hold you like I held you in the end

You don't believe in one divine

But can't you tell me you believe in mine?

'Cause you've been my god, my god

And when you're gone, I'm godless, I'm godless

You don't believe in love

But can't you say that you've been thinking of us? (Thinking of us)

'Cause you've been my god, my god

And when you're gone, I'm godless, I'm godless

If your love was ever mine

It would stay with me tonight

I'm praying, praying

You can see it in my eyes

There's a reason that still reminds me

I'm waiting (I'm waiting), waiting (Waiting)

You don't believe in one divine

But can't you tell me you believe in mine?

'Cause you've been my god, my god

And when you're gone, I'm godless, I'm godless

You don't believe in love

But can't you say that you've been thinking of us? (Thinking of us)

'Cause you've been my god, my god

And when you're gone, I'm godless, I'm godless

## References

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1. ↑ https://music.apple.com/us/album/iii/1467545091
2. ↑ https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/longread/banks-empress-of-empathy-interview