TL;DR: This song is certainly not for those RP folks who prefer the softer "easy listening" genre and don't like music with edges, but there is the Mellow Mix for those more sensitive folks, and thankfully William plays more challenging songs in the Main Mix for those of us who appreciate it.

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Too Long version:
To be honest I really disliked the ending the first time I heard it, and my initial reaction was that she'd tainted an otherwise amazing song.

On further reflection I've come to appreciate the abrasive ending. In interviews Rosalia has explained that she likes songs with unexpected twists that are challenging and can be a bit of a slap in the face. She certainly achieved that here, instead of creating an easy radio friendly single.

The album as a whole explores the lives of female saints from multiple cultures, and the music and lyrics explore the contrasts and balances between the sacred and the profane.

This song features the London Symphony Orchestra and begins with the chorus in German "His fear is my fear / His rage is my rage / His love is my love / His blood is my blood". Then right before the ending Bjork comes in with "This is divine intervention / The only way to save us is through divine intervention / The only way I will be saved is through divine intervention", then the profane lyrics abruptly slap us in the face (using a different voice altogether). It's a distorted male voice contrasted with the female voices and perspectives earlier in the song. So in the context of the song: who is saying those abrasive lyrics, and why?

The song is also inspired by the lives of Hildegard of Bingen and Therīgāthā. In particular Therīgāthā's works deal with conflicting Buddhist views of female body, for example in her poetic retelling of this story:
"An account from the nun Subhā reveals Buddhist views of not just the female form, but of the physical form in general; while walking along the path to a mango grove, a rogue blocks her path and accosts her, attempting to seduce her with appeals to sensual desire, fear, and physical possessions, evoking emotions renunciation is intended to overcome. Ignoring her refusal, the rogue goes on to compliment her eyes, to which she removes her eye and offers it to the man, promptly causing him to beg her forgiveness. Demonstrating such utter detachment from her body frees Subhā from the unwanted advances of the rogue, as well as exemplifying the ultimate goal of detachment in Enlightenment."

The ending of Berghain may be referencing ideas such as this. Or perhaps Rosalía is using the lyrics to evoke other ideas that seemingly contrast so harshly with earlier parts of the song. The ending is intentional, and given the thought she put into the rest of the song, I'm intrigued by it.

So, while this level of complexity of ideas and depth of thought in a "pop song" is not for everyone (as shown by the ratings here and comments), I for one thank both Rosalía for the song and William for playing this and other songs from Lux. If I want easy listening nostalgia I know where to find that, but I appreciate the opportunities to experience new music that can be unexpectedly challenging and rewarding here on the Main Mix that I'd be unlikely to hear elsewhere.

I'm not pearl-clutching, but I really did not appreciate the final section of that song.

Maybe it ought be called the rapist's anthem  

excuse me!

Lats part blows it for me!

I really like this (its always nice to hear Bjork), but that ending is an unwelcome challenge, and such things usually don't bother me, perhaps it's the juxtaposition of styles, which, I suppose, might be the point. 

The "I'll fuck you till you love me" bit took me out of the flow for a minute, maybe that was the intention, maybe it was an unintended effect. I don't know how I feel about it yet, I like the musicians though and I am glad to have been introduced to Rosalia through this. Long live RP! 

 mrgus wrote:
Some years back I found myself explaining to my daughter (9 at the time) what a p****grabber is and next why such a person can still become president. It was a serious challenge to have an age-appropriate conversation about that…

The questions and conundrums of the times we live in mrgus, are manifold and rarely of our own making. But complaining to RP about a lack of warning seems a rather ineffective way of dealing with them. Facing the challenge when you do catch your grandchildren singing this will probably be of more value to them and the world we live in, imho.


Anyway, nice song, quite nicely captures that Berlin nightclub in form and content if you ask me. 7 for now, might go up on future rotation.

This is pretty unique and cool....but I thought you guys said you would be bleeping certain words on this stream? I am a teacher who often plays RP main stream during classwork time! Fine if you do, just let us know so I can make a decision. 

Sorry, this is awful... No thank you...!

I was going with the flow until the 'will you f*ck me till you love me' bit.

Are you kiddin' me? 7 -> 6 -> 5

 Elchupacabre wrote:

A large amount of us are listening at work. It can be embarrassing. 

Really?

This is horrible

 mrgus wrote:


You don't need anything your grand children whatever, they will live in a world you "participate" to create. 

Love It. 7 at first hearing

PS:

I'm surprised at how sensitive the community here can be at times.

We all need a love (resurrection, just a little divine intervention)
—Alison Moyet (1984)

Why is the album art thumb double the size of all the others in the "What's Playing" track listing page?   Very odd glitch that I've noted a couple of times....

 mrgus wrote:
For me I would like to including a larger audience than just my grandchildren that I won't need to go around singing that. Call me old-fashioned. 

"I'll fuck you till you love me"? Who says romance is dead! A solid 2.

 mrgus wrote:

lol

My virgin, humble, non expert ears liked it a lot! <3 But a lot, and it's so comfortable to know, that few little words in some popular language get to disturb some experts, hahahah hail Satan! 

Seriously awful (and offensive). If you want to shrink your listenership, this is one way to do it.

Saw Yves Tumor a few years ago; at a festival in the middle of the afternoon, it didn't work for me, but I can picture all of that and this working in a dark nightclub. 

7

edit: Sounds like RP has muffled the offending words. So SFW now. 

 amosnews wrote:
A very positive review about this disc in the Sunday's Washington Post (11/9/25), particularly this track. It might take a few listens, but I think I'm going to like it.

I do agree about the warning, though; there have been a few really good tracks lately that are kinda NSFW.

 mrgus wrote: I wouldn't have known what they were saying at the end without reading the lyrics.  Weird, but I appreciate multilingual songs.

Hmm.....?!?! Didn't see that coming. 

Such a powerful piece about love and loss. Thank you for playing it. 

"I'll fuck you till you love me" reflects someone with issues and the music is ho-hum. I don't know why this is on Radio Paradise. I would rate it but there is no "0".

A little warning on this song would have been nice. I don't need my grandchildren going around singing "I'll fuck you till you love me".

Is it a habit or a straightjacket? That is the question.

i´m first!
Never heard anything like this before...
I think i like it...