by Jerky » Tue May 03, 2016 3:50 am
I suppose the Elevator = The Devil idea could have some standing as a theological position, if one were to break it down thusly:
The Elevator. The One Who Elevates according to His Will, therefore exalting some (those whom He elevates) while leaving others to suffer in a debased or suffering state.
The Elevator, in this Princean Theology, would be the one responsible for such obvious unworthies as Trump, the Bush Crime Family and other ensconced, hereditary, multi-generational elites live "elevated" lives of idle leisure and comfort, while others toil for wages in order to equip themselves with the basics of survival (shelter, food, clothing).
In other words, the Elevator is the (Biblical) Lord of This World: Satan.
So when Prince asks "Are we going to let the Elevator bring us down?", what he might truly be asking us is, just because a handful of evil, anti-human, Moloch-worshiping elites have been placed, almost as though by magic (I mean, how else could they ALL be so evil?) in positions of near-absolute mastery over our "civilizational control apparat" (i.e. the global financial system, media and information control, arts creation and dissemination)... does that mean us little people down at the bottom have got to give up on our lives, entirely? That we aren't going to make music - or make love - anymore?
Hell no! LET'S GET CRAZY!
And to that, I say... AMEN!
Cheers!
yer old pal Jerky