A Queer Reading of In Your Fantasy
This post is not in any way claiming to know ateez’s intentions when writing the song. This is just a personal interpretation of mine that I want to share <3
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Yeah, I know what you’re into
Basically saying you don’t have to pretend while being flirty.
Trust your body’s reactions; it’s alright. You don’t need to commit to anything right now. I’m nobody.
“I don’t kiss and tell” REEKS OF don’t ask don’t tell
There ain’t no point in fighting
Going back to the lyric of “Trust your body”,
You can’t change who you are so stop trying to fight it. Trust yourself.
Don’t need no good intentions
So why you tryna find it?
You don’t need to make up an excuse like “i was experimenting”
You don’t need to make up an excuse to come home with me ;)
“Read between the lines-” SAY IT WITH ME FOLKS-
👏🏼QUEER SUBTEXT👏🏼 (and hey we are singing about fucking lol)
But the full line, “Read between the lines, look here, Lucifer” tells of a bigger picture.
The association of Lucifer (although I can’t tell if San is calling himself of the listener Lucifer in this line) calls my attention. An angel cast out of heaven for being prideful and disobeying god. In addition there are many christians who associate being queer with disobeying god yada yada yada.
This song has a lot of queer subtext; why do you think that is? You know why.
This also reminds me of the fact that many queer folk mask as the non queer folk due to social stigmas; making us ‘devils in disguise’ lol.
Ain’t gonna take you there
You could just walk away right now but we both know that you won’t.
You could just walk away right now but we both know that you won’t.
Lucifer, hotter than hell
I feel so attracted so something deemed so ‘wrong’
Look at her, fallen angel
okay this is totally unrelated but something I find so interesting is that they refer to the fallen angel, Lucifer, as she/her. I just think it’s an interesting observation.
On the note of she/her not fitting a queer narrative, queerness transcends gender binaries and language. It always has and always will. In addition, this is listening to the song from a queer perspective. It is not an attempt at trying to say what the song is about. (although there is always the small small possibility that i’m right- but if you shoot 1000 arrows, at least one is bound to hit the target lol)
Then the outro is just a bunch of innuendos lol.
1. Ateez, whether intentional or not, continue to provide media which deeply resonates with queer fans. Personally, as a young queer person, Ateez have been an artist that have helped me navigate a society in which my very existence is still debated. I have had to navigate a world in which I, and others like me, have been and still are used as a scapegoat. We live in a world in which we are being controlled through lies, fear, and rules. Ateez music has helped me find strength in times in which I feel too weak to fight back.
2. A passion for art and exploring the countless interpretations that one piece can produce in its audience.
Thank you for sticking through this post!
