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“Predator” is prime Reagan-era action propaganda, closely associating male potency with guns and their firepower, daring to counter that gospel by reminding its audience of how soft humans are once the ammo runs out.

In interviews, Allen stressed that the lyrics aren't necessarily the gospel truth - because she "wasn't sure what was real, and what was in my head" as she processed the end of the relationship.

“It’s a calling,” says Rinaudo, referring to the desire to share the gospel of the photoplayer and keep the history of silent cinema alive.

Today, his gospel hides in plain sight in our faith in technology and in the Comtean motto on the Brazilian flag, “Order and Progress.”

Allen cautioned against reading her new album too literally, telling Vogue: “There are things that are on the record that I experienced within my marriage, but that’s not to say that it’s all gospel.”