Britney Spears and Sia Wrote a Song About God Together

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Britney Spears teamed up with Sia to create something a little different. The tune they made together is about God and it refers to God by an unusual name.

Published on June 30, 2024

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Britney Spears is a dance-pop singer first and foremost, but she teamed up with Sia to create something a little different. The tune they made together is about God and it refers to God by an unusual name. The track references an obscure quote attributed to Jesus Christ in the Book of Revelation.

Britney Spears and Sia wrote a song for Spears' most personal album ever

Spears took things in an unexpected direction with her 2013 album Britney Jean. That record was more personal than any of Spears' previous records. The "Womanizer" singer had some interesting things to say on Twitter about one of the bonus tracks from Britney Jean. "'Brightest Morning Star' is a song Sia helped me write about God," Spears wrote.

Songs about God have run the gamut from reverent to blasphemous. Spears took the respectful route. In "Brightest Morning Star," Spears presents God as standing beside her when she is struggling through tough times.

Britney Spears seems to be quoting this passage of the Book of Revelation

God has been given many names in countless religions, but he's usually not called the "brightest morning star." It appears that Spears' song refers to a passage about Jesus from Revelation 22. "I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this testimony for the churches," he said. "I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star." For context, Christians understand Jesus as both the creator of the world and a descendant of the biblical King David, hence the line "I am the Root and the Offspring of David."

In the rest of the passage, Jesus says that the Holy Spirit and the Bride of Christ (the Christian church) are aching for the Second Coming. "The Spirit and the bride say, 'Come!'" the passage reads. "And let the one who hears say, 'Come!' Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life.

The passage ends with a warning. "I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this scroll: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to that person the plagues described in this scroll," Jesus said. "And if anyone takes words away from this scroll of prophecy, God will take away from that person any share in the tree of life and in the Holy City, which are described in this scroll."

Songs based on the Book of Revelation tend to be macabre as the book focuses on the end of the world. However, "Brightest Morning Star" is a pretty easy-listening ballad. Say what you want about Spears as a musician, she does not always go for the expected.

What Sia thinks about God

While Spears seems to be drawing from the Bible for her spirituality, Sia takes a different approach. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that, in 2014, Sia explained her religious views on The Howard Stern Show. The "Chandelier" singer said she believes in a Higher Power, viewing him as a queer surfer akin to Santa Claus. 

Spears and Sia believe in God in their own ways and they channeled their beliefs into a pretty song.