Apologies if this exact observation has been made before; I just joined the congregation about two months ago and I did a quick search of "Griftwood" on the sub, but didn't see this.
I like Griftwood, and I know the "holy mother" bridge is a jab at Mike Pence calling his wife "mother" (ew), but it felt a little weird and out of place to me. This week, though, I've been processing how my former faith tradition treats women, and I gave it a listen, and one line made the whole thing click into place for me: "The world rests heavy on your shoulders."
MEN get to "never ever suffer again." MEN get power. Women get put on a pedestal so long as we meekly bear all that suffering for them and forgive them whenever their abuses of that power might hurt us (washing the sin from their feet), and then those same awful men get to talk about how no, really, THEY'RE the ones who love women, look how much they love and respect us (as long as we know our place)!
Anyway, I predict that I'm going to be listening to Griftwood pretty much nonstop all week because it's hitting me right where I live right now.