Sometime now I've been divine in the end of a snowy morning
Sometime now I've been afraid that the pilgriming vine is
Finally coming to take me
I could be one of them waiting
I could be one of them falling down below
So quietly wishing my only
Never looks down mother maple
If he goes
Never looks down if he goes

Tomorrow I'll know if the silver in your eyes
Crossing down on your cheek
And tomorrow I'll know by the rubies in your voice
They've been calling your name to me lately
You have been one of them waiting
I have been one of them falling
Down below so
Tell me you're always my only
Never look down mother maple
If I go
Never look down if I go

Sometime now I've been divine in the end of a snowy morning
Sometime now I've been afraid that the pilgriming vine is
Finally coming to take me
Taste it and tell me it's savoury
Hold it up high to the light and
Let it grow and
Tell me you're always my only
Never look down mother maple
If you go
Never look down if you go


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    My Interpretation

    Though I like the supernatural interpretation, I feel like the true meaning may be somewhat more earthly. I think the song is about taking a lover for the first time and hoping he doesn't stray to another.

    The end of a snowy morning is the end of the purity of virginity.

    The maypole itself is a huge phallic symbol, being thrust into the fertile womb of mother earth. The pilgriming vine is the new life resulting from their mating. I think the fear in the song is more the uncertainty a young girl would have at this stage of life, crossing over from childhood into the unknown territory of adulthood, sexuality and motherhood.

    One thought I had about the rubies and silver: the fancy, ribbon-bedecked maypoles most people probably picture are a fairly modern creation. Originally they were practically bare but were also sometimes painted in vivid red and white stripes to represent menstrual blood and semen.

    outspokenyamon August 18, 2015   Link

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