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| The Fiery Furnaces – Blueberry Boat Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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i've so far thought of the girl waving goodbye as a prostitute, advertising herself for the next time the sailors are in port and sneering at the captain's naievete in thinking she's an innocent sister or girlfriend. if the captain is meant, as i guess, as a female, there's another layer of mockery there. |
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| The Decemberists – The Bagman's Gambit Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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zath has a point, though...even if it wasn't colin's intention, that's an interesting take. lends even more intrigue to the affair.
god i love this song... |
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| The Decemberists – The Bagman's Gambit Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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zath has a point, though...even if it wasn't colin's intention, that's an interesting take. lends even more intrigue to the affair.
god i love this song... |
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| The Decemberists – The Infanta Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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the infanta is a baby...she's not getting married or even betrothed, it's her coronation, a celebration of her birth (or discovery, as the end of the song seems to imply). the "veiled young virgin" is betrothed to the prince, presumably the infanta's brother, and due to her place in this parade we can assume she's the daughter of the king of moors (marrying her to a spanish prince would be a rather strategic political alliance). the baroness is seething because she's childless and everybody's celebrating this lovely little baby. |
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