| Rasputina – Rusty the Skatemaker Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| Forsure this is my dearest Rasputina lyrical tease. I don't think there's any meanig to be found here except the literal one. It's a story- and a pretty little story at that. Would make my heart ache, had i one... | |
| Rasputina – Signs of the Zodiac Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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Forsure this song is about a coven of sorts- shun orthodox medicine and "go a different way" they say, temping the subject into taking up the olde ways to aid her plight. Leeches and blood-letting were used "in ancient times when you were sick"; the idea that the illness was in the blood and these act would purify. During the 14th and 15th centuries, astrology played a vital role in the medical practice. Patients would be positioned on a phlebotomy (bloodletting) table designed to show the relation of each body part to the signs of the zodiac. Surgical procedures and bloodletting were only performed when the planets were in a certain position. Therefore, bloodletting would only be performed at certain times for certain body parts. |
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