| Siouxsie and the Banshees – Spellbound Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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First 4 lines: Her toys are speaking to her as a 1-2 year old in a crib. "It sends you spinning" into a make believe world, truly believing that your toys are alive. You really "have no choice" in what to believe because of your environment (the crib), your age, and on top of it, you're assumed to be in a dark room, suggesting that you're blind and haven't seen the light. Had you seen the light, you'd realize that your toys really aren't alive. We can infer that the room is dark because instead of providing visuals, this song uses mostly audio clues: "From the cradle bars comes a beckoning VOICE" and "You HEAR laughter cracking through the walls." Also, it's usually at night when one imagines that their toys are alive, not during broad daylight. Second 4 lines: "It sends you spinning" is used once again. Spinning is believing in the mysterious, the supernatural. Third 4 lines: "And don't forget when your elders forget to say their prayers, take em by the legs, and throw em down the stairs." If you believe in the supernatural, such as a God or dancing toys, you'll act to honor and dignify their existence by trying to convert and even punish the disbelievers, even if they know more about the situation than you (such as your elders.) Your elders may know that the toys are actually lifeless from their knowledge and experience, but because of your environment (dark room with the crib) and naivety common to your age, you believe them to be real. Some, mostly intellectuals, may have dismissed the possibility of there being a God and represent the elders, but a young child growing up in a Christian household has no choice but to be "sent spinning" into the illusion of the supernatural. Anecdotal evidence of miracles from family members, attending church service where everybody else believes the same thing, watching people "speak in tounges," (you hear a beckoning voice) the "Ragdoll dances" that appear in the front of Southern churches worshipping God. If people don't believe in the supernatural and don't pray to it, "take em by the legs, and throw em down the stairs." |
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