| Animal Collective – La Rapet Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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The title, La Rapet, is taken from a character in a short story by Guy de Maupassant called The Devil. The story is about an old woman, called La Rapet, who is paid a flat rate to watch over a farmer's dying mother. After 3 days La Rapet fears that she'll lose profits if she watches over the woman any longer, and tells her stories about the devil until she's on edge. Then she dresses like her description of the devil and gives the farmer's mother a heart attack. It's a really cool story, and both the farmer and La Rapet are extremely materialistic about the ordeal. Anyway, I think the person from whose perspective these lyrics are written sees himself as La Rapet, and feels a bit guilty but also freed from a burden. The song is clearly about the death of Isabelle. In the end he is putting away her clothes and such. I love the line, "Some people's lives awake to itsy bitsy I'm so sorries." The first part of the song is a little confusing to me, though. I suppose it sets things up. It appears as though Isabelle suffers from insanity, or is dying because of the man. He talks about freeing chances and setting up the ball and seeing the angel. I think he wants to get rid of Isabelle to be with the angel. Or something similiar. |
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