| Death Cab for Cutie – Portable Television Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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The lines "They sodded the soil just recently / Where the rows of teeth they grow in fields of infinite green" are a reference to the Greek myth of Cadmus, where he sows dragon teeth into the ground and from them springs up a field of warriors, who Cadmus has to defeat. He defeats them by throwing a jewel into their midst--the warriors turn upon each other, each desiring the jewel for themselves. The five who survive help Cadmus build the city of Thebes. (source: wikipedia). The /wording/ of "here lies the father, and here stands the son" is obviously an echo of Christian mythos, which makes sense considering the mention of the Bible earlier in the seong and Gibbard's own (uncomfortable) Catholic background. Not sure about the rest of it, but I picked up that much. |
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