| Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – The Ship Song Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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I wrote my comment that this was above his muse and and then read this in one of the above postings: "I wrote the song because Anita and i would argue at a constant pace and I would always tell her to unleash the dogs and burn the bridges as a way of saying you can say what you feel but forget the past and let's move forward. in an argument one always has to stand down until the other quits. this cleans off the slate. the first verse contemplates arguing all night long until one gives in and they embrace each other and start over. this was not one of my "dark" songs. I write what I feel and I was not feeling "dark". if you want "dark" then immerse yourself into murder ballads." When I read this I thought my interpretation was wrong. But then I read on wikipedia: "Cave dated Anita Lane from the late 1970s to mid 1980s. She had an undeniably strong influence upon Cave and his work, often cited as his "muse". So I think my interpretation could be part of his interpretation about his relationship with Anita. |
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| Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – The Ship Song Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| As one of the other posters commented I think this song is about the process of creation. I once read an article about Nick Cave where he talked about his muse. I think this song is about Nick Cave's muse, personified in the form of a woman - "We make a little history baby, every time you come around" specifically makes me think that. His muse has inspired him to write popular songs that have made him famous, or "made history". | |
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