| Christine Fellows – Instructions on How to Dissect a Ground Owl Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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Just two minor corrections: In the booklet it says "scratchy wreaths" and "to dissect lions _you_ need lightning / for little owls _you_ need forgetfulness." I've just listened to the song and I wanted to find out what other people think about it, but apparently not too many people have commented on it here. ;) It's actually the first time that I've paid attention to the first two thirds of the lyrics and I noticed how morbid the whole song really is. I mean, a taxidermist who drives past the owls he is about to kill... Anyway, the one line that goes "Like the Creoles and the Indians they wait without hope" to me signifies a very political undertone. The poem that Fellows uses was written by Julio Cortázar in 1962. I don't really know much about him, but I suppose he is referring to cultural imperialism (think of all the American cars...) and how that led to the extinction of indigenous cultures in South America. I have to say I think I liked the lyrics more before I knew about the global scale because now it just doesn't feel as intimate any more. Still, I think it's very interesting and goes beyond the themes that Fellows usually deals with. (Although it fits in with the constant references to birds that she makes! She's really obsessed with it, isn't she?) |
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