| Father John Misty – Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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You might be right, but I think that interpretation doesnt make sense for a few reasons. First, the tone of the song would make no sense. The song is kind of sad and serious and wouldnt make sense if he were just talking about how they should stop having sex in graveyards. Second, sex doesnt even come up until the last stanza. If the whole song is about sex it should have been introduced at the very beginning to provide context. Only one verse talks about sex, it seems a mistake to then think the whole song is about it. Third, whats with the repetition of "someone's gotta help me dig" if the song is about banging on graves? And why is he picking out a tomb for the girl, and why is he reflecting on the fact that he picked out a tomb some time ago? In general why the focus on past tense in the song? This suggest that the song is reflective, not about something likes to do with his lover. |
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| Father John Misty – Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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This verse contrasts with the other verses in that the other verses are all about the girl being dead and the speaker mourning while this one is about her being alive. The verse is really graphic and visceral, portraying the physical intimacy of fascination with his lover's body and the feeling of party drugs. Everything is very physical, note the way he mentions the drugs are in his veins to underscore that they are alive. In this context, "you came" definitely seems to refer to his lover having an orgasm. The marble making his cheeks look pink suggests a couple things. First, it sets up the contrast between cold, colorless marble and the color in the face of a living person. This underscores the life of this verse but also ties it back to the overall theme of the song which is a woman who is now buried beneath a slab of cold colorless marble. Second, a flushed face is a symptom both of physical exertion and sexual arousal- so he is saying they exhausted each other having sex. Because the sex was exhausting he knows they were both really into it and assumes she came. |
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