| David Bowie – Sell Me a Coat Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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I tend to agree with the statement by davidbowiefan1 that Jack Frost represents another man. “Jack Frost took her hand” Taking someone’s hand is another way of saying getting married. The wedding ring is normally placed on a finger. The finger is, hopefully, attached to a hand, which is, hopefully, attached to the rest of the person. In the song, he says that the woman used to make him feel warm. She could make the ice melt, metaphorically speaking. Then came along “Jack Frost” who swept her away and married her. Leaving him feeling abandoned and cold. Now every time he looks at her, this woman who once brought him joy, just brings him pain an misery. “The ice forgets to melt”. When he is saying “sell me a coat”, it is another metaphor. The woman left him feeling cold, so he is looking for something to warm him up. The coat could be anything that someone might turn to in times of depression. Maybe alcohol, drugs, maybe another woman, just something to ease the pain, to make him less “cold”. |
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