| Emily Jane White – Dark Undercoat Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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I got the sense that it was talking about rape. "He was so strong" implies that he's using force against her. "Hey lady where's your dark undercoat" sounds like she's dressed provocatively. A see-through shirt or something of the sort. "I am not strong, and I am not wide, and I am not long" sounds like he's trying calm her down, or maybe even alleviate some of his guilt, "I'm not strong" to say "I won't hurt you." "I am not wide and I am not long" is saying that his penis isn't very big so it shouldn't be painful. "Oh cowboy ride the time Ride it high with rhythm and rhyme" In other words, keep the tempo, don't bother slowing down. I see this verse as completely facetious. An underhanded jab at the rapist. Like saying "Is that all you've got?" To someone who just hit you. You don't want to get hit again, you say it to show they haven't won. "To the sound of a bleeding ghost train And a needing, to let go, of tidal pain" I see the bleeding ghost train as a symbol of her inner turmoil. A never ending "train" of pain. Filled with ghosts as she slowly dies inside. Bleeding in agony. "A needing to let go" I see as HER need. She needs him to let go, to stop the ceaseless pain. |
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