| Alanis Morissette – Unprodigal Daughter Lyrics | 8 years ago |
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Hi, Unprodigalvic -- To 'saddle back', very loosely, means to return. (Like an old cowboy saddles up to the bar in a saloon... Even if he's a stranger in town, but walks in confidently, showing no fear or concern). So, for the song: To kind of casually stop in, sit down, and in a very relaxed but upbeat way tell (her mother, I've always presumed) all about the myriad experiences she's enjoyed out in the world...things her mother had told her she could not or should not do. So, not necessarily an overtly confrontational visit. But, also not assuming the posture of a prodigal child (i.e., one who went out into the world foolishly or without proper planning, and now needs to return home, hat in hand, prepared to grovel and beg their parents' forgiveness, In 'saddling back', she would be an adult coming round for a visit, more on terms of being equals with this parent (although, not necessarily in a disrespectful way)... An adult offspring who is indirectly saying, "hey, that life you said I couldn't or shouldn't live... well, I'm living it, loving it, thriving in it... And, you just couldn't have been more wrong". I picture her saying such with a lilt and a laugh... imaging herself very much more worldly and sophisticated than the more matronly mom who could only envisage the same life for her daughter in the latter's youth. {Sorry this explanation is longer than the song, lol! I just love her, and her lyrics are very visual for me. ;) } |
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