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Gingerbread Coffin Lyrics
we found an old doll that was out in the grass
she has special powers, we said a black mass
we sat in a circle, all holding hands
the doll bed held together with old rubberbands
she'll rise, she'll rise, she'll rise
lay her down in her gingerbread coffin
she's so pretty all laid out in white
lay her down in her gingerbread coffin
when we need her she'll rise in the night
we look down at the ground
and into her eyes
passed around an old teacup
filled up with dead flies
surprise, surprise
were brought but not used
a collection of knives
we'll remember this moment
for all of our lives
she'll rise, she'll rise, she'll rise
lay her down in her gingerbread coffin
she's so pretty all laid out in white
lay her down in her gingerbread coffin
when we need her she'll rise in the night
lay her down in her gingerbread coffin
its a flickering beautiful sight
lay her down in her gingerbread coffin
when we need her she'll rise to the night.
Exact quote from Melora herself regarding this song..
"I think kids and children can naturally be pretty dark if left to their own devices. It's always been pretty important to me in my life to keep child-like feelings alive and not to forget what that's like. So with that song, I remember doing weird stuff with my friends like hiding in the bushes and making weird ceremonies. I was just trying to recapture that feeling."
There ya go. =)
"Sometimes kids do some pretty freaky things and don't realize how very disturbing it is to an adult's point of view." Of course the reverse is true too.
white is symobic of innocence, and it does relate to the loss of innocence in children i believe.
This song is very different to every other Rasputina song. All of Cabin fever was a bit.....different.
I think this song is about the fantasies of children regarding toys and the like. They found a doll in the grass and just knew she had powers. They went on to create and perform rituals.
Sometimes kids do some pretty freaky things and don't realize how very disturbing it is to an adult's point of view.
I agree with Cliomouse. Children tend to be very ritualistic. This song reminds me of my childhood and all the wierd little things me and my best friend used to do. beautiful song.
Yea. Sad, though, that adults so easily find things 'disturbing'. Aside from that, lovely song.
freaky?! i think its lovely!!!! children getting round, learnign bout the wonders of the world....nice. :) miss those days when we were young. but then again, i can still have funn....more like this song. :D
Wrong. You guys don't understand Goth. Not trying to be insulting, but it's about an aesthetic. It's about death. It's pure Goth. It's not about children, really.
Omg. I hate uptight goth people... get a life. You're not goth, so stop obsessing about it and go cry under the moonlight in some park somewhere...