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Walking on his highways
We leave the land
And float inside the dark, black water
Robin flies again
She flew low over the highways
And I saw the wind
Blowing back her barbie doll hair
Robin flies again
And in a kitchen in Kentucky
She thinks she's Peter Pan
And in the bottom of a concrete basement
Robin flies again
We leave the land
And float inside the dark, black water
And I saw the wind
Blowing back her barbie doll hair
She thinks she's Peter Pan
And in the bottom of a concrete basement
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I like the tune. Yes. The tune is good. The lyrics are a bit mysterious.
According to an old Melody Maker interview, the lyrics are apparently inspired by a recurring sex dream that drummer Britt Walford had.
As they always are. I cannot get along with those lyrics. With each lyric by The Breeders. Strange.
Maybe Kelley Deal's drug addiction, or someone close to them.
This is definitely not about Kelley's drug addiction. At the time Pod was made, Kelley was a programmer and analyst for the Department of Defense, and had yet to pick up a guitar. It would be a couple years later, when Tanya Donnelly exited the Breeders and Kim needed a second guitar player. That's also when Kelley started experimenting with drugs, and went downhill fast.
This is definitely not about Kelley's drug addiction. At the time Pod was made, Kelley was a programmer and analyst for the Department of Defense, and had yet to pick up a guitar. It would be a couple years later, when Tanya Donnelly exited the Breeders and Kim needed a second guitar player. That's also when Kelley started experimenting with drugs, and went downhill fast.
That said, the song is definitely about a woman escaping her surroundings by getting high. I would not be surprised if it's about Kim herself. Heavy drug use was prevalent in the Breeders...
That said, the song is definitely about a woman escaping her surroundings by getting high. I would not be surprised if it's about Kim herself. Heavy drug use was prevalent in the Breeders during the Pod era, with Kim, Tanya and Britt over-indulging. And many of the songs on Pod are about drugs, and specifically heroin ("Glorious", "Oh!", "Lime House").
Supposedly the lyrics are taken "verbatim" from a dream some kid had. I forget who the kid was. Somebody's nephew, or younger brother, or Britt Walford...something along those lines.
@thinskizzy I found it was based on a sex dream that the dummer had.
@thinskizzy I found it was based on a sex dream that the dummer had.