Dreamt I was back with the pirates and cats of my sommerville
The girl in the alphabet shirt covered in dirt lives on the hill
Well, my sweet Josephine,
Are you still racing stray dogs
Across the old stream?
My neighbourhood queen,
Are you still kissing cowboys that cry,
Josephine?
She stole my grandmother’s watch, a treasure to touch, to keep time to herself
Her mind was a very big house, we got lost there for hours until August fell
Well, my sweet Josephine,
Are you still racing stray dogs
Across the old stream?
My neighbourhood queen,
Are you still kissing cowboys that cry,
Josephine?
You say you're allright, but Josie it's time
You gotta get your feet on the ground
But she says: "No, dont you see we have wings,
It's the funniest thing, it's just that no one knows."
No one knows, sweet Josephine...
Well, my sweet Josephine,
Are you still racing stray dogs
Across the old stream?
My neighbourhood queen,
Are you still kissing cowboys that cry,
Josephine?
The girl in the alphabet shirt covered in dirt lives on the hill
Are you still racing stray dogs
Across the old stream?
My neighbourhood queen,
Are you still kissing cowboys that cry,
Josephine?
Her mind was a very big house, we got lost there for hours until August fell
Are you still racing stray dogs
Across the old stream?
My neighbourhood queen,
Are you still kissing cowboys that cry,
Josephine?
You gotta get your feet on the ground
But she says: "No, dont you see we have wings,
It's the funniest thing, it's just that no one knows."
No one knows, sweet Josephine...
Are you still racing stray dogs
Across the old stream?
My neighbourhood queen,
Are you still kissing cowboys that cry,
Josephine?
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i think this song is about a girl that he once knew back in his childhood, it might have been puppy love, and he wrote a song about her, reminicing over his past
Having seen Teitur live he explains this song. This is about a girl named Josephine who he knew. He described her as "crazy". He laughs about all the things they did during the summer.
This song gives me the chills. Some dislike the way the Teitur tries to sing too high for his talent, but I think it gives a very raw feel. I feel that the lyrical content of this song is lesser than some of his other songs, but this one has a really interesting feel.
I found this song looking up "Josephine" songs on Spotify. It is hauntingly beautiful. I was looking up Josephine songs for my brand new daughter. On a side note, it's "are you still racing stray DOGS across the old stream."