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I slept all day
I woke with distaste
And I railed
And I raved
That the difference between
The sprout and the bean
It is a golden ring
It is a twisted string
And you can ask the counselor
You can ask the king
And they'll say the same thing
And it's a funny thing:
Should we go outside?
Should we go outside?
Should we break some bread?
Are y'interested?
And as I said
I slept as though dead
Dreaming seamless dreams of lead
When you go away
I am big-boned and fey
In the dust of the day
And in the dirt of the day
And the danger, danger, drawing near them was a white coat
And the danger, danger, drawing near them was a broad boat
And the water, water, running clear beneath a white throat
And the hollow chatter of the talking of the tadpoles
Who know th'outside
Should we go outside?
Should we break some bread?
Are y'interested?
I woke with distaste
And I railed
And I raved
That the difference between
The sprout and the bean
It is a golden ring
It is a twisted string
And you can ask the counselor
You can ask the king
And they'll say the same thing
And it's a funny thing:
Should we go outside?
Should we go outside?
Should we break some bread?
Are y'interested?
And as I said
I slept as though dead
Dreaming seamless dreams of lead
When you go away
I am big-boned and fey
In the dust of the day
And in the dirt of the day
And the danger, danger, drawing near them was a white coat
And the danger, danger, drawing near them was a broad boat
And the water, water, running clear beneath a white throat
And the hollow chatter of the talking of the tadpoles
Who know th'outside
Should we go outside?
Should we break some bread?
Are y'interested?
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I don't believe this is about abortion at all. This is talking about her love of nature and her distaste for school and other such institutions.
She talks about how little things like a sprout and a bean can be fascinating and just how beautiful nature is. School and things were just always a bore thats why she slept as though dead. When she was forced to be inside all the time like in school life seemed boring and pointless.
I think the white coats is just referring to the plastic bubble like world some of us live in. Where everything is disinfected and unnatural. The white coats put order and rules to everything but in nature we are all free.
This line is talking about how if you ask for advice everyone will agree to just go outside and free yourself from the madness of a materialistic world. "And you can ask the counsellor; you can ask the king; and they'll say the same thing; and it's a funny thing:
Should we go outside? Should we go outside?"