Sea Lion Woman Lyrics
I love this. A lot.
I kind of think that the sea lion woman is longing for real love, but is promiscuous instead, and it does not satisfy her. Like a sea lion lives in water, a sea lion woman would be in the air and not get what it needs to thrive. The sea lion woman should drink water but her thirst is not quenched because she drinks tea and coffee? I'm kind of stabbing in the dark. :/
Sea Lion Woman is alternatively named See the lyin' woman. Sounds like it if you want it to. C:
It's alternately named See-line Woman, actually, but that definitely makes a lot of sense. I have wondered about this often. "See the lyin'."
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i loooove this. lots and lots.
i think this is possibly about a woman who doesn't know what she wants or who she wants to be? she drinks coffee AND she drinks tea she changes the outfits... changes "character" ?
This is a very interesting take on Nina Simone's "See-Line Woman" (http://www.songmeanings.net/lyric.php?lid=115553)
The original seems to be about a certain woman, or a certain kind of woman: promiscuous, lascivious, lecherous.
Feist's take seems to express many different women, or the many facets of womanhood.
I'm pleased to see that this is a Nina Simone cover. It always reminded me of Sinnerman. For a reason I guess.
I'm pleased to see that this is a Nina Simone cover. It always reminded me of Sinnerman. For a reason I guess.
Yes, oh god yes.
stages, maybe? seductress --> jaded --> bridal --> mother --> old&depressed?
or just different kinds of women. or a woman who changes all the time trying to be happy, being all different kinds of women, but it still doesn't work.
anyone know the time signature? i can't tell whether it's 8/8 or 7/8
I think it's about the wild nature in women - however she looks and acts in the civilised world - drinking coffee and tea and in relationship with various men - she's still wild underneath
I think the song is about women's self-betrayal, the denial of their wild nature. The rooster crows seems to refer to the gospel story of Peter denying knowing Jesus three times before the cock crows (matches in with slight gospel-ly feel of the chorus). by living the civilised veneer of drinking coffee and tea and living false relationships where she pretends to be compliant and sweet, women who are truly wild and fierce at heart betray themselves - but the wildness comes out - stabbing the man in the back.