Prescilla

I just watched an interview (wish I could find it now) where Natasha was explaining a few song meanings including The Wizard and Prescilla, and she mentioned a theme that's right in line with the new album; essentially, two sides of the same woman wanting two different things, just the inner conflict of being drawn in two directions. So it sounds to me like Prescilla was setting the stage for Pearl :]

But I totally made the Priscilla, Queen of the Desert connection as well!

I saw it as a Jolene style song: Karen loves this guy but Precilla has the capacity to take him away from her. On reflection, the road trip and Precilla Queen of the Desert aspects are also appealing.

I know this is probably going waaaay off target here but I always thought there might be some significance in the names themselves. Priscilla means "old ways" and Karen means "untouched" so I always interpreted it as the same woman speaking about herself in two forms somehow making a plea to fate or old habits to release the "Karen" part of herself from the "Priscilla" part. "She's not your queen anymore, queen of the highway", meaning that somehow she had found a reason to "want to start" and has to rebirth herself in a new form (from her "old ways" to a form that was "pure") to make that way happen and is arguing with herself about it.

I heard (don't remember where)that this song was about Karen who wants to settle down and have kids with a man she loves, and then Prescilla, is this Femme Fatale who tries to get this same man, and Bat is trying to tell Prescilla that Karen really loves him, and not to seduce the man.

Very reminiscent to the whole Pearl story, and the Siren Song in a way. I have a feeling Natasha has had problems with cheating men in the past.

"Find lovers and anchor before the courage is all gone"

otherwise, looks good. :]

beautiful song. so, meaning. about a girl named carrie? who wants to settle down, just because she feels the desire to be needed. perhaps the narrarator and 'prescilla' are talking about 'carrie', and she is trying to convince her that carrie really does love the man she's settling down with?

there's probably some deeper meaning, but i can't find it. thoughts?

fantastic song, either way. natasha's incredible. :]

"Find lovers and anchor before the courage is all gone"

otherwise, looks good. :]

beautiful song. so, meaning. about a girl named carrie? who wants to settle down, just because she feels the desire to be needed. perhaps the narrarator and 'prescilla' are talking about 'carrie', and she is trying to convince her that carrie really does love the man she's settling down with?

there's probably some deeper meaning, but i can't find it. thoughts?

fantastic song, either way. natasha's incredible. :]

carrie? I thought it was karen. hard to say. I think you are right solarflair...I think natasha must have a friend she went on a road trip with ('queen of the highway') and they had lots of wild times together on the road...but now its time for her to settle down, which is sad for her friends but happy for her as she really loves him. So yeah, what you said!

this is such a lovely song

There’s a girl that wants to stop Been thinking about having a couple of kids Comb a brush around their heads in the morning To be needed, simply and with meaning

Her name is Karen, been on the road for so long She wants to live in a place that has a number and a name Find love as an anchor, before the courage is gone

She really loves him Prescilla She really loves him Prescilla She really loves him, I tell you She really loves him Prescilla She really loves him Prescilla She really loves him, I tell you

To live life outside the whirl To break the cross that bears her name She’s not your queen anymore, queen of the highway Needs something better than running away

She really loves him Prescilla She really loves him Prescilla She really loves him, I tell you She really loves him Prescilla She really loves him Prescilla She really loves him, I tell you

Gone away. Queen of the highway. Gone away Gone away. Queen of the highway. Gone away

/\ those are from the official website