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They're talkin', talkin' about Molly
She's cryin', isn't it funny
I turned her without any money
She's 28 years old tonight
I told her not to fear, it's all very right
She listened and came to my side
Then whispered she wanted to ride
She slowed down right with the tide
She told me she's wormin' her knees
I touched her, she's started to breathe
She opened and let in the breeze
She's 28 years old tonight
I told her not to fear
It's all very night
Silk on silk
Feather and light
Make the black out of the night
Silk on silk
Feather and light
Make the black out of the night
She's 28 years old tonight
I told her not to fear
It's all very night
They're talkin', talkin' about Molly
She's cryin', isn't it funny
I turned her without any money
Next morning, two nights after
She woke up, grinning with laughter
I kissed her, she came at me faster
She's 28 years old tonight
I told her not to fear
It's all very night
Silk on silk
Feather and light
Make the black out of the white
Silk on silk
Feather and light
Make the black out of the white
(Repeat)
She's cryin', isn't it funny
I turned her without any money
I told her not to fear, it's all very right
Then whispered she wanted to ride
She slowed down right with the tide
I touched her, she's started to breathe
She opened and let in the breeze
I told her not to fear
It's all very night
Feather and light
Make the black out of the night
Silk on silk
Feather and light
Make the black out of the night
It's all very night
She's cryin', isn't it funny
I turned her without any money
She woke up, grinning with laughter
I kissed her, she came at me faster
I told her not to fear
It's all very night
Feather and light
Make the black out of the white
Silk on silk
Feather and light
Make the black out of the white
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What's interesting about this song is how 1) it's so tied to a place and time, for me, and 2) it really highlights how often a song can induce you to project on it; particularly when you're young (as I was when I first heard it).
I'd fairly regularly visit a school chum, Mark Higdon, and he had a tidy li'l collection of real "period", hipster stuff, like Steppenwolf and The Amboy Dukes, and suchlike.
And we listened to "The Second" fairly regularly... and this song really stuck out.
At the time, I could only make out some of the lyrics... and I have to add, I question the veracity of some of the lyrics posted above!
And my impression was a mix of bits that I felt I could construe, plus the "catchiness" of the riff and arrangement.
And those bits seemed to be relating how a person can emotionally react to a realization of the passage of time and the finiteness of our lives.
Is there more to it than that? Could be, but I'll have to reflect a bit more, then come back. But I thought it worth relating my teenaged response to this song.