This song is timeless, and nearly 20 years after its creation, still possesses the mystique it did the first time i heard it ~1994. To me, at first blush, all those years ago, it had some kind of homo-erotic allure. The line "so that the others may do" tells of something which must be done for others to follow suit. It felt like like some kind of roxy-glam-pop invitation to sexual liberation.
Upon further introspection I think the song may not have an intrinsic meaning, but simply represents a sort of "holding open the door" for people who otherwise might be affronted by this song/band's unusual style. I know, as a sort of armchair rock-historian, that there have been few bands so daring and so true to the sound that wanted to emerge from within, whether the creator wanted it or not. This band handled it with elegance and grace seldom, if ever, seen.
Early in the morning
Or later in the day
Your brother will be snoring
The sky will slowly gray
And I will drink my coffee
And I will try to say
"I think about you often, I hope you're not okay"
The story isn't over
I'll write another page
We're better when we're sober
We're best when we're afraid
The faces I've forgotten
The places that I've left
Are rolling down my cheekbones
I never can forget
That I remember nothing
Except the way you smiled
When you built me a coffin
And you got no reply
Hands were always sweaty
I told you I'm afraid
That night will last forever
I wanted to be tamed
Or later in the day
Your brother will be snoring
The sky will slowly gray
And I will drink my coffee
And I will try to say
"I think about you often, I hope you're not okay"
The story isn't over
I'll write another page
We're better when we're sober
We're best when we're afraid
The faces I've forgotten
The places that I've left
Are rolling down my cheekbones
I never can forget
That I remember nothing
Except the way you smiled
When you built me a coffin
And you got no reply
Hands were always sweaty
I told you I'm afraid
That night will last forever
I wanted to be tamed
Lyrics submitted by username-ben
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