Astronomy

I've been thinking of other meanings for the song that tells a story which I think generally refers to a philisophical thinking young man who's grown up in the rural northeastern USA. I can't figure out what "silver scrapes in May" means. But, if you think of October, the colors of some of the wilting leaves could refer to the scratching at your fascination, the beauty of the green foliage in the north eastern part of America.
I think the song refers to a couple of women the guy knew from a small town, and especially the bar. He was probably attracted to one of them, who got with someone else. Humm.... "Hellish glare and inference" could refer to the dirty looks you sometimes get from others, for reasons you can't figure out. Or, it could be your own fears about your own thoughts and where they really come from. Queenly flux = majestic flow of eternal light. We know it's there, but our eyes are usually closed. Which is why it "never warms". Then these women are sitting together, but alone (what happened to that husband of yours, Susie?) and they are drinking their confusion into submission. As the man views the women, after he's had a few drinks, he comes to a realization. Desdenova = Desde, in spanish means since or from the beginning, and nova = ever brightening light. Since the light, and now it's eternal. "These gravely digs of mine" = hazardous home, stomping grounds, apartment, etc., though I wonder about the "ly". And we are always interested in danger, ie., "prove a sight". "And don't forget my dog, fixed and consequent" = Sirius, the brightest star in the winter skies of the eastern USA, used for navigation. It's fixed to us over the generations, and thereby, sensible, intelligent. And finally, "Astronomy". Since he says he's from the beginning of the light. It appears to be his conclusion, that after one, or many nights in the bar with his friends, in some small town in the northeast, and after so much inward thinking and wonder about the forces that create our reality, he's from the stars. We're from the stars..........Hell, we don't know diddly-squat! Now take it people, this is only my interpretation of the song. But it's one on my favorite songs ever..:)