I think the wrinkle in the water is a burial at sea, pumkinhed put it, of a baby girl. This is an incredibly violent song, as some Decemberists songs are. Boxing someone's ears means beating the hell out of them.
The basic plot, as near as I can tell, is of a woman and her abusive husband, living out in the sticks somewhere. She is unable to bear children, and he is continually punishing her for it. The medallion is either the memory of her lost daughter, or the secret of some other lover.
Assuming Colin Meloy based this on some book...he's a real lit geek. But God, what a great song.
I think the wrinkle in the water is a burial at sea, pumkinhed put it, of a baby girl. This is an incredibly violent song, as some Decemberists songs are. Boxing someone's ears means beating the hell out of them.
The basic plot, as near as I can tell, is of a woman and her abusive husband, living out in the sticks somewhere. She is unable to bear children, and he is continually punishing her for it. The medallion is either the memory of her lost daughter, or the secret of some other lover.
Assuming Colin Meloy based this on some book...he's a real lit geek. But God, what a great song.