to me, the ugly organ has a triple meaning: the instrument, his heart, and his penis. yes, his penis. the latter only in a joking way.
as for the butcher's knife the song could be akin to bright eyes' false advertisements in which conor sings about his puppet strings. and this song leads into driftwood which could mean that tim doesn't want to write what people want to hear anymore. he just wants to write what he feels.
to me, the ugly organ has a triple meaning: the instrument, his heart, and his penis. yes, his penis. the latter only in a joking way.
as for the butcher's knife the song could be akin to bright eyes' false advertisements in which conor sings about his puppet strings. and this song leads into driftwood which could mean that tim doesn't want to write what people want to hear anymore. he just wants to write what he feels.