I think this song is about the Jewish holiday of passover
the plagues - first there was a river filled with blood: "let the scarlet river flood"
then there were toads: "Let it shower us with toads"
also, there were plagues from the sky such as hail "let the purple sky explode.
Also, on passover Jews have a huge meal to remind them of slavery, and in the meal there are four cups of wine that are supposed to be drank: "got me sippin at a gross amount of wine"
also, since it commemorate being slaves, maybe hes thanking her for treating him like a human since slavery is so dehumanizing.
just thoughts seen as Bemis is Jewish - great CD!!! just got the re-issue!
I think this song is about the Jewish holiday of passover
the plagues - first there was a river filled with blood: "let the scarlet river flood" then there were toads: "Let it shower us with toads" also, there were plagues from the sky such as hail "let the purple sky explode.
Also, on passover Jews have a huge meal to remind them of slavery, and in the meal there are four cups of wine that are supposed to be drank: "got me sippin at a gross amount of wine"
also, since it commemorate being slaves, maybe hes thanking her for treating him like a human since slavery is so dehumanizing.
just thoughts seen as Bemis is Jewish - great CD!!! just got the re-issue!