"I was told the part about "Cut the kids in half" is a direct quotation from the Bible. Moses (maybe someone else?) gets approached by 2 prostitutes claiming they're both carrying his children. He tells them to "cut the kids in half"."
i think it was a little different than that.
it was more like king solomon was a judge as well as a king. two women came to him fighting over possession of a baby that one woman claimed the other stole from her. to solve it, king solomon told a guard to take a sword and cut the baby in half. the false mother agreed, but the real mother was all "no no don't do it, give it to her if that's what you'll do", and that's how king solomon knew who the real mother was.
i'm not sure if that line is any reference to that, however.
@kelar Actually, that story was about King Solomon, and it wasn't his child. The phrase "cut the kids in half" is generally used in reference to custody, whether each parent takes custody of one of their two kids, or just splits their time. It's not a direct reference to King Solomon's wisdom.
@kelar Actually, that story was about King Solomon, and it wasn't his child. The phrase "cut the kids in half" is generally used in reference to custody, whether each parent takes custody of one of their two kids, or just splits their time. It's not a direct reference to King Solomon's wisdom.
Also, Yorke has stated that the song isn't really about divorce, though that theme is used throughout. It's actually about a ghost he believed lived in the house he had just bought at the time.
Also, Yorke has stated that the song isn't really about divorce, though that theme is used throughout. It's actually about a ghost he believed lived in the house he had just bought at the time.
"I was told the part about "Cut the kids in half" is a direct quotation from the Bible. Moses (maybe someone else?) gets approached by 2 prostitutes claiming they're both carrying his children. He tells them to "cut the kids in half"."
i think it was a little different than that.
it was more like king solomon was a judge as well as a king. two women came to him fighting over possession of a baby that one woman claimed the other stole from her. to solve it, king solomon told a guard to take a sword and cut the baby in half. the false mother agreed, but the real mother was all "no no don't do it, give it to her if that's what you'll do", and that's how king solomon knew who the real mother was.
i'm not sure if that line is any reference to that, however.
@kelar Actually, that story was about King Solomon, and it wasn't his child. The phrase "cut the kids in half" is generally used in reference to custody, whether each parent takes custody of one of their two kids, or just splits their time. It's not a direct reference to King Solomon's wisdom.
@kelar Actually, that story was about King Solomon, and it wasn't his child. The phrase "cut the kids in half" is generally used in reference to custody, whether each parent takes custody of one of their two kids, or just splits their time. It's not a direct reference to King Solomon's wisdom.
Also, Yorke has stated that the song isn't really about divorce, though that theme is used throughout. It's actually about a ghost he believed lived in the house he had just bought at the time.
Also, Yorke has stated that the song isn't really about divorce, though that theme is used throughout. It's actually about a ghost he believed lived in the house he had just bought at the time.