Capricorn Sister Lyrics

Lyric discussion by layne1012 

Cover art for Capricorn Sister lyrics by Mother Love Bone

just out of curiosity, what the hell does "chartreuse regalia and purple pied petes mean?"

@layne1012. I may actually have written this text back in 1988, sometime. Don't remember much of the surrounding circumstances yet, or the background story of the lyrics, but trying to figure it out.

Also found out that "Chartreuse Regalia" is a type of a green herbal liqueur, and "Purple Pied Petes" can be a type of pie, presumably from a type of café pub in Seattle.

I have also found out that the term "Capricorn sister" can be a code for Xana. I may have called Xana for that. She had birthday at 26th of december,...

Hey again. Can moderate by saying that there could certainly be several female acquaintances in Seattle who could be born in the "capricorn sign". I'm somewhat unsure who is meant by the phrase "burgundy baby with your blue eyed soul". Hm, not sure, but it could still be Xana who is a type of "Burgundy", but with a kind of blue eyed soul, like.

It is still 2 candifates, or more to whom the lyrics is about. Xana, or the mysterious "Pam" (woman) , maybe from Chinatown.

Both Xana, and "Pam" could be...

Hey, Can add with a comment, that it is possible that "Burgundy" could also refer to someone who has some red tinge in their hair, possibly some red. This could agree with a notion I have in retrospect that the mysterious "Pam" could be a type of "redhead".