In interviews, Neko says that this song is based on stories her grandmother told her about various family members that went crazy at the same time. When someone found them, they were far gone, hence "cascading letters pool on the stairs, the grass is high, the cats are wild" - they had let everything go, and they were burning their furniture for heat.
I love the imagery of insanity as wolves that have to be kept at bay with nursery rhymes and ultimately destroy the man.
She also said that she condensed it into a narrative about just one person so it would be easier to understand and work with.
In interviews, Neko says that this song is based on stories her grandmother told her about various family members that went crazy at the same time. When someone found them, they were far gone, hence "cascading letters pool on the stairs, the grass is high, the cats are wild" - they had let everything go, and they were burning their furniture for heat.
I love the imagery of insanity as wolves that have to be kept at bay with nursery rhymes and ultimately destroy the man.
She also said that she condensed it into a narrative about just one person so it would be easier to understand and work with.