yes, this immediately reminded me of darger's paintings, however i disagree with the carpet interpretation. Although there is a depiction of the vivian sisters playing on a carpet, i doubt that is the reference here. Darger was a recluse and it is believed by some authors that he was responsible for the slaying and abduction of a child in the chicago area in 1911. He wrote and illustrated his epic and rolled them up when he was finished with a section. After his death, his landlord found thousands of scrolls all over his aprtment, and didnt realize until later their brilliance. That is what is meant by "Girl, youve been rolled up in colorful carpets." and also he had no other furniture in the room, it was just bare except for his masterpiece, which explains "Room unfurnished, no light for nightfall..." part. This is just my opinion but its what i thought of when i first listened to the song. Also, the name of the manuscript was The Story of the Vivian Girls, in What is known as the Realms of the Unreal, of the Glandeco-Angelinnian War Storm, Caused by the Child Slave Rebellion, which explains "in a world to unreal to behold" and their fading innocence is not to the account of their sex organs, this was because darger didnt understand female anatomy and is thought to be a mistake, not intentional, but can be interpreted in all sorts of ways. Their innocence is fading because they are fighting against evil to protect the other young girls and themselves. the manuscript was 15,143 pages but also included the illustrations. sorry for rambling but i just set up this account and i love tilly and darger. this was def one of my favorite songs off the new cd.
yes, this immediately reminded me of darger's paintings, however i disagree with the carpet interpretation. Although there is a depiction of the vivian sisters playing on a carpet, i doubt that is the reference here. Darger was a recluse and it is believed by some authors that he was responsible for the slaying and abduction of a child in the chicago area in 1911. He wrote and illustrated his epic and rolled them up when he was finished with a section. After his death, his landlord found thousands of scrolls all over his aprtment, and didnt realize until later their brilliance. That is what is meant by "Girl, youve been rolled up in colorful carpets." and also he had no other furniture in the room, it was just bare except for his masterpiece, which explains "Room unfurnished, no light for nightfall..." part. This is just my opinion but its what i thought of when i first listened to the song. Also, the name of the manuscript was The Story of the Vivian Girls, in What is known as the Realms of the Unreal, of the Glandeco-Angelinnian War Storm, Caused by the Child Slave Rebellion, which explains "in a world to unreal to behold" and their fading innocence is not to the account of their sex organs, this was because darger didnt understand female anatomy and is thought to be a mistake, not intentional, but can be interpreted in all sorts of ways. Their innocence is fading because they are fighting against evil to protect the other young girls and themselves. the manuscript was 15,143 pages but also included the illustrations. sorry for rambling but i just set up this account and i love tilly and darger. this was def one of my favorite songs off the new cd.