This is a very fast-paced song, and it's taken a couple of listens for me to absorb the lyrics. I'm still not completely sure about what it means but...
I think the underlying message is that once you accept life for what it is and start looking for and embracing the good things, life will be better for you. It won't be perfect, but it will be "amost fine, almost rosey."
I'm not sure about the bit with Violet and her "endless want...tempt[ing her] to taste of her power."
@starpatroller I think when she's referring to Violet, she's talking about her miscarriage. She refers to her elsewhere in her songs and also references flowers. [Example-In Playboy Mommy: "Somewhere where the orchids grow, I can't find those church bells that played when you died."] She talks about how the cause was identified, because they never identified what caused the miscarriage. There are also other references regarding how she thought her love and strength of would be strong enough to keep the pregnancy viable, but like she says in her song 'Honey', "When we died, I tried to bribe the...
@starpatroller I think when she's referring to Violet, she's talking about her miscarriage. She refers to her elsewhere in her songs and also references flowers. [Example-In Playboy Mommy: "Somewhere where the orchids grow, I can't find those church bells that played when you died."] She talks about how the cause was identified, because they never identified what caused the miscarriage. There are also other references regarding how she thought her love and strength of would be strong enough to keep the pregnancy viable, but like she says in her song 'Honey', "When we died, I tried to bribe the undertaker." The same is true here: you "can't seduce seduction." You know - when something happens, it's going to go that way and you can't change or make it different. It happened. Another of life's many unexpected and unchangeable life events. So in this song, she's talking about how a lot of things can affect you on several levels. Culturally, globally, and in this particular verse regarding her miscarriage, very deeply and achingly personal pain and heartache. She is saying that you have two options: just let it hurt, or try to see the silver lining of things and do your best to go on with a positive, bit more optimistic approach. But she's realistic; she knows it's not perfect, and that life is tough - which is why she says you'll feel ALMOST fine, ALMOST rosey. And after all, isn't that the best anyone could really hope for?
This is a very fast-paced song, and it's taken a couple of listens for me to absorb the lyrics. I'm still not completely sure about what it means but...
I think the underlying message is that once you accept life for what it is and start looking for and embracing the good things, life will be better for you. It won't be perfect, but it will be "amost fine, almost rosey."
I'm not sure about the bit with Violet and her "endless want...tempt[ing her] to taste of her power."
Anybody else have any ideas?
@starpatroller I think when she's referring to Violet, she's talking about her miscarriage. She refers to her elsewhere in her songs and also references flowers. [Example-In Playboy Mommy: "Somewhere where the orchids grow, I can't find those church bells that played when you died."] She talks about how the cause was identified, because they never identified what caused the miscarriage. There are also other references regarding how she thought her love and strength of would be strong enough to keep the pregnancy viable, but like she says in her song 'Honey', "When we died, I tried to bribe the...
@starpatroller I think when she's referring to Violet, she's talking about her miscarriage. She refers to her elsewhere in her songs and also references flowers. [Example-In Playboy Mommy: "Somewhere where the orchids grow, I can't find those church bells that played when you died."] She talks about how the cause was identified, because they never identified what caused the miscarriage. There are also other references regarding how she thought her love and strength of would be strong enough to keep the pregnancy viable, but like she says in her song 'Honey', "When we died, I tried to bribe the undertaker." The same is true here: you "can't seduce seduction." You know - when something happens, it's going to go that way and you can't change or make it different. It happened. Another of life's many unexpected and unchangeable life events. So in this song, she's talking about how a lot of things can affect you on several levels. Culturally, globally, and in this particular verse regarding her miscarriage, very deeply and achingly personal pain and heartache. She is saying that you have two options: just let it hurt, or try to see the silver lining of things and do your best to go on with a positive, bit more optimistic approach. But she's realistic; she knows it's not perfect, and that life is tough - which is why she says you'll feel ALMOST fine, ALMOST rosey. And after all, isn't that the best anyone could really hope for?