Father To A Sister Of Thought Lyrics

Lyric discussion by daveawad 

Cover art for Father To A Sister Of Thought lyrics by Pavement

There is a lot of images related to Christianity, "steeple fear" "corpus christi your so misty" and the concern with the end, and "To the end/I know I'll never know" the idea that one doesnt know what is after death. "Rotten device, I’ll say it twice" I think for the opener is a condemnation of christianity and maybe religion in general, resolving that one can't know the truth in religious matters. Something like that? The title, with father and sister both possibly referring to priest and nuns, further the religious imagery.