I heard an interview with Paul Banks talking about favourite novels, one was Growth of the Soil (written around 1917) by Knut Hamsun (Norwegian). In it a mother/farmhand drowns her newborn baby as she doesn't want to be tied down to the father/farmer. She claims that she slipped into the river while giving birth, and the defense in court was a grand speech by a lawyer arguing, that even if she did kill the baby, it was societies blame for its prejudice towards children from unmarried women. At the end of the court hearing the judge reminds the jury that;
'the not uncommon reminder that in cases of doubt, the scale should be allowed to turn in favour of the accused.'
I'm pretty convinced the song in some way is tied to this, but from what angle I'm not sure.
I heard an interview with Paul Banks talking about favourite novels, one was Growth of the Soil (written around 1917) by Knut Hamsun (Norwegian). In it a mother/farmhand drowns her newborn baby as she doesn't want to be tied down to the father/farmer. She claims that she slipped into the river while giving birth, and the defense in court was a grand speech by a lawyer arguing, that even if she did kill the baby, it was societies blame for its prejudice towards children from unmarried women. At the end of the court hearing the judge reminds the jury that;
'the not uncommon reminder that in cases of doubt, the scale should be allowed to turn in favour of the accused.'
I'm pretty convinced the song in some way is tied to this, but from what angle I'm not sure.
I'm thoroughly agree with your theory. it just fit.
I'm thoroughly agree with your theory. it just fit.
@srbsam "I made you... and now I take you back."
@srbsam "I made you... and now I take you back."
Makes sense.
Makes sense.
@Crane42
@Crane42
Plus:
Plus:
"It's too late, but today I can define the lack"
"It's too late, but today I can define the lack"