I get more of a sense of religion and it's strange hold in the 1800's when the people were migrating around. The idea of a "body speaking tongues" and the references to medicine as well as "talking to Pales" or, the native Americans.
Kind of seems like a song about early settlers. The whole ending seems like a preacher saying "we'll spend another year in this fire!" Kind of like scaring them and such and condemning people for sins. It would fit with the title and theme of the album "Church Mouth"
Also:
"Shine me from the roots out" is really: "shine me if the moons out" and the beginning is "burn me in blood, oil, salt, sugar, water pails". It's one of those burn them at the stake type of things.
I don't know about the whole song, I just get a feeling like Inquisition, Witch Trials, Possession and preachers.
I get more of a sense of religion and it's strange hold in the 1800's when the people were migrating around. The idea of a "body speaking tongues" and the references to medicine as well as "talking to Pales" or, the native Americans.
Kind of seems like a song about early settlers. The whole ending seems like a preacher saying "we'll spend another year in this fire!" Kind of like scaring them and such and condemning people for sins. It would fit with the title and theme of the album "Church Mouth"
Also:
"Shine me from the roots out" is really: "shine me if the moons out" and the beginning is "burn me in blood, oil, salt, sugar, water pails". It's one of those burn them at the stake type of things.
I don't know about the whole song, I just get a feeling like Inquisition, Witch Trials, Possession and preachers.