Wow, another one i can't believe has no comments on - on of my favorites here, but alas a song thats true meaning constantly eludes me.
This man, the crooked man, is probably a killer. I say this simply because of the title - there's a funeral and then his trial - but perhaps thats taking it too literally.
Next it seems like that nightfall is calling to him. Its takes off its trappings of the day and the stars wink at him, which is kind of sinister in this context, perhaps he sees the time is now appropriate for mayhem.
I'm fairly sure in the actual song (though i'm pretty sure this is how they are infact printed) he sings "into gullies damp with clovers" either way, i'm not really sure whats happening here. Mary's could be women of virtue who then turned out to be vile creatures - and then the moon mocks him and these winking stars now smile at him - its time for some killing.
Here we have probably the more overt of the 3 stanzas. We have a lamb - which to me says sacrifice - probably gonna kill her - sounds like he's pretty upset at her - she was a multi face, crooked bitch - in his estimation a "whore" and a "monger of pain" - and saw the moon become a fang is a great image - and then her untimely demise.
This is all pretty much face value though - i would ask someone else to knock some ideas around, but if no one has commented yet - i doubt anyone will.
Wow, another one i can't believe has no comments on - on of my favorites here, but alas a song thats true meaning constantly eludes me.
This man, the crooked man, is probably a killer. I say this simply because of the title - there's a funeral and then his trial - but perhaps thats taking it too literally.
Next it seems like that nightfall is calling to him. Its takes off its trappings of the day and the stars wink at him, which is kind of sinister in this context, perhaps he sees the time is now appropriate for mayhem.
I'm fairly sure in the actual song (though i'm pretty sure this is how they are infact printed) he sings "into gullies damp with clovers" either way, i'm not really sure whats happening here. Mary's could be women of virtue who then turned out to be vile creatures - and then the moon mocks him and these winking stars now smile at him - its time for some killing.
Here we have probably the more overt of the 3 stanzas. We have a lamb - which to me says sacrifice - probably gonna kill her - sounds like he's pretty upset at her - she was a multi face, crooked bitch - in his estimation a "whore" and a "monger of pain" - and saw the moon become a fang is a great image - and then her untimely demise.
This is all pretty much face value though - i would ask someone else to knock some ideas around, but if no one has commented yet - i doubt anyone will.