Lyric discussion by sockrockinn 

Cover art for 1878 lyrics by Dear Hunter, The

"Fell in another hole (For the knife, for the knife)"

i think is actually...(for the night, for the night)...not for the knife, for the knife...she fell in a hole for the night because she needs money, her new-born son gives her new perspective of ..."Everything you thought you'd live and die for Every reason leading you to hear all the sounds That trickle past you introspective ear"...she has to watch out not only for herself now but also him. "An attempt to discover what's behind"....she will realize things about herself shes never noticed prior to this.

"Hands conflicting clearly point their way Stunned by the sign and fearing what they say"...they (ms. terri and her son) are on a path she is conflicted about. She doesnt want to have to take the "clear" route of working as a prostitute to support them. She fears the signs that say this is what she will need to do.