I thoroughly agree with mackka on this one - where they hell are you guys getting murder, much less murder suicide. It seems murder ballads has done it's damage, but lets be fair here - nick's been killing chicks in songs long before murder ballads - 6" Gold Blade comes to mind - Your Funeral, My Trial - hell he even covered Hey Joe. Granted he's written more plain old murder ballads before Murder Ballads, but there's been some ladies in there too.
But i digress....
To me this song seems like a negative take on marriage as a whole - similar to what appars66 is saying. Look at the language he's using. "Locked upon this finger" "contracts are drawn up" "hatchets are buried" - perhaps its him hoping to trap her and never feel lonely again - but someone who's stoked about marriage certainly isn't going to talk about it in such a way.
Even the phrase No more shall we part itself almost seems like a prison sentence. Who wants that? No one in there right mind anyway. To never part from someone is either the wish of a seriously maladjusted individual or someone who's trying to point out a significant flaw in either marriage or simply just monogamy itself.
I think this guy regrets this decision - whether he felt it was ever a good idea or not, i'm not sure, but he's certainly not happy with it now.
Nick's always petitioning god for no good reason - hell this albums full of it, so i don't know that there's anything overly significant about that bit, but maybe i'm wrong - i usually am. Either way, this song is not the love song it would cleverly disguise itself as.
@StickityWicket I appreciate your writing style and generally agree with your interpretation of this song by the fantasmal Nick Cave. Please refrain from using the phrase "But I digress," as it has become overused. Other than that, carry on, brother. Yes, I know “fantasmal” is not an actual word.
@StickityWicket I appreciate your writing style and generally agree with your interpretation of this song by the fantasmal Nick Cave. Please refrain from using the phrase "But I digress," as it has become overused. Other than that, carry on, brother. Yes, I know “fantasmal” is not an actual word.
I thoroughly agree with mackka on this one - where they hell are you guys getting murder, much less murder suicide. It seems murder ballads has done it's damage, but lets be fair here - nick's been killing chicks in songs long before murder ballads - 6" Gold Blade comes to mind - Your Funeral, My Trial - hell he even covered Hey Joe. Granted he's written more plain old murder ballads before Murder Ballads, but there's been some ladies in there too.
But i digress....
To me this song seems like a negative take on marriage as a whole - similar to what appars66 is saying. Look at the language he's using. "Locked upon this finger" "contracts are drawn up" "hatchets are buried" - perhaps its him hoping to trap her and never feel lonely again - but someone who's stoked about marriage certainly isn't going to talk about it in such a way.
Even the phrase No more shall we part itself almost seems like a prison sentence. Who wants that? No one in there right mind anyway. To never part from someone is either the wish of a seriously maladjusted individual or someone who's trying to point out a significant flaw in either marriage or simply just monogamy itself.
I think this guy regrets this decision - whether he felt it was ever a good idea or not, i'm not sure, but he's certainly not happy with it now.
Nick's always petitioning god for no good reason - hell this albums full of it, so i don't know that there's anything overly significant about that bit, but maybe i'm wrong - i usually am. Either way, this song is not the love song it would cleverly disguise itself as.
@StickityWicket
@StickityWicket
@StickityWicket I appreciate your writing style and generally agree with your interpretation of this song by the fantasmal Nick Cave. Please refrain from using the phrase "But I digress," as it has become overused. Other than that, carry on, brother. Yes, I know “fantasmal” is not an actual word.
@StickityWicket I appreciate your writing style and generally agree with your interpretation of this song by the fantasmal Nick Cave. Please refrain from using the phrase "But I digress," as it has become overused. Other than that, carry on, brother. Yes, I know “fantasmal” is not an actual word.