"Lonely little love dog that
No one knows the name of"
A girl that he is smitten with whom is no one special and doesn't get much attention.
"I know why you cry out
Desperate and devout"
She's sad, lonely and desperate for help so she begins to look to God for answers though is unsure of what she's looking to. He understand this feeling as he feels it toward her.
"Timid little teether
Your eyes set on the ether"
She's a "timid little teether" because she's just cutting her teeth on religion. Her eyes are set on the ether, which is another term for space or the heavens.
"Your moon in bella luna and
Howling hallelujah"
Bella Luna is a mysterious man who brings light to life (usually the man in the moon). Finding her Moon in Bella Luna (rather then Bella Luna in the Moon) is her trying to grasp where this mysterious man who brings light to life (God) is. Howling hallelujah kind of explains itself.
"Nameless you above me
Come lay me low and love me"
Trying to figure this out, maybe he wants God to love him (and thus him love God) so that she too will love him or perhaps so he can understand how to obtain her love.
"Curse me out in free verse
Wrap me up and reverse this"
As fecky_bord said much of the bible was written in free verse. He has become fed up God for making him so in love with this girl, he's asking God to curse him and "wrap me up and reverse this" aka take away his love for the girl as it's tormenting him.
"Patience is a virtue
Until it's silence burns you"
I took this as he was silent about his love for her as he couldn't bring himself to tell her or he didn't think she would like him as he is. Waiting so long as been tormenting him.
"And something slow
Has started in me as
Shameless as an ocean
Mirrored in devotion"
He's singing about the love he feels for her, it started slow but has grown. His shameless love is as vast as an ocean, so much so that he says it's parallel to the devotion people feel toward God.
"Something slow
Has sparked up in me
As dog cries for a master
Sparks are whirling faster"
Something slow sparking up in him is him again speaking of how his love for this girl started. Dog cries for a master, the girl is looking for purpose and guidance from above. The sparks whirling faster is his love growing stronger for this her.
"Lonely little love dog
That no one knows the ways of
Where the land is low is
Where the bones'll show through
Lonely little love dog
That no one knows the days of
Where the land is low is
Where the water flows to
And holds you "
I took the "no one knows the ways of" and "no one knows the days of" as he simply can't understand this girl and has no idea how to get her to love him. I didn't get "Where the land is low is where the bones'll show through" and "Where the land is low is where the water flows to and holds you " entirely, I took it along the lines of the bones showing through being him obviously being in love with her (showing his bones or true emotions) and the water that flows in and holds you the emotion of love getting to and possessing him. "Where the land is low" may mean when you let your guard down.
Hope that all makes sense as I'm very tired. This is my favorite song on the album though.
"Lonely little love dog that No one knows the name of"
A girl that he is smitten with whom is no one special and doesn't get much attention.
"I know why you cry out Desperate and devout"
She's sad, lonely and desperate for help so she begins to look to God for answers though is unsure of what she's looking to. He understand this feeling as he feels it toward her.
"Timid little teether Your eyes set on the ether"
She's a "timid little teether" because she's just cutting her teeth on religion. Her eyes are set on the ether, which is another term for space or the heavens.
"Your moon in bella luna and Howling hallelujah"
Bella Luna is a mysterious man who brings light to life (usually the man in the moon). Finding her Moon in Bella Luna (rather then Bella Luna in the Moon) is her trying to grasp where this mysterious man who brings light to life (God) is. Howling hallelujah kind of explains itself.
"Nameless you above me Come lay me low and love me"
Trying to figure this out, maybe he wants God to love him (and thus him love God) so that she too will love him or perhaps so he can understand how to obtain her love.
"Curse me out in free verse Wrap me up and reverse this"
As fecky_bord said much of the bible was written in free verse. He has become fed up God for making him so in love with this girl, he's asking God to curse him and "wrap me up and reverse this" aka take away his love for the girl as it's tormenting him.
"Patience is a virtue Until it's silence burns you"
I took this as he was silent about his love for her as he couldn't bring himself to tell her or he didn't think she would like him as he is. Waiting so long as been tormenting him.
"And something slow Has started in me as Shameless as an ocean Mirrored in devotion"
He's singing about the love he feels for her, it started slow but has grown. His shameless love is as vast as an ocean, so much so that he says it's parallel to the devotion people feel toward God.
"Something slow Has sparked up in me As dog cries for a master Sparks are whirling faster"
Something slow sparking up in him is him again speaking of how his love for this girl started. Dog cries for a master, the girl is looking for purpose and guidance from above. The sparks whirling faster is his love growing stronger for this her.
"Lonely little love dog That no one knows the ways of Where the land is low is Where the bones'll show through
Lonely little love dog That no one knows the days of Where the land is low is Where the water flows to And holds you "
I took the "no one knows the ways of" and "no one knows the days of" as he simply can't understand this girl and has no idea how to get her to love him. I didn't get "Where the land is low is where the bones'll show through" and "Where the land is low is where the water flows to and holds you " entirely, I took it along the lines of the bones showing through being him obviously being in love with her (showing his bones or true emotions) and the water that flows in and holds you the emotion of love getting to and possessing him. "Where the land is low" may mean when you let your guard down.
Hope that all makes sense as I'm very tired. This is my favorite song on the album though.