in my opinion, this song is undoubtedly linked to childhood development, no question.
I immediately recognized the song title as Erikson's first stage of Emotional Development, which is explicitly called "Trust vs. Mistrust"
there are also nuances in the song that allude infancy (read another story/golden books/crying/time for a feeding/how the singer's scream sounds like the wails of a baby).
however, i am definitely not asserting that the entire song is about infancy...the Spinto Band is using the delicate, clingy emotional state of an infant during its trust-developing stage of life as a metaphor for the vulnerability one feels in a relationship and the separation anxiety that comes with...well, separation. just as an infant cries when his/her mother has gone away because he/she misses her touch, this lover yearns for his beloved.
in my opinion, this song is undoubtedly linked to childhood development, no question.
I immediately recognized the song title as Erikson's first stage of Emotional Development, which is explicitly called "Trust vs. Mistrust" there are also nuances in the song that allude infancy (read another story/golden books/crying/time for a feeding/how the singer's scream sounds like the wails of a baby).
however, i am definitely not asserting that the entire song is about infancy...the Spinto Band is using the delicate, clingy emotional state of an infant during its trust-developing stage of life as a metaphor for the vulnerability one feels in a relationship and the separation anxiety that comes with...well, separation. just as an infant cries when his/her mother has gone away because he/she misses her touch, this lover yearns for his beloved.