this song has some of the most clever double meanings i've ever heard in a song.
first there's the obvious "foreign tongue ties me here" which implies not only that this foreign language of a foreign land has kept her there (in Europe one would suppose) but also that this foreign world leaves her tongue tied.
my favorite line though is definitely: "So hang my slips out with the words between the lines"
i'm guessing this came from the European practice of hanging laundry out your window. she hangs out her slips (which are already the most secretive article of clothing and I bet not as commonly displayed depending on the modesty of the culture) out on the laundry line, but of course, also lets her secrets slip out (Freud-style if you will) between the words she speaks. of course, like that famous saying goes you are supposed to read the words between the lines. god i love that line.
this song has some of the most clever double meanings i've ever heard in a song.
first there's the obvious "foreign tongue ties me here" which implies not only that this foreign language of a foreign land has kept her there (in Europe one would suppose) but also that this foreign world leaves her tongue tied.
my favorite line though is definitely: "So hang my slips out with the words between the lines" i'm guessing this came from the European practice of hanging laundry out your window. she hangs out her slips (which are already the most secretive article of clothing and I bet not as commonly displayed depending on the modesty of the culture) out on the laundry line, but of course, also lets her secrets slip out (Freud-style if you will) between the words she speaks. of course, like that famous saying goes you are supposed to read the words between the lines. god i love that line.