Dearly Departed Lyrics

Lyric discussion by danicab 

Cover art for Dearly Departed lyrics by Devotchka

I think the song is about losing a lover rather than a family member because of the like "when darling you were mine, all mine."

it's a heartbreakingly sad song but so beautiful.

'Flesh of my flesh' is what Adam says in Genesis 2:23 in reference to Eve, the first marriage. It's commonly quoted in Christian weddings. It goes along with the next verse in Genesis, 'For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his mother, and the two will become one flesh.'

I think it's pretty hard to ignore that this is a lament over an ex-lover. Quotes like, 'Darling,' 'When you were mine,''I know you had no choice,' along with the Flesh of my flesh I just explained it's pretty obvious that it's not...