The Pharaohs Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Pleiades_ 

Cover art for The Pharaohs lyrics by Neko Case

It's obviously written from a naive point of view. The storyteller was married or had at least been tied to the guy from when she was 16, she really was just a baby. She fell for the moment and what she imagined love to be. As time goes she realizes this guy doesn't live up to the ideal but she still holds onto it.

I love the lines "Who knows what you meant, I only heard what I wanted" Regardless of age or experience i think everyone has gone through that, probably more than once.

Also, There's the imagery of the Mirrored Hall which is an important element of Mormon marriage ceremony. I'm not exactly sure how this plays into the structure of the song, but i do think it's intentionally mormon. And no, I'm not mormon, i just think that's what's going on there.