I thought it was about arranged marriage but Adam Levy wrote to me -- "i wrote that song about my son who wanted to go into the marines a couple years ago and fight in Iraq. it was a plea for him not to go.
Nice stab at interpretation, though. The Moloch reference is about parents sacrificing children for wars. "Spar with him, grow old with him but don't let them turn you into fodder, boy."
I thought it was about arranged marriage but Adam Levy wrote to me -- "i wrote that song about my son who wanted to go into the marines a couple years ago and fight in Iraq. it was a plea for him not to go.
Nice stab at interpretation, though. The Moloch reference is about parents sacrificing children for wars. "Spar with him, grow old with him but don't let them turn you into fodder, boy."