Do you think the last verse is referencing Virginia Woolf?
"and her weapon of choice
is a red pattern dress
and a sack full of stones
with her hands on her chest
and a book full of quotes
and a tight fastened lip"
She killed herself in a river with stones in her pocket...and she was a writer. Not saying the song's about her but this is surely a reference, no?
I thought of Virginia Woolf as well! I don't know about the dress, but the sack full of stones sounds like Ms. Woolf.
I thought of Virginia Woolf as well! I don't know about the dress, but the sack full of stones sounds like Ms. Woolf.
The question is, why would Virginia Woolf be using her death as a weapon? I think Ryan Adams must have admired her to reference her. So one can interpret this and say that she makes lovers/admirers cry from grief.
The question is, why would Virginia Woolf be using her death as a weapon? I think Ryan Adams must have admired her to reference her. So one can interpret this and say that she makes lovers/admirers cry from grief.
This is also not the first woman writer who Mr. Adams has written about. He also wrote about Sylvia Plath...I guess he has a thing for women writers.
This is also not the first woman writer who Mr. Adams has written about. He also wrote about Sylvia Plath...I guess he has a thing for women writers.
Do you think the last verse is referencing Virginia Woolf?
"and her weapon of choice is a red pattern dress and a sack full of stones with her hands on her chest and a book full of quotes and a tight fastened lip"
She killed herself in a river with stones in her pocket...and she was a writer. Not saying the song's about her but this is surely a reference, no?
I thought of Virginia Woolf as well! I don't know about the dress, but the sack full of stones sounds like Ms. Woolf.
I thought of Virginia Woolf as well! I don't know about the dress, but the sack full of stones sounds like Ms. Woolf.
The question is, why would Virginia Woolf be using her death as a weapon? I think Ryan Adams must have admired her to reference her. So one can interpret this and say that she makes lovers/admirers cry from grief.
The question is, why would Virginia Woolf be using her death as a weapon? I think Ryan Adams must have admired her to reference her. So one can interpret this and say that she makes lovers/admirers cry from grief.
This is also not the first woman writer who Mr. Adams has written about. He also wrote about Sylvia Plath...I guess he has a thing for women writers.
This is also not the first woman writer who Mr. Adams has written about. He also wrote about Sylvia Plath...I guess he has a thing for women writers.
What I don't get is the first half...
What I don't get is the first half of the song.