I'm pretty sure it's about marriage. What is a marriage license if not "paper lace" that can so easily burn, fade, or morph into something ugly? In this case, I'm thinking there's some poor guy whose pretty wife just left him. Spencer invites him to run wild--to be single and carefree once more--instead of moping around. This poor guy has been trying to please him wife (aka the lion skins and laurels), but in the end, he's not rich and he can't give her any materialistic displays of love. But I get the feeling that their seperation is only temporary--like both him and his wife are just playing at being "on the wild side," but they will inevitably return to the "sanctuary" that is their marriage. Either that, or it's the complete opposite, that this guy is telling himself that she will be coming back, although really he doesn't understand her or the fact that she's not coming back.
God, SK has outdone himself... this is such a beautiful, mature, and poetic song. The chants of "oh sanctuary" just kill me. I don't think I've touched on half the themes in this song--it is such a subtle one.
This is an incredible song.
I'm pretty sure it's about marriage. What is a marriage license if not "paper lace" that can so easily burn, fade, or morph into something ugly? In this case, I'm thinking there's some poor guy whose pretty wife just left him. Spencer invites him to run wild--to be single and carefree once more--instead of moping around. This poor guy has been trying to please him wife (aka the lion skins and laurels), but in the end, he's not rich and he can't give her any materialistic displays of love. But I get the feeling that their seperation is only temporary--like both him and his wife are just playing at being "on the wild side," but they will inevitably return to the "sanctuary" that is their marriage. Either that, or it's the complete opposite, that this guy is telling himself that she will be coming back, although really he doesn't understand her or the fact that she's not coming back.
God, SK has outdone himself... this is such a beautiful, mature, and poetic song. The chants of "oh sanctuary" just kill me. I don't think I've touched on half the themes in this song--it is such a subtle one.