In light of the song's chorus I assumed he was talking about an ex or current lover that cut their hair short, which induced "witchy", or bitchy, behavior. But looking further, the song seems to have biblical allegory, like, "And all of Jerusalem is sleeping in our front yard" and "We went through the carpentry." Just a thought. I don't exactly know the meaning of this song, but I think it's catchy.
But maybe the title lends to a theme of adolescence and fairy tale. This song sounds like he's talking about a wild imagination and the children that use them. Like, "Are we as bandits with orange peels over our eyes?" Kids are imaginative and come up with all kinds of stories to entertain themselves. "Please be able only to see the legs in front of us," reminds me of those things that only children believe and see yet adults cannot. "The weather would celebrate us both as we ran all the way home; Tumbling down the hill; Our faces dirty with warpaint," these lines brings childhood fun right and center in my mind.
Well, this wasn't exactly a song meaning, just the gist I get from the lyrics. I bet it's very esoteric, but as all art is... this, too, is open to interpretation.
In light of the song's chorus I assumed he was talking about an ex or current lover that cut their hair short, which induced "witchy", or bitchy, behavior. But looking further, the song seems to have biblical allegory, like, "And all of Jerusalem is sleeping in our front yard" and "We went through the carpentry." Just a thought. I don't exactly know the meaning of this song, but I think it's catchy.
But maybe the title lends to a theme of adolescence and fairy tale. This song sounds like he's talking about a wild imagination and the children that use them. Like, "Are we as bandits with orange peels over our eyes?" Kids are imaginative and come up with all kinds of stories to entertain themselves. "Please be able only to see the legs in front of us," reminds me of those things that only children believe and see yet adults cannot. "The weather would celebrate us both as we ran all the way home; Tumbling down the hill; Our faces dirty with warpaint," these lines brings childhood fun right and center in my mind.
Well, this wasn't exactly a song meaning, just the gist I get from the lyrics. I bet it's very esoteric, but as all art is... this, too, is open to interpretation.