Lyric discussion by Tiger_milk 

Cover art for Cut the Cake lyrics by Fiery Furnaces, The

This album gives me such a breezy 60s-70s in New York City vibe, like an episode of Mary Tyler Moore or Taxi. Within that context, the first verse reminded me of a typical reaction to the JFK assassination and the whole song feels like the perspective of a woman remembering when she first heard the news.

Anyways, wonderful song, wonderful album.