I think the gist of this song has been explained, so I'm just offering my two cents on one line:
"Every boy is a snake is a lily/Every pearl is a lynx is a girl"
Snake- phallic symbol, masculine
Lily- gynous symbol, feminine
Pearl- symbol of femininity- sometimes linked to the clitoris
Lynx- this one is a bit less obvious. The lynx is a "hunter", associated with the virile male gods Dionysus and Lugh, so it is a masculine symbol.
With this, it's obvious that this line is a transgression of gender boundaries and states that there is a feminine and masculine part to all of us.
"You count the centuries/ I blink my eyes"
This is such a beautiful line. One of my favourite moments in any song.
I think the gist of this song has been explained, so I'm just offering my two cents on one line:
"Every boy is a snake is a lily/Every pearl is a lynx is a girl"
Snake- phallic symbol, masculine Lily- gynous symbol, feminine Pearl- symbol of femininity- sometimes linked to the clitoris Lynx- this one is a bit less obvious. The lynx is a "hunter", associated with the virile male gods Dionysus and Lugh, so it is a masculine symbol.
With this, it's obvious that this line is a transgression of gender boundaries and states that there is a feminine and masculine part to all of us.
"You count the centuries/ I blink my eyes"
This is such a beautiful line. One of my favourite moments in any song.