^ my comment from 6 months ago was not very helpful, so I'll try it again.
This song is about caring for someone so intensely that they want not only to comfort, but to take "Loretta's" pain and make it their own. Her emotional scars are so deep that healing is difficult, maybe even impossible. But even though her problems cause anxiety, "from now on I can see the sun" suggests that they have seen her anguish and can never unsee it, or forget how much it affected them. Loretta's scars become a thing of beauty, because they're hers. Despite the nervous fear, and no matter how tumultuous things become, they will never stop trying to shed themselves to heal Loretta's scars.
This has been my favorite Pavement song since high school.
How can I, how can I, how can I
make my body shed for you?
^ my comment from 6 months ago was not very helpful, so I'll try it again.
This song is about caring for someone so intensely that they want not only to comfort, but to take "Loretta's" pain and make it their own. Her emotional scars are so deep that healing is difficult, maybe even impossible. But even though her problems cause anxiety, "from now on I can see the sun" suggests that they have seen her anguish and can never unsee it, or forget how much it affected them. Loretta's scars become a thing of beauty, because they're hers. Despite the nervous fear, and no matter how tumultuous things become, they will never stop trying to shed themselves to heal Loretta's scars.
This has been my favorite Pavement song since high school.
How can I, how can I, how can I make my body shed for you?
= much love
@artslut What a brilliant interpretation of this track's lyrics! So beatifully expressed. Thank you.
@artslut What a brilliant interpretation of this track's lyrics! So beatifully expressed. Thank you.