"Lover, when you don't lay with me
I'm a huntress for a husband lost at sea"
When her lover doesn't come home or "sleep" with her, she becomes worried, anxious, and wants to find him.
This also implies that he may be having an affair (not "laying" with her, or having sex with her anymore) Or at least she thinks he is.
"If I had you here
Braid our hair together
I'd be boy and you'd be girl
Beautiful"
If her lover were there, she thinks they would be having fun like braiding each other's hair. Pretending she was the boy and he was the girl... sort of playful innocence. That she sees, is beautiful.
"Calling moon and moon
Shoot that big bad hand
It'll drag me to your door
And I won't see you no more"
I feel like the "big bad hand" is a symbolism for her feelings of doubt, loneliness, and unhappiness. Those feelings will lead her towards leaving him, but she doesn't want to leave him. She wants to "shoot" those negative feelings down, or else it will unwillingly lead her to leaving his "door".
"When this wild world
Is a big bad hand
Pushing on my back
Do you understand?"
The big bad hand again is her feelings of negativity, which is pushing on her back each time her lover doesn't come home...
"When I get home
From being in the jungle
Where's my bear to lick me clean?
Feed my soul milk and honey"
She is wondering where her lover is. He is supposed to be there to take care of her, love, and nourish her. But again, he is nowhere to be found.
"Calling moon and moon
Shoot that big bad hand
It'll drag me to your door
And I won't see you no more
I won't see you no more"
If this continues, the feelings of loneliness will be too much to bear and it will lead her to leave him, thus she won't see him anymore.
This song is so beautiful and melancholy. You can really feel her loneliness and pain. She really loves this guy, but he continues to disappoint her. She really doesn't want to leave him, and will shoot her negative feelings down, but if this continues, then she really will leave him.
"Lover, when you don't lay with me I'm a huntress for a husband lost at sea"
When her lover doesn't come home or "sleep" with her, she becomes worried, anxious, and wants to find him. This also implies that he may be having an affair (not "laying" with her, or having sex with her anymore) Or at least she thinks he is.
"If I had you here Braid our hair together I'd be boy and you'd be girl Beautiful"
If her lover were there, she thinks they would be having fun like braiding each other's hair. Pretending she was the boy and he was the girl... sort of playful innocence. That she sees, is beautiful.
"Calling moon and moon Shoot that big bad hand It'll drag me to your door And I won't see you no more"
I feel like the "big bad hand" is a symbolism for her feelings of doubt, loneliness, and unhappiness. Those feelings will lead her towards leaving him, but she doesn't want to leave him. She wants to "shoot" those negative feelings down, or else it will unwillingly lead her to leaving his "door".
"When this wild world Is a big bad hand Pushing on my back Do you understand?"
The big bad hand again is her feelings of negativity, which is pushing on her back each time her lover doesn't come home...
"When I get home From being in the jungle Where's my bear to lick me clean? Feed my soul milk and honey"
She is wondering where her lover is. He is supposed to be there to take care of her, love, and nourish her. But again, he is nowhere to be found.
"Calling moon and moon Shoot that big bad hand It'll drag me to your door And I won't see you no more
I won't see you no more"
If this continues, the feelings of loneliness will be too much to bear and it will lead her to leave him, thus she won't see him anymore.
This song is so beautiful and melancholy. You can really feel her loneliness and pain. She really loves this guy, but he continues to disappoint her. She really doesn't want to leave him, and will shoot her negative feelings down, but if this continues, then she really will leave him.