Ok so I was talking to my brother about this song last night. When he aske me what I thought some of lyrics may mean. He thought that the line "god will give him, blood to drink" was about him hopping he would be confronted by the new boyfriend and get to punch him in the mouth. I disagreed and offered this response: I think the lines,
"saw the two of you leaving
didn't want to follow behind
but i could see the rest of your evening
Burrning in my mind"
speekas to him seeing the girl he loves with the new guy and him just waving her off as a lost cause while the following little chourus:
"god will give him
blood to drink"
is his hope that the new guy goes down on her while she is one her period. Which makes him smile.
The line "God will give him blood to drink" comes from the novel "The House of Seven Gables" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. A man being hanged says that to his accuser who is hanging him on claims on witchcraft but he really wants his land. The accuser is latter mysteriously murdered. God did give him blood to drink. It's funny to see that line in this context. I love the Mountain Goats and their grasp on fine literature.
The line "God will give him blood to drink" comes from the novel "The House of Seven Gables" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. A man being hanged says that to his accuser who is hanging him on claims on witchcraft but he really wants his land. The accuser is latter mysteriously murdered. God did give him blood to drink. It's funny to see that line in this context. I love the Mountain Goats and their grasp on fine literature.
Ok so I was talking to my brother about this song last night. When he aske me what I thought some of lyrics may mean. He thought that the line "god will give him, blood to drink" was about him hopping he would be confronted by the new boyfriend and get to punch him in the mouth. I disagreed and offered this response: I think the lines,
"saw the two of you leaving didn't want to follow behind but i could see the rest of your evening Burrning in my mind"
speekas to him seeing the girl he loves with the new guy and him just waving her off as a lost cause while the following little chourus:
"god will give him blood to drink"
is his hope that the new guy goes down on her while she is one her period. Which makes him smile.
The line "God will give him blood to drink" comes from the novel "The House of Seven Gables" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. A man being hanged says that to his accuser who is hanging him on claims on witchcraft but he really wants his land. The accuser is latter mysteriously murdered. God did give him blood to drink. It's funny to see that line in this context. I love the Mountain Goats and their grasp on fine literature.
The line "God will give him blood to drink" comes from the novel "The House of Seven Gables" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. A man being hanged says that to his accuser who is hanging him on claims on witchcraft but he really wants his land. The accuser is latter mysteriously murdered. God did give him blood to drink. It's funny to see that line in this context. I love the Mountain Goats and their grasp on fine literature.