Hammering the Cramps Lyrics

Lyric discussion by dewith 

Cover art for Hammering the Cramps lyrics by Sparklehorse

It's seems to me Mark it's trying to coop with the fact that things are changing. the reason he's asking "Can you fly?" is because things are changing, like vehicle = planes This type of imagery is simply genius and is very hard to explain. And the "hammering the cramps" is simply saying that he's trying to deal with the changes until some great god like figure appears, "captain Howdy", "we can't see him" "we can't see them"

see he adds Him and Them.....Him being the god like figure and Them being the angels he sends down. I could be very much wrong, but this is just an idea. Wasn't he doing Herion at the time?

My Opinion

The Lyric "Hey little dog can you fly" came from this hawk ML saw riding home. It had been shot. So he got a hold of it with his motorcycle gloves and carried it home, put it in a box. Called a nearby wildlife place. "Hey little Hawk can you fly." Decided that sounded awkward and changed it to "Hey little dog."