I'm fairly sure this song is all about dealing with the suicide of a close friend.
" i never thought your threats would come good
you never did what you said you would
The song starts at the funeral and wake of the said friend
"200 lowered eyes, a 100 mute goodbyes"
"your mum and dad, they looks so old, all huddled up, in inky cloth(black)
i'm not supprised, this room is cold, its empty too, it stinks of LOSS"
She then finds comfort in the arms of an old lover, because she just needs some distraction and dosen't want to think about whats happened ot just wants too feel good again
"I sat with Dan and drank some beer, we haven't spoken since last year, I took his hand led him upstairs, silently drew his body near, I couldn't see missed you so much, missed you so much, i had to fuck"
"I didn't want to stop and think, I should've said a 1000 things"
The song then changes tack and leaves the funeral behind and goes into her remembering her friend how he/she was ie remebering the good times, full of life. Its also her going to visit the grave and talking to her friend about whats been going on etc
"like we agreed I will be brave, i will pour whiskey on your grave, smoke cigarettes among the stones, sprinkle champagne upon your bones"
" if buriel restricts your view, i'll bring the city here to you"
It then jumps well into the future and as anyone who's ever lost someone knows the thoughts of that person become less and less frequent but can then suddenly hit you like a brick and set you off oncemore. Here as said by usernames its a funeral sound(bell's chiming).
"you're just a face above my fire, a FUNERAL sound a distant chime, i'll think of this and i will cry,perhaps i'll drop my TASK the sound of shattered glass"
Truly a beautiful song! Emmy has a poetry and honesty to her lyrics that i really love, very similar to Joni mitchell in that regard. Anyway thats my rant over :)
I imagined Edward as an ex-boyfriend, not just a close friend. The "threats" makes me think he threatened to kill himself if she ever ended the relationship. This also explains some of the guilt throughout the song.
As for Dan, I wonder if he wasn't just a friend, but a relative of Ed's in town for the wake that she'd been introduced to. Maybe she slept with him because he looked like Ed.
I imagined Edward as an ex-boyfriend, not just a close friend. The "threats" makes me think he threatened to kill himself if she ever ended the relationship. This also explains some of the guilt throughout the song.
As for Dan, I wonder if he wasn't just a friend, but a relative of Ed's in town for the wake that she'd been introduced to. Maybe she slept with him because he looked like Ed.
I'm fairly sure this song is all about dealing with the suicide of a close friend. " i never thought your threats would come good you never did what you said you would
The song starts at the funeral and wake of the said friend "200 lowered eyes, a 100 mute goodbyes" "your mum and dad, they looks so old, all huddled up, in inky cloth(black) i'm not supprised, this room is cold, its empty too, it stinks of LOSS"
She then finds comfort in the arms of an old lover, because she just needs some distraction and dosen't want to think about whats happened ot just wants too feel good again "I sat with Dan and drank some beer, we haven't spoken since last year, I took his hand led him upstairs, silently drew his body near, I couldn't see missed you so much, missed you so much, i had to fuck" "I didn't want to stop and think, I should've said a 1000 things"
The song then changes tack and leaves the funeral behind and goes into her remembering her friend how he/she was ie remebering the good times, full of life. Its also her going to visit the grave and talking to her friend about whats been going on etc "like we agreed I will be brave, i will pour whiskey on your grave, smoke cigarettes among the stones, sprinkle champagne upon your bones" " if buriel restricts your view, i'll bring the city here to you" It then jumps well into the future and as anyone who's ever lost someone knows the thoughts of that person become less and less frequent but can then suddenly hit you like a brick and set you off oncemore. Here as said by usernames its a funeral sound(bell's chiming). "you're just a face above my fire, a FUNERAL sound a distant chime, i'll think of this and i will cry,perhaps i'll drop my TASK the sound of shattered glass"
Truly a beautiful song! Emmy has a poetry and honesty to her lyrics that i really love, very similar to Joni mitchell in that regard. Anyway thats my rant over :)
I imagined Edward as an ex-boyfriend, not just a close friend. The "threats" makes me think he threatened to kill himself if she ever ended the relationship. This also explains some of the guilt throughout the song. As for Dan, I wonder if he wasn't just a friend, but a relative of Ed's in town for the wake that she'd been introduced to. Maybe she slept with him because he looked like Ed.
I imagined Edward as an ex-boyfriend, not just a close friend. The "threats" makes me think he threatened to kill himself if she ever ended the relationship. This also explains some of the guilt throughout the song. As for Dan, I wonder if he wasn't just a friend, but a relative of Ed's in town for the wake that she'd been introduced to. Maybe she slept with him because he looked like Ed.
I always thought it said "I sat with DAD and drank some beer" I always felt like this was about a death in the family.
I always thought it said "I sat with DAD and drank some beer" I always felt like this was about a death in the family.