I think these lyrics are a little off at places; I think it should be "I've seen lame men up and walking" (instead of "laid") and "break a glass against the table / break a promise if you're able", for example. I also hear "horses, horses [in the?] river" where it now reads "saw her sip etc."
The lyrics call up vaguely religious/Christian imagery. The mention of seeing lame men walking and deaf men talking reminds me of faith healing... There's also something sensual; "we were lovers"; "something underneath her dress was slipping". I get these images of teenagers living in a rural, religious community, either actual siblings or not ("my sister" could be "a sister in faith"), doing "something stupid", something forbidden.
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I think these lyrics are a little off at places; I think it should be "I've seen lame men up and walking" (instead of "laid") and "break a glass against the table / break a promise if you're able", for example. I also hear "horses, horses [in the?] river" where it now reads "saw her sip etc."
The lyrics call up vaguely religious/Christian imagery. The mention of seeing lame men walking and deaf men talking reminds me of faith healing... There's also something sensual; "we were lovers"; "something underneath her dress was slipping". I get these images of teenagers living in a rural, religious community, either actual siblings or not ("my sister" could be "a sister in faith"), doing "something stupid", something forbidden.