I think this song could be about the experimental British author Ann Quin, who apparently committed suicide by drowning herself during the night. You can read up on her, but her work often included sea motifs.
"Minor key to major key,
rises at the end like the wild roses grow."
This lyric could be a representation of a life finally realized (in her eyes), from the fantasies of her work to the enacting of her words, that may have given her a sense of self at the very end of life.
Either way, it's yet another beautifully sad song of the band's.
And I have no idea if this lyric is correct, by the way, but I interpreted it based on Ann:
"To wash your tops in the moat today"
I think this song could be about the experimental British author Ann Quin, who apparently committed suicide by drowning herself during the night. You can read up on her, but her work often included sea motifs.
"Minor key to major key, rises at the end like the wild roses grow." This lyric could be a representation of a life finally realized (in her eyes), from the fantasies of her work to the enacting of her words, that may have given her a sense of self at the very end of life.
Either way, it's yet another beautifully sad song of the band's.
And I have no idea if this lyric is correct, by the way, but I interpreted it based on Ann: "To wash your tops in the moat today"