This is just a notion, I have to listen to the whole album before i can be sure, but i think this song is describing Darwins relief on returning home and seeing his relatives, notably his new born daughter Henrietta, the contrasting images between the violence of everything on fire and the ideas of skeletal traits being bleak shows Darwins relief at returning home, a relief expressed directly by the lines at the end of the song 'delight at once again being home'
I also muse on the idea that the title 'colouring of pigeons' could be a reference to how Darwin, with his newfound understanding of evolution, saw animals which are mundane, like pigeons, in a newly interesting way, as the product of evolution, hence 'colouring of pigeons - making pigeons more interesting'
these are all just speculations and i'll welcome anyone else with any thoughts on this, it is a beautiful song whatever the meaning.
Darwin's work interspersed with snippets of letters written b/w his wife (and other relatives I'm assuming, from the male voice) and him. I would love to know more about the structure of the song, the selection of words, what it all means. Hopefully there will be some good interviews addressing the construction of this album in-depth. What an homage--Darwin's crying in his heaven right now.
Darwin's work interspersed with snippets of letters written b/w his wife (and other relatives I'm assuming, from the male voice) and him. I would love to know more about the structure of the song, the selection of words, what it all means. Hopefully there will be some good interviews addressing the construction of this album in-depth. What an homage--Darwin's crying in his heaven right now.
This is just a notion, I have to listen to the whole album before i can be sure, but i think this song is describing Darwins relief on returning home and seeing his relatives, notably his new born daughter Henrietta, the contrasting images between the violence of everything on fire and the ideas of skeletal traits being bleak shows Darwins relief at returning home, a relief expressed directly by the lines at the end of the song 'delight at once again being home'
I also muse on the idea that the title 'colouring of pigeons' could be a reference to how Darwin, with his newfound understanding of evolution, saw animals which are mundane, like pigeons, in a newly interesting way, as the product of evolution, hence 'colouring of pigeons - making pigeons more interesting'
these are all just speculations and i'll welcome anyone else with any thoughts on this, it is a beautiful song whatever the meaning.
Darwin's work interspersed with snippets of letters written b/w his wife (and other relatives I'm assuming, from the male voice) and him. I would love to know more about the structure of the song, the selection of words, what it all means. Hopefully there will be some good interviews addressing the construction of this album in-depth. What an homage--Darwin's crying in his heaven right now.
Darwin's work interspersed with snippets of letters written b/w his wife (and other relatives I'm assuming, from the male voice) and him. I would love to know more about the structure of the song, the selection of words, what it all means. Hopefully there will be some good interviews addressing the construction of this album in-depth. What an homage--Darwin's crying in his heaven right now.