i think certainly, it could be about feeling uninspired, unable to believe in god or spirit. "an island of cement"... i think we all feel that, the diconnection from nature and the earth that suppresses the spirit of our culture.
but i think perhaps also, and this may be a stretch, it may be a bit of a salute to Nabokov for his Lolita. he says "the next morning i'll buy you chips, a lollipop to stain your lips, and it'll all be right as rain" ...In Lolita, (if you don't know lolita, the main character is a middle-aged man who is obsessed with an 11-ish girl and eventually manages to seduce her. his obsession stems from an unfulfilled love from his youth that he could never forget) Humbert seduces her and the next morning, in an attempt to alleviate his guilt, buys her chips and a lollipop at a gas station to make things right, which of course, only accentuates her youth and thus the absurdity of the situation.
@elleemmee - Exactly. I completely agree. I wouldn't go so far as Nabokov, though - Humbert Humbert never actually questioned his love for Lolita, until he had killed Quilty. Then he experienced guilt...
@elleemmee - Exactly. I completely agree. I wouldn't go so far as Nabokov, though - Humbert Humbert never actually questioned his love for Lolita, until he had killed Quilty. Then he experienced guilt...
To Nabokov?
this is a beautiful song.
i think certainly, it could be about feeling uninspired, unable to believe in god or spirit. "an island of cement"... i think we all feel that, the diconnection from nature and the earth that suppresses the spirit of our culture.
but i think perhaps also, and this may be a stretch, it may be a bit of a salute to Nabokov for his Lolita. he says "the next morning i'll buy you chips, a lollipop to stain your lips, and it'll all be right as rain" ...In Lolita, (if you don't know lolita, the main character is a middle-aged man who is obsessed with an 11-ish girl and eventually manages to seduce her. his obsession stems from an unfulfilled love from his youth that he could never forget) Humbert seduces her and the next morning, in an attempt to alleviate his guilt, buys her chips and a lollipop at a gas station to make things right, which of course, only accentuates her youth and thus the absurdity of the situation.
@elleemmee - Exactly. I completely agree. I wouldn't go so far as Nabokov, though - Humbert Humbert never actually questioned his love for Lolita, until he had killed Quilty. Then he experienced guilt...
@elleemmee - Exactly. I completely agree. I wouldn't go so far as Nabokov, though - Humbert Humbert never actually questioned his love for Lolita, until he had killed Quilty. Then he experienced guilt...