Hounds of Love Lyrics

Lyric discussion by grazboss 

Cover art for Hounds of Love lyrics by Kate Bush

She takes her shoes off and throws them in the lake in order to throw off the hounds that are tracing her scent.

She crosses the water to try and lose the hounds. Two steps implies a commital act. One step, you can still go back; this ties in with the "I've always been a coward/and never known what's good for me" line. She wants someone to make the decision for her.

Yeah, how do people miss this? Dogs lose the scent trail in water, that is common theme in movies, etc. Excellent!

Yeah, how do people miss this? Dogs lose the scent trail in water, that is common theme in movies, etc. Excellent!

Yeah, how do people miss this? Dogs lose the scent trail in water, that is common theme in movies, etc. Excellent!