This is a really amazing song and the meaning of the lyrics are pretty straight forward:
"Met a man barside With eclipses for eyes"
-He and Silvia go to a bar and meet a drunk guy
"And you tell yourself you wont let them touch"
"Know I can't have you here Someone else on your skin"
-They went there to find someone for her to have sex with for money and eventhough he doesnt want her to do it they really need money for drugs
"And it's all my fault for not getting off And you made it start, can you make it stop?
You don't know Sylvia"
-He blames himself because he cant get off drugs and he's asking her if she knows how to get clean
"Reach the city steps tonight Following the power lines
And your skin is so white Underneath the black night"
-The last verse isnt so clear but it sounds like they are just outside the bar and the power lines are her veins and he is trying to find a good one to shoot up
"And your voice calls out for the Coup de grace"
-Is her telling him to inject it, the term coup de grace also means to end ones suffering and as any addict knows when you are withdrawing it is the worst pain you can ever experience and you either want to get high or die.
Also silvia or salvia is a hallucinagenic but its not the kind of drug you get strung out on so its probably a coincidence.
I agree with your interpretation, but I was thinking that she was close to death when Andrew sang 'Reach the city steps tonight/following the power lines/and your skin is so white/underneath the black night.' And since they are addicts, she probably thought 'What better way to die than to have one last injection?'
I agree with your interpretation, but I was thinking that she was close to death when Andrew sang 'Reach the city steps tonight/following the power lines/and your skin is so white/underneath the black night.' And since they are addicts, she probably thought 'What better way to die than to have one last injection?'
This is a really amazing song and the meaning of the lyrics are pretty straight forward:
-He and Silvia go to a bar and meet a drunk guy
-They went there to find someone for her to have sex with for money and eventhough he doesnt want her to do it they really need money for drugs
-He blames himself because he cant get off drugs and he's asking her if she knows how to get clean
-The last verse isnt so clear but it sounds like they are just outside the bar and the power lines are her veins and he is trying to find a good one to shoot up
-Is her telling him to inject it, the term coup de grace also means to end ones suffering and as any addict knows when you are withdrawing it is the worst pain you can ever experience and you either want to get high or die. Also silvia or salvia is a hallucinagenic but its not the kind of drug you get strung out on so its probably a coincidence.
I agree with your interpretation, but I was thinking that she was close to death when Andrew sang 'Reach the city steps tonight/following the power lines/and your skin is so white/underneath the black night.' And since they are addicts, she probably thought 'What better way to die than to have one last injection?'
I agree with your interpretation, but I was thinking that she was close to death when Andrew sang 'Reach the city steps tonight/following the power lines/and your skin is so white/underneath the black night.' And since they are addicts, she probably thought 'What better way to die than to have one last injection?'