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-She's asking where her lover man might be, he starts every verse with his location(outside, on the floor, by her side(which she asks for as well).
-She's praying for a lover, he's coming down, saying Amen.
"A is for ANSWERING all of my prayers
N is for KNOWING your loverman's going to
be the answer to all of yours "
-She asks to be whispered in her ear, while throughout the song whispers can be heard on the back.
-And of course, the fact he's a Devil and she says to give her soul for a loverman.
This might be odd, but Cave is know to make adaption on older Blues/Jazz tunes and refer to them.
Now, of course, this would add a curtain "Be careful what for you wish, you just might get it" feel to it.
That combined with the obvious masculine, low, urging need of sex theme this might be a message of precaution.
Alright, take a load of this: what if this is an answer to Billie Holiday's Lover Man? songmeanings.net/songs/view/3530822107858529289/
Links: -She's asking where her lover man might be, he starts every verse with his location(outside, on the floor, by her side(which she asks for as well). -She's praying for a lover, he's coming down, saying Amen. "A is for ANSWERING all of my prayers N is for KNOWING your loverman's going to be the answer to all of yours " -She asks to be whispered in her ear, while throughout the song whispers can be heard on the back. -And of course, the fact he's a Devil and she says to give her soul for a loverman.
This might be odd, but Cave is know to make adaption on older Blues/Jazz tunes and refer to them.
Now, of course, this would add a curtain "Be careful what for you wish, you just might get it" feel to it. That combined with the obvious masculine, low, urging need of sex theme this might be a message of precaution.