I'm really passionate about this song, and I'm glad you all are, too. However, I think the reference to "morning's teeth [being] lit" is not only a metaphor for something looming dreadfully on the horizon, but maybe symbolizes the horizon itself.
I live in New York City, and get up early enough to watch the sunrise. Sometimes it makes the silhouette of the buildings look a little like teeth. It reminds me of a Death Cab for Cutie song called Crooked Teeth: "'Cause at night, the sun in retreat made the skyline look like crooked teeth, in the mouth of a man who was devouring us both." (Here, he is talking about the sunset, but it's the same idea.)
I like the idea that it could be literal and metaphorical, but after all, we don't get a lot of magpies here in New York. All these references to birds sort of make me think of a more rural setting. Any opinions?
I'm really passionate about this song, and I'm glad you all are, too. However, I think the reference to "morning's teeth [being] lit" is not only a metaphor for something looming dreadfully on the horizon, but maybe symbolizes the horizon itself.
I live in New York City, and get up early enough to watch the sunrise. Sometimes it makes the silhouette of the buildings look a little like teeth. It reminds me of a Death Cab for Cutie song called Crooked Teeth: "'Cause at night, the sun in retreat made the skyline look like crooked teeth, in the mouth of a man who was devouring us both." (Here, he is talking about the sunset, but it's the same idea.)
I like the idea that it could be literal and metaphorical, but after all, we don't get a lot of magpies here in New York. All these references to birds sort of make me think of a more rural setting. Any opinions?