vincentedgar: I agree that the lyrics are vague, but not insubstantial. To me the song is about the physical transition back into nature, maybe by means of death. Not sure what the lot about the car is about, but:
"His eyes were open
But we were guessing he wasn't seeing straight out of them
No, he didn't have to wait much longer"
I hear this as a man who is about to die. His eyes are open, but he's in the process of dying, he's not seeing the world we see.
"He'd go just after I left
And now he's merging
Under a railway sleeper
With the ferns and the creeper roots
Entwining into his paws"
Merging could signify the transition from a living soul to a body--a mere collection of elements, then the ferns and roots enter as the earth reclaims his body. It's quite a beautiful song, like most of Bibio's it shines light on our intimate relationship with nature.
vincentedgar: I agree that the lyrics are vague, but not insubstantial. To me the song is about the physical transition back into nature, maybe by means of death. Not sure what the lot about the car is about, but:
"His eyes were open But we were guessing he wasn't seeing straight out of them No, he didn't have to wait much longer"
I hear this as a man who is about to die. His eyes are open, but he's in the process of dying, he's not seeing the world we see.
"He'd go just after I left And now he's merging Under a railway sleeper With the ferns and the creeper roots Entwining into his paws"
Merging could signify the transition from a living soul to a body--a mere collection of elements, then the ferns and roots enter as the earth reclaims his body. It's quite a beautiful song, like most of Bibio's it shines light on our intimate relationship with nature.